Mohican Reservation Campground & Canoeing

DO NOT CAMP HERE!!! Will never come back after being treated the way Jen the Camping Manager of the WORLD handles and treats her customers. (This is my opinion of Jen; she by no means claims she is just acts like it. You can decide for yourself if you dare.) I would strongly suggest to please reconsider camping here, even if the price is right. Pay the extra $ 5, $ 10, $ 20, etc… And camp elsewhere. I’d hate for someone else to experience what me and my friends had to go through with Jen. She swears (IN FRONT OF CHILDREN), makes up stories, and kicks people out for no justified reason. All we wanted to do was camp/​canoe and enjoy our weekend. Instead we were lied to and mislead by Jen the Camping Manager of the WORLD. It is her way or you get the boot there are no exceptions!!! STAY AWAY!

WARNING: Take your family and money ANYONE else in Mohican! Worst experience of our lives! I wish we had read these reviews before spending our time and money here. Anyone who leaves a positive review on Mohican Reservation MUST have either spent the whole weekend drunk (no disrespect intended but this IS a party spot!) or is the owner trying to counter all of the negative reviews.
First of all, the grounds and facilities are atrocious. We were immediately hounded to move ASAP by a «security guard» when we parked in front of the office to check-​in (in their PARKING LOT). We came with a small group of friends, all in our mid-​30s, all professional, responsible adults. We were just looking to enjoy a nice, quiet and relaxing weekend caneoing and camping. The hookup sites for RVs are very poorly planned and you have to share one electric box across 3 – 4 sites so you have to have your neighbor’s electric wires under or over your RV. Also, the very first night, security guards started walking around the whole park telling everyone that they needed to «quiet down or leave» at around 7 pm. (Posted quiet hours are ¹⁰⁄₁₁ pm — ⁸⁄₉ am). They proceeded to continue to come around to us and all surrounding sites just about every 15 minutes threatening us that they would kick «everyone» out if people didn’t quiet down. We were most definitely not being loud as we were just playing music quietly on an IPhone (no speakers, etc.)
The next morning, we were excited to go canoeing (which is why we came) with our canoe. We were told in the morning that we should come-​by at 11:45 to catch the truck that could take our own canoe to the livery to drop into the water. However, when we arrived at 11:45 to go, we were then told that we needed to rent one of THEIR canoes and pay $ 70 to go down the river. ($ 70???) When we calmly asked how we could make this work and offered suggestions (we could drive our canoe ourselves and drop it or have their driver drop it and pay him) the manager JENNIFER (JEN) got extraordinarily rude and said that we had to do it «her way» and that we needed to respect their rules. We were in no way being disrespectful… we just wanted to get our canoe in the water to go canoeing. JEN then proceeded to start swearing at my husband (F-​bombs and other choice words in front of other families with CHILDREN waiting in line) and told him that he had to get off of her property or she would call the police. He then came outside and I went in to calmly ask what had happened and that we still had one night that we paid for and we merely just wanted to go canoeing (which is why we drove 2 hours to come there.) She quickly proceeded to lie and say that my husband said rude things to her and then she started yelling (again, in front of many other customers) and told me that I was a «crazy bitch and needed to get off of her property or (she) would call the Sheriff.» First of all, I was merely asking a CALM question (being a rational human) and she absolutely flipped-​out and starting yelling obscenities at me and kept saying I needed to get off their property. I then implored her to please call the police as I am sure they would love to hear (in front of witnesses) that she had just verbally assaulted a paying customer. (She of course would NOT call the police.) We ended up leaving and going down a few miles to River Run where we were treated VERY well and ended up enjoying a nice day of canoeing and camping that night. However, we paid for a campsite that we didn’t use because they told us to leave. We later found out from other canoe-​ers that they had similar experiences and that Jen, the manager at Mohican Reservation, is known to be a hot-​head with a power trip. I just can’t believe that this company is still in business. How can you call a customer all of these horrendous names and kick people out repeatedly for absolutely NOTHING (beware, just read their contract they make you sign — it ensures they can kick you out for NOTHING.) I just cannot believe that JEN, the manager, can still be in business after treating paying patrons so poorly. I’ve never in my life felt so disrespected. I cannot believe that she can call people «crazy bitch» and many other atrocious names and still be in business.

We only visited for the tubing, so this review won’t touch on the campground or its facilities.
The price was right… it ended up totaling just $ 50 for one adult and four children.
Aside from that, it was pretty interesting from the point of paying and waiting in line for the older woman to finish with another customer to the van ride to the drop-​off point and then again to pick up some waters on the way out.
First, they need customer service training at the office desk. It’s pretty piss poor.
Next, please upgrade your transportation. The van we rode in (me with four children between the ages of 10 – 12) appeared to be about 40 years old with a really bad interior. In fact, the driver’s seat was half missing.
There wasn’t a door handle on the inside of the sliding door so if there was an emergency we’d have been trapped unless the driver was able to get out and open the door for us.
At the drop off point, the driver dropped off our canoes and left just as quickly. Fortunately I had asked some questions in the van so I had an idea of what we were supposed to look for at the end of our three mile trip.
On the river we had a blast. We stopped along the shore and played in an inlet for a bit and the kids had a great time.
Next time, I’ll either bring our own tubes or find another place to rent.

