Steel bridge over green tailwater outflow
Visitor Center with flag and blue skies
Caesar Creek Lake
Caesar Creek Lake
Caesar Creek Lake

Featured amenities

Picnic Table Picnic Table
Restrooms Restrooms
Playground Playground

About Caesar Creek Lake

Caesar Creek Lake is located in southwest Ohio, centered between Dayton, Cincinnati and Columbus. Visitors flock to Caesar Creek Lake for its great fishing, boating, Visitor Center and trail opportunities.

Activities & Attractions

Nearby

Boating

Boating

Spring Summer Fall
Fishing

Fishing

Year-round
Hiking

Hiking

Year-round

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Past seasons
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Currently open - Apr 1 to Oct 31

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Picnic Table Picnic Table
Restrooms Restrooms
Playground Playground
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Restrooms
Cooking and Fire

Cooking and Fire

  • Picnic Table
On Site Services

On Site Services

  • Playground
Water Access

Water Access

  • Lake Access
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Reviews

31 reviews

Summary

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Caesar Creek Lake offers an easy and affordable reservation process, with many guests appreciating the well-maintained facilities, including clean restrooms. While one visitor experienced issues with a reservation mix-up that impacted a birthday celebration, overall feedback highlights positive experiences with family reunions and annual picnics at the park. Many guests recommend exploring the visitors center and surrounding areas for added enjoyment.

Based on guest feedback

4.5

Overall rating

Based on 31 reviews

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4 stars 6.5% (2)
3 stars 6.5% (2)
2 stars 0.0% (0)
1 star 6.5% (2)

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Todd S

January 10, 2020

We focused on a family fossil collecting outing. The nieces and nephews were excited to do this activity last summer. The exhibits at the Welcome Center are first class and informative. The intro video was a good introduction for everyone. We reserved a pavilion for lunch and that turned out great. It was clean and perfect for an outdoor picnic plus it was nearby to the spillway cut so we could hike to the spillway and do our fossil collecting. Overall, it was a summer highlight!! As a geologist, I would have to say that the site is relatively 'picked over' from a fossil collecting perspective especially since you can't collect on the slopes (but I understand the safety considerations). The kids didn't know the difference anyway so it still turned out great as an experience for them.

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Todd S

January 10, 2020

We focused on a family fossil collecting outing. The nieces and nephews were excited to do this activity last summer. The exhibits at the Welcome Center are first class and informative. The intro video was a good introduction for everyone. We reserved a pavilion for lunch and that turned out great. It was clean and perfect for an outdoor picnic plus it was nearby to the spillway cut so we could hike to the spillway and do our fossil collecting. Overall, it was a summer highlight!! As a geologist, I would have to say that the site is relatively 'picked over' from a fossil collecting perspective especially since you can't collect on the slopes (but I understand the safety considerations). The kids didn't know the difference anyway so it still turned out great as an experience for them.

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Krissi G

January 16, 2020

Everything ran smoothly and as expected. Thank you for such a great experience. We will definitely use you guys again.

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Krissi G

January 16, 2020

Everything ran smoothly and as expected. Thank you for such a great experience. We will definitely use you guys again.

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Cheryl B

January 19, 2020

I had the opportunity to host some of my very large immediate family (6 adult kids & 12 grandchildren) at a mini-family reunion. I rented a shelter near the Visitors' Center at Caesar Creek Reservoir for what turned out to be a beautiful fall day in September, 2019. It was a perfect venue for us...plenty of picnic tables, cook-out facilities, delightful playground for the kids, trash bags provided, easy & accessible parking for all, and shelter reserved with my name on the signage. Everything was clean and in excellent condition. Making the reservation was very easy on line. It was an inexpensive solution for hosting a relaxed family gathering in a pleasant setting with plenty of room that would have been impossible at my apartment home in near-by Wilmington

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Cheryl B

January 19, 2020

I had the opportunity to host some of my very large immediate family (6 adult kids & 12 grandchildren) at a mini-family reunion. I rented a shelter near the Visitors' Center at Caesar Creek Reservoir for what turned out to be a beautiful fall day in September, 2019. It was a perfect venue for us...plenty of picnic tables, cook-out facilities, delightful playground for the kids, trash bags provided, easy & accessible parking for all, and shelter reserved with my name on the signage. Everything was clean and in excellent condition. Making the reservation was very easy on line. It was an inexpensive solution for hosting a relaxed family gathering in a pleasant setting with plenty of room that would have been impossible at my apartment home in near-by Wilmington

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Anand N

August 14, 2021

The shelter is very much to my expectation. The facility is well maintained. Restrooms were out of service.

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Anand N

August 14, 2021

The shelter is very much to my expectation. The facility is well maintained. Restrooms were out of service.

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Kathleen B

September 5, 2021

Very good. All the family likes this site better than under the dam which was damaged earlier with a landside.

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Kathleen B

September 5, 2021

Very good. All the family likes this site better than under the dam which was damaged earlier with a landside.

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Location & Directions for Caesar Creek Lake

4020 N. Clarksville Rd., Waynesville, OH 45068 United States

Elevation: 227 ft

Getting There

From I-75 head east on Highway 73 for 11.5 mi past Waynesville. Follow the signs for the Caesar Creek Visitor Center for 3 more miles.

From I-71 head west on Highway 73 for 7.7 mi. Follow the signs for the Caesar Creek Visitor Center for about 3 mi.

Nearest town

Waynesville, OH - 4.7 mi

About 9 min to downtown

Highway access

The campground is accessible via Highway 73, which connects to I-75 to the west and I-71 to the east.

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Last updated: October 7, 2026

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