Dispensary Near College Hill, Ohio

The Route From College Hill to Camp Washington

From College Hill, I-74 runs south and connects almost directly to Colerain Avenue, putting Camp Washington within a short, mostly-highway drive with no downtown traffic to fight through. It is the most direct route of any northwest Cincinnati neighborhood.

College Hill sits at a higher elevation than Camp Washington, and the roads reflect it: Hamilton Avenue winds through the historic town square before it drops toward the interstate. Once you are on I-74, the trip flattens out fast.

The Cincinnati location page has the full address details and a longer look at the building if you have not visited before.

Weekday mornings tend to move faster than evening rush, when I-74 sees more traffic feeding in from the West Side. Neither timing changes the store’s hours, just how long the drive itself takes.

Serving store

Camp Washington

Address

2927 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45225

Store hours

Daily 9AM-10PM

Drive-thru hours

Daily 9AM-11PM

Why the Drive-Thru Beats a Trip Down and Back

Ordering ahead on the online menu and picking up through the Camp Washington drive-thru turns a College Hill dispensary run into a short round trip with no parking search and no waiting room. The lane runs the same hours as the lobby, plus an extra hour, until 11PM daily.

For a neighborhood that sits a genuine drive from most of Cincinnati’s dispensary options, that extra hour matters. It is the difference between making it after a late shift and not.

First time using it? The drive-thru walkthrough covers ordering, ID checks, and payment before you get in line.

The lane accepts the same payment methods as the lobby, so nothing about checkout changes once you switch from walking in to driving through.

Who Regulates What You Can Buy in Ohio

The Ohio Division of Cannabis Control licenses every dispensary in the state and sets the rules: 21 and older, valid government photo ID, no medical card required, and a possession cap of 2.5 ounces of flower or 15 grams of extract. Every product sold is tested by a state-approved lab first.

That regulatory structure dates to November 2023, when Ohio voters approved Issue 2, with licensed recreational sales beginning in August 2024. Ohio’s older medical program, OMMCP, still runs alongside it for registered patients.

Testing requirements exist specifically so a label means something: potency, contaminants, and consistency all get checked before a batch reaches the shelf. How Ohio testing works covers the process if you want the specifics.

What College Hill Shoppers Find on the Menu

Camp Washington stocks flower, pre-rolls, infused pre-rolls, vape cartridges, concentrates, edibles, drinks, and tinctures from Ohio-licensed cultivators and processors, including the in-house King City Gardens line. Selection rotates with new drops, so the live menu is always the accurate source.

Home grow is legal in Ohio too, up to six plants per adult and twelve per household, which is worth knowing if you are weighing a dispensary trip against growing your own. Ohio home grow rules has the specifics.

Whatever the reason for the trip, check the Camp Washington menu before you drive down, so you are not making the I-74 run for something that sold out.

New product drops tend to move fastest on weekends, so a Tuesday or Wednesday trip is generally a safer bet if a specific item is the whole point of the drive.

Payment Options at the Register

Camp Washington accepts cash, with an ATM on site, plus debit through a cashless ATM system and Spendr, a Cincinnati-built digital payment platform. Standard credit cards are not accepted, a federal banking restriction that applies to every licensed Ohio dispensary, not just this one.

Cash remains the most straightforward option for most shoppers, and the on-site ATM means forgetting to stop at a bank does not derail the trip.

Debit through the cashless ATM system may round to the nearest dollar and add a small terminal fee, which is standard across the industry rather than a Garden-specific charge.

First-Time Customer Offers Worth Checking

New customers at either Garden location can check the current first-time offer before their first order, a straightforward way to make an initial College Hill trip worth a bit more. Details and eligibility are kept current on the offer page rather than repeated here.

See the first-time customer offer for what is currently available before you place your first order on the menu.

Combine that with signing up for Garden Rewards at checkout, and a first visit can start earning value immediately rather than waiting for a second trip down I-74.

Frequently Asked Questions