About Paint Creek Dam Site
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Boating
Fishing
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Reviews (22)
What Guests Are Saying
Visitors have enjoyed their experiences at Paint Creek Dam Site, appreciating the trails and fishing opportunities, making it a great spot for reunions. While there were some concerns about maintenance, such as high grass and shelter issues, the staff were responsive and offered refunds, indicating a commitment to improvement. Overall, many plan to return for future gatherings.
What Guests Are Saying
Visitors have enjoyed their experiences at Paint Creek Dam Site, appreciating the trails and fishing opportunities, making it a great spot for reunions. While there were some concerns about maintenance, such as high grass and shelter issues, the staff were responsive and offered refunds, indicating a commitment to improvement. Overall, many plan to return for future gatherings.
Review Summary
John C
May 25, 2026
The grass was over a foot high at the shelter house, looked like it had not been cut for over a month
Darrell W
September 13, 2025
Great experience
Darrell W
September 13, 2025
Great experience
Darrell W
September 13, 2025
Great experience
Jane C
August 30, 2025
We had a wonderful time everyone loves the trails and fishing just a great place for our reunion will be back next year
Jane C
August 30, 2025
We had a wonderful time everyone loves the trails and fishing just a great place for our reunion will be back next year
Jane C
August 30, 2025
We had a wonderful time everyone loves the trails and fishing just a great place for our reunion will be back next year
Rickey A P
August 9, 2025
Just wanted to say the corn whole where excellent.But due to changes in are family get togethers I will no longer be renting for this event! Yours sincerely. Rick&Margie Potts
Rickey A P
August 9, 2025
Just wanted to say the corn whole where excellent.But due to changes in are family get togethers I will no longer be renting for this event! Yours sincerely. Rick&Margie Potts
Rickey A P
August 9, 2025
Just wanted to say the corn whole where excellent.But due to changes in are family get togethers I will no longer be renting for this event! Yours sincerely. Rick&Margie Potts
Location Paint Creek Dam Site
Address:
Recreation Area
Bainbridge, OH, 45612
United States
From Chillicothe Ohio, take Route 50 west for 18 miles to Bainbridge. Ohio. Three miles past Bainbridge, turn right on Rapid Forge Road. Go 2 miles north and turn left into the Paint Creek Dam Site Area.
Little Pond Shelter is located on the right just before crossing the dam. Overlook Shelter is located at the end of the road at the emergency spillway overlook.
Latitude & Longitude: 39.2444 / -83.3528
Elevation: 259 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
- Contact the Paint Creek Lake Office for more information.
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
Fires & fuel
- Buy firewood locally and burn it on-site to protect forests from pests.
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Last updated: June 3, 2026
