Thank you for registering for Words In The Hills! We are so excited you're coming.
Below you'll find...
-Link To The Full Schedule
-Packing List
-Directions to and a map of Camp Oty' Okwa
-FAQs.
A couple things to note*
- There is no dinner served on Friday so please eat before you come or bring a meal with you.
- If you are staying in the Sebring Lodge or a Rustic Cabin make sure to bring bedding for your bunk.


Camp Oty’Okwa is in the heart of the Hocking Hills, in southeastern Ohio located approximately 1.5 hours from Columbus, Ohio. They are 2 miles from Old Man’s Cave (Hocking Hills State Park) and 1 mile from Conkle’s Hollow (Nature Preserve).
GPS and Google Maps can sometimes send you down one-lane gravel roads or unmaintained roads. Please check the written directions HERE before you make your trip.
http://campotyokwa.org/driving-directions-2/
Once you arrive follow signs to registration in the Dining Hall.













If you have more questions please contact us
Camp meals are served in the dining lodge buffet style with options to go back for seconds. Think summer camp comfort food. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options will be available to those who marked their dietary needs on their registration. A variety of healthy snacks and treats will be available all day. Saturday night dinner will be catered by Chelsea's Real Food, a mobile kitchen featuring made-from-scratch, locally-sourced, gluten free foods
You're welcome to bring your own snacks and special foods. If you have very specific dietary needs you might choose to supplement meals with your own food. There is a refrigerator and microwave available for guest use in the dining hall.
Sebring is a dorm-style bunkhouse divided into four big rooms that each have a bathroom and showers attached. Beds are single dorm style mattress. Please bring your own sheets and bedding. There are 15 bunkbeds in each room and we'll have 4-8 people in each room so there will be room to spread out. A big back porch overlooks a forested hill and the front porch provides a sheltered place for socializing.
Mask are not required but are welcome. Please stay home if you are feeling ill.
No, though we love animals, pets are not allowed at camp.
No illegal substances are permitted on camp property. Excessive intoxication and inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated.
Tobacco products are not permitted on camp property. If you are a cigarette smoker you must leave camp property or be on Purcell Road to smoke.
Yes! Coffee is brewed every morning and is typically available a half hour before breakfast. Coffee and hot water for tea is available all day long. If they are out, you can politely ask the kitchen staff to brew a new pot. Please bring your own coffee mug if you plan to take it out of the dining lodge.
Yes, but phone service is sometimes spotty for certain carriers. The staff will have a phone available for emergency calls.
There is Wi-Fi in the Dining Lodge. We will provide the guest pass for those that need to access it.
There is a convenience store Grandma Faye's a couple minutes from camp and a Wal-Mart in nearby Logan, OH about 15 minutes away.
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