{"id":3539,"date":"2025-05-25T16:21:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T16:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/?p=3539"},"modified":"2025-05-28T16:23:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T16:23:51","slug":"the-wilds-officially-opens-a-new-campground-in-cumberland-oh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/the-wilds-officially-opens-a-new-campground-in-cumberland-oh\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wilds Officially Opens a New Campground in Cumberland, OH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/mZw4z1sNQuU\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Exploring \u2018The Wilds\u2019 and its New \u2018Hellbender\u2019 Campground\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If the warm weather wasn&#8217;t a sign that summer is on the horizon, perhaps The Wilds reopening will be.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Guests can explore The Wilds through the Open-Air Safari tour, the Wildside Safari tour or the Zipline Safari tour. The Fishing Safari experience, Horseback Safari sunset tour and birding at The Wilds offer a different perspective of the vast park.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">New to The Wilds in 2025 is the 75-acre Hellbender RV Campground, opening May 30, offering 47 full-service RV sites, 26 primitive camping spots, hiking and biking trails, a playground, camp store, dog park and more.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Hellbender, named after North America&#8217;s largest amphibian and an endangered species in Ohio, is a tribute to protecting natural waterways and local wildlife, according to a press release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8220;The Wilds has always been a place where conservation and adventure come together, and we are incredibly excited to open the Hellbender RV Campground this season,&#8221; said The Wilds&#8217; vice president, Dr. Joe Smith.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8220;This new experience will provide our guests with even more opportunities to connect with nature while celebrating a remarkable Ohio species whose resilience mirrors the mission of The Wilds. Whether you&#8217;re camping under the stars, exploring our pastures, or learning about our conservation work, there is truly something for everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The new campground is located at the intersection of state Route 146 and Zion Ridge Road not too far from The Wilds<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">According to the press release, the campground is expected to welcome 35,000 visitors annually.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/entertainment\/2025\/05\/25\/the-wilds-opens-summer-season-new-campground-debut-wildlife-animals\/83327082007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Source<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the warm weather wasn&#8217;t a sign that summer is on the horizon, perhaps The Wilds reopening will be. Guests can explore The Wilds through the Open-Air Safari tour, the Wildside Safari tour or the Zipline Safari tour. The Fishing Safari experience, Horseback Safari sunset tour and birding at The Wilds offer a different perspective of the vast park. New to The Wilds in 2025 is the 75-acre Hellbender RV Campground, opening May 30, offering 47 full-service RV sites, 26 primitive camping spots, hiking and biking trails, a playground, camp&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3540,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[23],"tags":[],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3539"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3539"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3541,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3539\/revisions\/3541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}