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Camping near

French Lick, Indiana

4 federal places to camp within 30 miles of French Lick in Orange County: 4 Forest Service.

4
federal places to camp
4 Forest Service
7.3 mi
to the nearest one
Shirley Creek Campground
842 ft
at the highest of them
Youngs Creek Campground. The lowest, Tipsaw Lake, sits at 380 ft
137
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 72 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

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Base map
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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 French Lick, nearest first

4 places

  1. Shirley Creek Campground Forest Service · Hoosier National Forest · Orange County 7.3 miaway 739 ftelevation 17sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Youngs Creek Campground Forest Service · Hoosier National Forest · Orange County 8.8 miaway 842 ftelevation 14sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Indian Celina Lake Forest Service · Hoosier National Forest · Perry County 24 miaway 746 ftelevation 59sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Tipsaw Lake Forest Service · Hoosier National Forest · Perry County 28.5 miaway 380 ftelevation 47sites 72 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov