Camp Otterbein is an overnight summer camp near Logan in the Hocking Hills region of southeastern Ohio, operated by the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church. The camp groups campers by age in bands of 9-11, 12-14 and 15-17, lodging them in air-conditioned cabins or treehouses. Activities center on the lake - swimming, an inflatable blob, a climbing lake wall, fishing and boating games - alongside archery, a mud pit, high ropes, a zip line, a climbing wall and mountain biking, and older campers take a half-day offsite trip to kayak, climb or hike in the Hocking Hills. Weeks also include campfire cooking, night hikes and Christian programming.
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★★★★★Kat HunterI went to camp there with my brother and sister when we were younger and we had so much fun. At the lake there was a big blue and yellow striped inflatable that was called the "THE BLOB" we got launched into the air but not me I was to much of a baby to do it but lots of kids did it. We stay in the cabin and in the tree houses it was so cool, but there was this one portapoty that was uhhhhh......... we don't talk about that portapoty. But we pray before we ate anything. We had a camp leader that we made fun of (all in good fun nothing mean) because his name was Westley/Wesley (I don't remember how to spell it) and there was a camp that had the same name as him and the camp wouldn't allow this one girl to go there cause she had a special medical condition. But yeah I was truly sad when it closed but I can't wait for it to open again if it isn't already open again. There's more I want to share but then you would get bored of reading this so this is all I'm sharing for now, sorry if it's to much 😅.
★★★★★Richard ApplegarthGreat place for a spiritual retreat. The accomodations were nice and the camp was very interesting. It was just remote enough but not too far away from things if you needed something. Will be going back this year.
★Rozlyn BishopThe thing I dislike about this camp is that they don't believe that God gives people free choice. They say they'll strongly tell us to do things but in reality you force kids to do anything you want including everything they don't feel comfortable with doing. You can't force people into being Christians understand that they have to come to their own turns. But I realize this camp isn't like that. And I'm pretty sure God might disapprove of what is going on here.
★★★★★Tyler PummellDid some work clearing trails and cleaning roofs for them with a some of my church's youth. Scott and Andrew are two top notch guys. Follow the trails for beautiful scenery, or just sit on the front porch of the main lodge. The lake is clean and feels great on hot summer days. You can literally feel God's presence here.
★★★★★Andy ZeidnerGreat staff and awesome experience for my seven year old son. Favorite activities included gaga ball and night hike. Well run/maintained camp that's been around for many years in the Hocking hills area.