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Public land camping

National Forest Campgrounds in Indiana

10 places to camp in Indiana run by the Forest Service.

10
federal places to camp
10 Forest Service
10
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
868 ft
at the highest of them
Hickory Ridge Campground. The lowest, Tipsaw Lake, sits at 380 ft
406
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

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.

National forest campgrounds in Indiana

10 places

  1. Blackwell Campground Forest Service · Hoosier National Forest · Monroe County 789 ftelevation 28sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Buzzard Roost Campground Forest Service · Hoosier National Forest · Perry County 621 ftelevation 5sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. German Ridge Campground Forest Service · Hoosier National Forest · Perry County 679 ftelevation 20sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Hardin Ridge Forest Service · Hoosier National Forest · Monroe County 788 ftelevation 193sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Hickory Ridge Campground Forest Service · Hoosier National Forest · Lawrence County 868 ftelevation 10sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Indian Celina Lake Forest Service · Hoosier National Forest · Perry County 746 ftelevation 59sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Saddle Lake Campground Forest Service · Hoosier National Forest · Perry County 629 ftelevation 13sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Shirley Creek Campground Forest Service · Hoosier National Forest · Orange County 739 ftelevation 17sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Tipsaw Lake Forest Service · Hoosier National Forest · Perry County 380 ftelevation 47sites 72 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Youngs Creek Campground Forest Service · Hoosier National Forest · Orange County 842 ftelevation 14sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov