Access and parking on the north side of the Perimeter Trail are available at the campground visitor parking lot. Backcountry camping is free and available by permit only at four designated areas along the backpacking and perimeter trails. Adironack shelters are available at camping areas 1 and 2. Follow the red blazes along Tar Hollow's 21-mile Logan Backpack Trail. Parking and the trailhead are located near the dam spillway at Pine Lake.
Organized groups can camp by reservation in the group area.
Camping for backpackers is also available at the Logan Hollow campground. Registration and payment of the regular camping fee are required. A backpack camp at the fire tower on south loop is available by reservation through the ODNR Division of Forestry. Shawnee State Forest and Zaleski State Forest offer lengthy backpacking trails with primitive backcountry campsites. The Wayne National Forest also offers backpacking and allows backcountry camping off the trail.