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Camping near

Bedford, Indiana

5 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Bedford in Lawrence County: 5 Forest Service.

5
federal places to camp
5 Forest Service
10.9 mi
to the nearest one
Hardin Ridge
868 ft
at the highest of them
Hickory Ridge Campground. The lowest, Shirley Creek Campground, sits at 739 ft
262
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 60 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Bedford, nearest first

5 places

  1. Hardin Ridge Forest Service · Hoosier National Forest · Monroe County 10.9 miaway 788 ftelevation 193sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Blackwell Campground Forest Service · Hoosier National Forest · Monroe County 12.1 miaway 789 ftelevation 28sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Hickory Ridge Campground Forest Service · Hoosier National Forest · Lawrence County 13.3 miaway 868 ftelevation 10sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Shirley Creek Campground Forest Service · Hoosier National Forest · Orange County 15.7 miaway 739 ftelevation 17sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Youngs Creek Campground Forest Service · Hoosier National Forest · Orange County 24.7 miaway 842 ftelevation 14sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov