Wayne National Forest · Ohio
Overview Iron Ridge is one of two campgrounds in the Vesuvius Recreation Area in southeastern Ohio's Wayne National Forest. Iron Ridge offers a great location for outdoor recreation, with activities like boating, swimming and fishing on Lake Vesuvius. Horseback riding and hiking are also available in the rolling hills surrounding the campground.
Sites at Iron Ridge - Lake Vesuvius are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 34 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard, Tent only, Walk-to / hike-to |
| Hookups | Electric hookups at some sites |
| Location | Pedro, OH |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Iron Ridge - Lake Vesuvius around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Oak Hill - Lake Vesuvius | Cancellation alerts available |
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| Leith Run | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lake Vesuvius Recreation Area | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Iron Ridge - Lake Vesuvius; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.