In 1928 Clara Peet via a trust willed the 65 acre property to the youth of the Conneaut Lakeville area for properly supervised activities that included physical and moral instruction. The property included 2 cabins that could sleep 12 people each and a large dining hall. Pictures from this time period show few trees and mostly pasture. The dining hall was destroyed early on in an arson fire and another cabin burned in the 70’s from a chimney fire. The remaining cabin collapsed and was beyond repair about 1984.

In 1983 a new Board of Trustee’s was appointed. There had been almost nothing done in years so they set about installing a gate to prevent dumping, put five truckloads of gravel on the road and a whole day with a bulldozer to restore the road into camp. There were no cleared areas for camping or other activities.

There are now six cleared sites for group camping and an activities field. In 2004 Troop 34 Scout Tom Spencer constructed a pavilion in one of the camp sites for his Eagle Service Project.

In 2015 the Camp Peet Trustees agreed to look at some options to consider for the future of the camp and decided that the Ashtabula County Metro Park System was the best fit. Some of the advantages include: grant writing experience, access to more people with a broader range of skills, no administrative fee. No income tax fee, no insurance, tax exempt and a formation of a support group that will increase the number of hands on people.

Program Group Permit Request: Camp Peet Program Camping

Leave No Trace: Camp Peet Leave NO Trace

Park Brochure: Camp Peet Park Brochure