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Rule 1501:3-3-06 | Camp occupancy.

 

(A) Campgrounds are areas with designated campsites.

(1) A permit is required for each campsite unless waived by the Chief of the division or authorized agent.

(2) No permit will be issued to any person for more than fourteen days in any thirty-day period.

(3) No campsite unless otherwise posted may be occupied by more than ten persons plus:

(a) A tent or tents having separate or combined maximum floor space not in excess of three hundred square feet; or

(b) One motor vehicle in combination with a tent or tents as limited in paragraph (A)(2)(a) of this rule; or

(c) One motor vehicle without a tent or tents in addition thereto; or

(d) One camper trailer or, travel trailer; or

(e) One motor vehicle or one recreational vehicle, in addition to one of the mentioned vehicles, may be parked on the site parking pad for daily transportation use.

(4) Each campsite shall be occupied by the camper the first night of registration and no campsite shall be left unoccupied by persons for a period in excess of twenty-four hours.

(5) Each campsite shall be maintained by the camper in a sanitary and clean manner or condition.

(6) No person shall disturb the quiet of other persons nor disturb the peace and quiet of other persons in any manner between the hours of ten p.m. and eight a.m.

(7) No person shall erect a portable electrified or non-electrified corral except in designated horse campgrounds and in the manner approved by the chief of the division or chief's designee. .

(B) Roadside camping is permitted at designated state forests, along public roads maintained by the division of forestry, during certain legally established hunting seasons as authorized by the chief of the division of forestry.

(1) Only self-contained camping units meeting the requirements of rule 1501:3-3-04 of the Administrative Code are permitted, unless restroom facilities are available.

(2) Vehicles must be parked sufficient distance off the roadway so as not to present a hazard to passing traffic and shall not block roads, trails or gated access areas.

(3) All other restrictions established in paragraph (A) of this rule shall apply to roadside camping.

Last updated July 29, 2021 at 9:51 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 1503.01
Amplifies: 1503.01
Five Year Review Date: 7/29/2026
Prior Effective Dates: 9/16/1974, 9/28/1977, 9/25/1986, 7/16/1995, 1/9/2004, 5/11/2009, 8/13/2015