Countryside Campground
Mogadore, Ohio
Countryside Campground sits at 2687 State Route 43 in Mogadore, Ohio—a Summit and Portage County border campground in the greater Akron metropolitan area that has built its appeal around a comprehensive family recreation package in a setting adjacent to the Mogadore Reservoir, one of the Portage Lakes chain that defines the outdoor recreation geography of northeastern Ohio's lake-country corridor. The campground's combination of pools, gemstone and gold panning, planned activities, and a lazy river makes it a destination in its own right rather than simply a basecamp for regional attractions.
Ninety-five RV sites with full hookup and water-and-electric configurations, alongside cabins and tent sites, provide the camping infrastructure. A swimming pool and lazy river provide the warm-water recreation, complemented by a playground, a mini-golf course, a recreation center, and a game room for indoor activity. Planned activities and hayrides structure weekend programming into a social calendar that gives families with children genuinely planned entertainment across the campsite stay. Gold gem mining — a popular family activity where guests pan for gemstone specimens in a sluice — provides a distinct and hands-on experience that few northeast Ohio campgrounds offer. A dog park, laundry, and general store round out the facilities.
Mogadore Reservoir, adjacent to the campground, provides additional outdoor recreation context in a reservoir fishing and water access setting that complements the campground's on-site water amenities with a larger body of water for kayak touring and fishing. The reservoir is managed by the Akron Metropolitan Area water system, and the surrounding reservoir land provides a buffer of green space around the water that gives the Mogadore area a more rural feel than its proximity to Akron would otherwise suggest. Fishing in the reservoir targets largemouth bass, crappie, catfish, and channel catfish.
Akron is the nearest city of scale, about 10 miles northwest, with its Cuyahoga Valley National Park trailhead access in the Cuyahoga River gorge, the Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens Tudor Revival estate, and the National Inventors Hall of Fame museum that reflects Akron's industrial heritage in rubber manufacturing and polymer chemistry. The Portage Lakes State Park chain south of Akron provides additional public lake access to the interconnected lakes that make this corner of Ohio a genuine lake country destination with a density of public water access that distinguishes it from the less-developed lake regions farther east. Cleveland is approximately 40 miles north, with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Great Lakes Science Center access for day trips.
Countryside Campground operates through the Ohio camping season, typically May through October, in a northeast Ohio climate where the lake-influenced moderate temperatures extend the comfortable outdoor camping window somewhat beyond the more continental interior. Summer weekends fill quickly for a property this close to the Akron-Cleveland metropolitan area, and the planned activities calendar reaches its peak from Memorial Day through Labor Day when the full programming schedule runs. Spring and fall visits offer the campground's recreation infrastructure at reduced density, with the Portage Lakes fall fishing season in September and October providing particularly productive angling.
What does this place offer
- Bar
- Bathrooms
- Cabins
- Clubhouse
- Community Fire Pit
- Corn Hole
- Dog Park
- Dump Station
- Fitness Center
- Gaga Ball
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Location
Things to know
Check-in: 1:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PMRules
Check-In Procedure
- RV/Tent Sites check-in time: 1:00 pm and check-out time: 12:00 noon.
- Cabins/Trailer Rentals check-in time: 3:00 pm and check-out time: 12:00 noon.
- While each park attempts to accommodate your exact spot request, the on-site manager has the ultimate decision for spot placement.
Deposits & Payments
- Initial Deposit: At the time of booking, $100.00 will be collected.
- Payment for all retail items and gift certificates will also be collected.
Credit Card Security
- Your credit card information is stored and processed securely.
Speed Limit
- Speed Limit 5 MPH Enforced.
- Entrance gate MUST be used by all campers and visitors.
Quite Hours
- Quiet Hours: 10 pm to 8 am Children must return to the campsite by 9 pm.
- Voices, radios, and TVs must be kept moderately low at all times.
Fires
- Put out fires before retiring or departing.
Prohibited
- No Trailer/car washing allowed.
- No firearms/guns on premises.
- No fireworks of any kind.
Pet Policy
- Pets are permitted only on a short leash (no longer than 6 feet) at all times.
- Noisy or unruly pets or those causing complaints will not be permitted to remain in the park.
- Pet droppings are the pet owners’ responsibility.
- No pets in the Rec Hall, showers, office area, restrooms, or pool area.
Children Policy
- We expect all campers and visitors to be responsible for their own children.
- No child is ever to be left unattended in the campground.
- Children must be supervised by parents while swimming and/or on the playground.
- All rules posted apply. Swim at your own risk.
- Children must be 14 years or older to swim without an adult.
- Management will have the final decision on unattended children at the pool.
- Children are to be back at the site by 9:00 pm.
Visitors
- All persons entering the park must be on a pass or pay admission.
- All visitors must leave by 11:00 pm or pay the overnight fee.
- No visitor will be allowed to bring in any pets.
Alcoholic Beverages
- Will be allowed only if it is controlled.
- Alcoholic beverages must be kept at the campsite only.
- ANY disorderly conduct will cause immediate expulsion of the offending parties.
- No open containers are allowed off the campsite.
- No illegal drugs allowed in the park.
Trash
- Only trash from the campground is allowed in the dumpster; no trash from home.
- Please take your trash to the dumpster located in the front by the park entrance.
Insurance
- Trailers and contents, all golf carts, and pets in the park must be insured.
- (A certificate MUST be sent to the park office).
Golf Carts
- Only insured, licensed drivers are to be driving golf carts.
- All passengers must have a seat; no overloading the cart.
Electric
- Exterior lights and bug zappers are to be used only when at the site.
- No electric heater or outside refrigerators permitted.
- You will receive a monthly bill for your electric usage.
- Bills are due by the 10th day of the month.
Mowing
- Maintenance of the Seasonal Site is the camper’s responsibility.
- Any lot not mowed or taken care of will be taken care of by management, without any notifications to the camper, and will be billed $25.00 per occurrence.
Trees
- Do not cut, mutilate, or drive nails into any trees.
- Any willful destruction of property, animals, vandalism, or pilferage will cause eviction without refund and will be prosecuted.
Abandonment
- In season, any vehicle left unoccupied for 15 days on an unpaid site without prior written authorization from Countryside Campground owners and/or management will be deemed to have been abandoned.
- Any vehicle not removed from the park within 48 hours after the last day of the season, without prior authorization from management will be deemed to have been abandoned.
- Campers understand that any abandoned vehicle or vehicles can and will be towed to a storage facility and/or disposed of in accordance with Ohio Revised Code.
- Countryside Campground nor the owners and management of Countryside Campground will be responsible for any property associated with the vehicle including but not limited to sheds, porches, or personal items inside the vehicle.
- The property will also be deemed abandoned when the accompanying vehicle is deemed abandoned.
Storage
- Any vehicle abandoned on the campground will be assessed storage fees which are to be calculated from the day of abandonment.
- The fees will be $8.00 a day for vehicles 1,500 lbs or under and $12.00 a day for vehicles over 1,500 lbs.
Lots
- Each space must be kept neat and clean.
- No storage around or under the trailer.
- If you are pulling your camping unit off of the site, you must notify the management of when you are leaving and coming back into the park.
- If your site remains unoccupied for 48 hours or more without notice to management, your lot will be deemed to have been abandoned.
Changes to Lots
- Decks and other building or structures and/or improvements must be approved by management.
- No refunds or rain checks.
Cancellation Policy
MODERATE
If the guest cancels at least 1 week before your check-in day and time, they will receive a full refund (minus Spot2Nite convenience or resort fees). If the guest cancels within the 1 week before check-in, there will be no refund.