According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, most of Ohio's state parks have camp sites that provide wood for camp fires. The wood is for sale, and usually may be purchased at the camp store onsite or a nearby ranger's office. Nearly 56 state parks also have family camping facilities, which include fire rings. Fire wood also is available for purchase at vendors located near the entrances of the state parks.
Visitors to any of the state parks are not allowed to collect fire wood from trees located in the park for the purpose of burning wood at a camp fire. According to the Ohio DNR, campers are not allowed to use chainsaws under any circumstances, including for the collection of fire wood. This rule was created in order to protect fellow campers from accidents associated with cutting firewood, as well as to protect the trees and animals from disruption. Each campground has its own quiet hours as well, which can be disturbed by the use of tools used to cut wood.
The Ohio DNR does not prohibit visitors from bringing in their own wood for camp fires, but does discourage it. However, there are certain areas of Ohio, Michigan and Indiana that are quarantined in which wood from those areas cannot be brought into Ohio's state parks. This is due to the push to stop Emerald Ash Borer from invading Ohio's parks. The Emerald Ash Borer is an insect that invades ash trees and kills them. If visitors bring in wood from these quarantined areas, they may face fines sanctioned by the state of Ohio. A list of the counties quarantined can be found on the Ohio Department of Agriculture's website.
