State Park
Catawba Island State Park
- Status
- Status not posted
- Entrance fee
- Not posted
- Day-use reservations
- None mentioned
- Dogs
- Not stated — check with park
- Camping
- None listed
- Official site
- parks.ohiodnr.gov
Official page last checked Oct 29, 2026. How we keep this current
Overview
Catawba Island State Park is a 12-acre park in Ottawa County, about 6 miles northeast of Port Clinton.
Facilities for water recreation include a boat ramp and a fishing pier.
Reservations
- Day use
- No day-use reservation requirement mentioned
- Booking system
- Reserve Ohio (reserveohio.com/OhioCampWeb)
We link to the official booking system rather than showing live availability, which changes minute to minute.
Amenities
Facilities
- Restrooms
- Picnic areas
- Playground
- Parking
Water
- Boat ramp
- Fishing pier
✓ listed by the park · ✕ the park says it is not available. Anything not shown here isn’t mentioned by the official source — that means unknown, not unavailable.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- Port Clinton — about 6 mi northeast (straight line)
- Coordinates
- 41.5748, -82.8570
Nearby state parks
East Harbor State Park
3.3 mi southeast (straight line)
South Bass Island State Park4.9 mi north (straight line)
Oak Point State Park5.9 mi north (straight line)
Middle Bass Island State Park7.3 mi north (straight line)
Marblehead Lighthouse State Park7.9 mi east (straight line)
Kelleys Island State Park8.4 mi east (straight line)
North Bass Island State Park9.9 mi north (straight line)
Maumee Bay State Park27.8 mi west (straight line)
Sources and freshness
- Ohio State Parks — park page — last checked Oct 29, 2026; page says updated Aug 7, 2020
- ODNR ArcGIS REST: ODNR_ODNR_Lands_Public_nolakes / Parks Facilities (point per state park, DIV_CODE 730)
- Wikidata
- USGS PAD-US 4.1 (boundary and acreage)
- Photo: Catawba Island from the air.jpg — Public domain (released by the author), Nyttend
“Last checked” is when our system last read the official source. No change has been detected since this page was first published. Hours, fees and rules can change without notice — confirm with the park before you go. Methodology