From the North and Central Ohio

Directions to CampOty’Okwa

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CampOty’Okwa: 740-385-5279 camp fax: 740-385-3962 Big Brothers Big Sisters: 614-839-2447

CampOty’Okwais located at24799 Purcell Rd. off of St. Rt. 374 just north of St. Rt. 664. It is approximately 3 miles north of S. Bloomingville, 2 miles west of Old Man’s Cave and south of Conkle’s Hollow.

Please, DO NOT follow Map Quest directions.

From the North and Central Ohio:

Option 1: Take I-70 east to St. Rt. 33 south and use the Lancaster bypass. Proceed to Logan and get off at St. Rt. 664(the first Logan exit) and turn right (south). Take St. Rt. 664 past Old Man’s Cave (approximately 12 miles) and Grandma Faye’s, and turn right (north) onto St. Rt. 374. Purcell Rd. and the entrance to CampOty’Okwa are 100 yards to the left.

Option 2: Take I-270 south to St. Rt. 23 to Circleville. At Circleville take the St. Rt. 56 / 22 exit ramp and turn left (east). Follow St. Rt. 56 through Laurelville to S. Bloomingville. At the intersection, go straight ahead, this becomes St. Rt. 664. Continue on to the top of the hill where you will turn left onto St. Rt. 374. Turn left again onto Purcell Rd. (100 yards) which is also the entrance to CampOty’Okwa.

From the West:

From Dayton, take St. Rt. 35 east to Washington Courthouse and from Cincinnati, take I-71 north to St. Rt. 35 and then east to Washington Courthouse. Take St. Rt. 22 east to Circleville where it merges with St. Rt. 56. Continue east on St. Rt. 56 through Laurelville to S. Bloomingville. At the three way stop in S. Bloomingville, go straight ahead which becomes St. Rt. 664. Continue on to the top of the hill where you will turn left onto St. Rt. 374. Turn left again onto Purcell Rd. (100 yards) which is also the entrance to CampOty’Okwa.

From the South and Southeast:

South: Take St. Rt. 23 north to St. Rt. 180 east. At Laurelville, turn right onto St. Rt. 56 and go to S. Bloomingville. At the three way stop in S. Bloomingville, go straight ahead which becomes St. Rt. 664. Continue on to the top of the hill where you will turn left onto St. Rt. 374. Turn left again onto Purcell Rd. (100 yards) which is also the entrance to CampOty’Okwa.

Southeast: Take St. Rt. 33 north from Athens through Nelsonville to the Logan area. Exit at St. Rt. 664 (Old Man’s Cave and HockingHillsState Park) and turn left. Take St. Rt. 664 past Old Man’s Cave (approximately 12 miles) and Grandma Faye’s, and turn right (north) onto St. Rt. 374. Purcell Rd. and the entrance to CampOty’Okwa are 100 yards to the left.

From the East:

Take I-70 west to St. Rt. 37 and turn left (south) about 15 miles to Lancaster. At the third traffic light in Lancaster, turn right onto Fair Ave. Again, go to the third traffic light and turn left (south) onto Memorial Dr., also known at St. Rt. 33. Proceed to Logan and get off at St. Rt. 664 (the first Logan exit) and turn right (south). Take St. Rt. 664 past Old Man’s Cave (approximately 12 miles) and Grandma Faye’s, and turn right (north) onto St. Rt. 374. Purcell Rd. and the entrance to CampOty’Okwa are 100 yards to the left.

Please Note: Purcell Rd. and the entrance to CampOty’Okwa are only 100 yards to the left once you have turned onto St. Rt. 374. If you proceed down the hill, you have gone too far and missed the entrance.

Stay on Purcell Rd. for about ¼ mile to the Camp entrance.

Coultrap Lodge is the second drive on the left.

Cardinal Lodge is the first building on the right.

The Main Campus area is the third drive on the left between the Pool and the ActivityCenter.

Venard Cabin is the first drive on the right past the VisitorCenter.