South Bass Island State Park: 135 campsites, 10 with full service including electric, water & sewage hook-ups is located on the site of enormous Hotel Victory that burned in 1919. The park features showers and latrines updated in 1999 & a dump station. There are also 4 “ca-bents” –a combination cabin and tent–and a rustic cabin available through an Ohio Parks Service. Reservations can be made at www.ohiostateparks.org, up to six months in advance. You can launch your fishing boat here at the public ramp, enjoy a family gathering at the picnic shelter, picnic in other areas, fish from the pier, or enjoy sunbathing on the pebble beach against the back drop of the park’s 40-foot cliffs. Reservations can be booked online on the Ohio Parks Reservation System.