Worst place to camp! If I could give them no stars, I would! My husband and I went with a group for a bachelor/​bachelorette party. We rented 3 sites for 4 days, spending an insane amount of money. We were targeted by the owners everyday threatening to kick us out in the middle of the night for nothing! Quiet hours are posted from 11pm– 9am. Security was saying we were too loud at 7pm! They had a karaōke party going on that we could hear from 49 sites away, but that was ok at 10pm. The owner is extremely rude, and doesn’t care how to run his business. I would never recommend this place to anyone!

They have bad sloops getting in and out of the water. It was a pain to get out at the end. People were friendly that we encountered.

DO NOT GO HERE. We reserved 4 campsites for family reunion. When my brother arrived it was flooded and they were trying to pump them out but it was still flooded. When I called to get my deposit back as we did not want to camp in standing water Jen (said she was the manager) started berating me, refused to let me talk, and would not consider our complaint. Yelling in the phone at me within a minute of call! Worst customer service I have encountered in last 5 years. Just yelling about their policy and that «didn’t I know camping was an outside activity». And «all of Ohio is wet». Combative rude and then hung up on me. Meanwhile, my brother found dry camping just up the road at Mohican Adventure Camp.

Spent two nights in RV here. Nice clean restrooms and showers. Pit toilets are rough. Go the extra walk to the store for flush. Friendly staff. They will take you out for the canoe trip, which seems a little pricy (80 for four people, two canoes) but maybe that’s the going rate. Very quiet. Great sites on the river.
Definitely recommend. Nice set up for families and kids with playground, volleyball, etc.

My fiancé and I recently moved to Ohio from California, where there is some of the best outdoor adventuring to be had. We decided to spend our anniversary weekend at Mohican State Park where we heard they had some good camping and mountain biking.
I chose Mohican Reservation because it was inexpensive ($ 20 per night for a tent site), located near the state park, and had riverfront sites. They guy who made my reservation on the phone (they don’t have a website for reservations) told me he chose the best spot for us, and I accepted it. Well, he was right.
Since we only had a tent, we were far away from all the camper vans and trailers and other things with generators. In fact, we were about as far as you could get away from them right on the river front. The campgrounds are not like any I had seen before because of the layout of their property. There are two rows of sites, one on the Wally Road side and one on the river side. The Wally Rd side sites are just on an open grass field, while the river sites are more protected by trees and some distance from the campground’s gravel road. Even though all the sites are very close together, they are deep enough that the tents can be pretty spread out. We did have some fairly rowdy neighbors who seemed to just be there to get drunk, but luckily I’m a very heavy sleeper :)
We also chose Mohican Reservation because they have kayak rentals on site. We selected the 9 mile trip (their shortest) which cost $ 18 for a single kayak or $ 36 for a tandem. When we went to sign up for a trip at about 9:30am, there was no one in office even though the sign on the door said they opened at 8am. Another guy was looking to rent canoes, and we decided to knock on the Night Staff’s door and see if anyone was home. They were :) Because they have to drive the canoers/​kayakers up the river, they took us all in the van at the same time (my fiancé and me, plus the seven guys in canoes). The group of guys was a bit slow to get started, which meant that we didn’t get on the water until just before 10:30am — an hour after we had hoped to. It wasn’t that big of a deal though because we were told the trip lasted 2 hours and we wanted to hit the mountain bike trails by 12:30 or 1:00pm. To make a long story short, we ended up back at Mohican Reservation at 1:45pm.
I don’t know what they expect of their kayakers, but we never had the intention of paddling as fast as we could for two hours straight. We did a bit of floating along and letting the current take us, as well as paddling through the slow parts. We also had no idea where to stop because we were just sort of dropped off at the start of the trip with no directions or anything. The canoers were on a different trip and were driven farther up river, so we really were completely on our own. We stopped at one point, thinking we were supposed to get out, but it turned out we were supposed to go all the way back to the Mohican Reservation. It would have been nice to be told that at some point…
We had to be out of our site by 2:00pm, but mid-​October is the end of the season, so the campgrounds were pretty empty and no one was waiting to get into our site at 2:00.
My only complaint was the toilets. They have pit toilets for the tent sites which are the most vile thing I have ever experienced. I made the mistake of using them but twice and almost vomited. I’m not sure they use any lime or any chemical to break the waste down, and the stench is overwhelming. Usually I can tolerate a lot, but this was brutal. Fortunately they redeemed themselves with the bathrooms located by the front office: flush toilets, showers, running sinks, hand soap, and paper towels.
I will definitely consider staying at Mohican Reservation next time we visit the state park.