Van Buren State Park Campground
Van Buren State Park · Ohio · 61 sites
Imagery: USGS The National Map
Overview
Van Buren State Park Campground is an Ohio state park campground with 61 sites. Mostly open: only a few shady sites. T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T report coverage at every site.
13 of 61 sites shaded
41 of 61 sites in full sun
59 of 61 sites with clear sky
Map of the campground
Every site from Ohio DNR’s own campsite map. Choose a layer to see it across the campground; tap a site to open it in Roam.
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Questions
Which sites at Van Buren State Park Campground are the shadiest?
Only a few. 13 of 61 sites have good shade; most sit in the open.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Van Buren State Park Campground get the most sun?
Plenty. 41 of 61 sites are open to the south and the sky — easy for solar panels, and warm on cool mornings.
See the tree canopy in RoamWill Starlink work at Van Buren State Park Campground?
Easy here. About 59 of 61 sites have open sky for a Starlink dish, and 2 more have a partial gap. Satellite texting on a phone needs less open sky, but still works best from the most open spot you can find. This is our estimate from tree heights — check with the Starlink app's obstruction check when you arrive.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Van Buren State Park Campground are the most level?
35 of 61 sites are flat, and 24 more have a gentle slope most RVs can level with blocks; 2 are steeper, better for tents.
See the slope at each site in RoamDoes Van Buren State Park Campground have cell service?
Yes. T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T all report coverage at every site at Van Buren State Park Campground. That's the coverage each carrier reports to the FCC, not a measured signal, so under trees or below a ridge it can be weaker.
See the coverage map in RoamWhat’s the weather like at Van Buren State Park Campground in October?
In October, expect highs around 64°F and lows around 44°F, with about 2.7 inches of rain over the month. Every month’s averages are in Roam Premium.
Open Van Buren State Park in RoamCampground facts
- Sites
- 61
- Hookups
- 26 with electric
- Elevation
- 781–787 ft
- Managed by
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
How we know Sources and limits
Shade, sun and Starlink are our estimates from Meta and the World Resources Institute’s canopy-height model (about 2 m pixels, from satellite imagery calibrated with space lidar; CC BY 4.0). From 2 m above each site we trace 72 lines out to 60 m and note the tallest tree in each direction. Shade counts trees overhead, the canopy within 30 m and how much of the afternoon sky is blocked. Sun counts how open the southern sky is. Starlink needs open sky above 35°, with the northern half counted twice because US dishes tilt north, and we keep the best spot within 8 m of the site’s post. The model sees tree heights only, not trunks, buildings or hills, so check with the Starlink app when you arrive.
Slope is the ground at each site’s post over about 4 m, from USGS 3DEP 1 m lidar: level under 2%, gentle to 4% (most rigs level on blocks), sloped to 8% (fine for a tent), steep beyond.
Cell coverage is from the FCC Broadband Data Collection (carrier filings as downloaded May 2026): each site is tested against each carrier’s modelled outdoor 4G/5G coverage. It is what the carriers report, not a measured signal.
Weather is NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals for the campground. Sites — where each one is, its number and its type — are from the agency’s own campsite GIS feed: Ohio DNR’s state park camping-units map (as of August 2026); the park is placed with the USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) and named as the agency names it. Map imagery: USGS The National Map.
Page data as of October 15, 2026. Full source notes are in each layer’s info in the app.