$49 - $57 / night

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Lakeshore Camp Resort

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About

Lakeshore Camp Resort Portage, IN is a 940 site Membership park. We have 115 full hookup campsites and 12 cabins available for rent to the general public. We offer you and your family a fun filled camping experience with access to our many amenities that include: 22 Acre lake, 4 pools, beaches, fishing, boat rental, mini golf, daily recreational activities, weekend entertainment, and much more!

We are conveniently located 10 miles from the Indiana Dunes National Park, and approximately 45 miles from downtown Chicago, IL. Area attractions include; Deep River water park, Chicago train system, casinos, bike trails, zoos, and museums.

Whether you are enjoying activities in or out of the park there is much to do.

Fee Info

http://www.lakeshorecampresort.com/documents/CampingRates.pdf

Reservation Info

Contact our reservation staff: 219-762-7757

Reservations@lakeshorecampresort.com

Reservations Hours: Saturday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m

Off season Monday– Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m Park staff answer the phone 24/7, however, they may not be able to assist with making a reservation.

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Location

Lakeshore Camp Resort is located in Indiana

Directions

From jct I-94 (exit 19) & SR 249: Go 400 yds S on SR 249, then 1 mi W on US 20, then 200 yds N on Marine Dr, then 1/2 mi W on Old Porter Rd.

Address

5300 Old Porter Rd
Portage, IN 46368

Coordinates

41.5943689464344 N
87.20562207292198 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Walk-In
Park in a lot, walk to your site.

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WiFi
Available
Verizon
Unknown
AT&T
Unknown
T-Mobile
Unknown

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group
Cabins
Tent Cabin

Features

For Campers

Market
ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Phone Service
Reservable
WiFi
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Sewer Hookups
Water Hookups
Big Rig Friendly

$49 - $57

/ night

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Reservations

Steve D.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 14, 2023

Over crowded and rude workers

A group of us go camping at least 1 time a month and we were excited to find a campground with so many amenities very close to home. As soon as I pulled up the lady registering me couldn’t care less that I was there. It was like I was bothering her. She was more concerned what was going on on her phone. Then heading back to the site the park was entirely too crowded. They packed these spots in like sardines. The “security” was a joke. Our kids got yelled at 3 times for riding bikes. But they didn’t do anything with the drunks behind us making noise until 3am. Extremely disappointing and we will not be going back. We will warn everyone we know about this campground.

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Month of VisitSeptember

Karen K.

Scout

Reviewed Aug. 4, 2023

It’s a trailer park

I couldn’t believe they pass this off for a campground. People live there full time. And it’s red neck.

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Month of VisitSeptember

Cassandra I.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 15, 2023

Amenity camping

It offers all the amenities you could want for a weekend get away. A lake with water rentals, floating water slide, playgrounds and sport courts, general store with the stardust’s “convenience mark-ups”,and water/ electric at all sites. However, if you’re looking for a true camping experience or to visit the Indiana Dunes, you’ll make little use of the amenities and find the sites small and area as well the sites and bath houses overcrowded. It really offers anything a family would want for a weekend trip so depending on the goal for your trip, this could have everything you would need or leave you feeling less than fully satisfied.

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Month of VisitAugust

Art W.

Traveler

Reviewed Sep. 20, 2021

One step above WALMART

This campground hosts many permanent or monthly campers, as evidenced by semi permanent structures, fences etc. There is a small lake that offers swimming and fishing, but we did not use this area. It is a huge area, with 4 shower and bathroom facilities, but they were old and needed maintenance and updating. One of us was brave enough to shower there, the other one preferred to take a sponge bath in the van. Each site that we saw had electric and waste water and potable water, so this was convenient. There is a loud highway nearby. The camp is a ten minute drive from West Beach area of Indiana Dunes National Park. As we ate breakfast on the supplied picnic table, the neighbor next to us had a loud argument with another resident involving a presumed theft, and police visited.

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Month of VisitOctober

Michael C.

Legend

Reviewed Aug. 16, 2021

Trees and Rules

Close to Indiana Dunes National Park. Easy access. Lots of rules thrown at you from the get go. Don’t park on the grass, Don’t drive over 5 mph, Don’t have alcohol outside your space. Lots of rules. Few smiling faces. Lots of trees. A mix of semi permanent residents and transient sites

Month of VisitSeptember

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Rino S.

Ranger

Reviewed Aug. 4, 2021

Crammed sites, kinda run down

Easy enough to find. Checkin was a breeze. The pool is the size of a backyard pool. There's a beach to the lake, but there's some garbage on the shore. I would not swim in it, although we did fish in it can caught a bunch!

The camp store is large an stocked pretty well.

My biggest complaint is the size of the sites. We are on top of each other. I have a 26 foot class c and the pad for the adjacent site is at my tailgate.

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Month of VisitSeptember

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brian

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 29, 2021

It will do the job for the Indiana Dunes...

The campground is older and could use some TLC. You will be camping on top of people. The sites are small and can be difficult to get in with a larger trailer. Beach and pool are open goofy days. When we looked at the lake we thought it would be better to swim at West beach. WiFi is available but signals are weak and I could not locate their connections.

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Month of VisitJuly

Julia S.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 31, 2020

This is not camping

If your idea of camping is to be surrounded by nature, quiet, and the ability to social distance then DO NOT CAMP HERE.

Likes hire camp resort is like choosing to camp in the middle of a neighborhood whose population density is higher than chicago, except instead of apartments, it’s trailers. The train is so loud that it’s bound to wake you up numerous times in the middle of the night. There are so many flood lights that it is never dark.

Like a neighborhood, we were so far from a public bathroom that we had to drive and the first two bathrooms we went to on the first night were locked. When we finally found the bathrooms the next day they were mostly clean.

Positive insights-hook ups work and the Pool and lake were both swimmable. The playground was nice for kids.

This campsite was a once in a lifetime experience, as in, this is the only time we will ever camp here and we will not be back.

Carol W.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 15, 2020

Cramped camping

Not my favorite place, but it did the job. Staff was great. Everything was run down. Bathroom was ok.

Roger G.

Scout

Reviewed Oct. 22, 2019

Now changed to LAKESHORE RESORT.

Same as Yogi

Chad Y.

Traveler

Reviewed May. 23, 2019

Great spot for family fun

This was a fun campground. We were there the week before peak season opened so none of the pools or splash pads were open, but they were very accommodating so that we could still play mini golf and ride around on the pedal cars.

Jenny S.

Scout

Reviewed May. 21, 2019

Words can not express

This is a great place

Angie G.

Scout

Reviewed Apr. 23, 2019

Always lots of activities on the weekends for kids and adults

This is a busy campground during the summer weekends. Activities for the kids are all weekend and evenings are busy with golf carts parades. The adult fun goes to the wee hours on busy holiday weekends. It’s a lot of fun for those who are looking for a fun filled time. This is not a retirement community campground- this is a busy active place for all ages!

Month of VisitAugust

bria M.

Traveler

Reviewed Oct. 12, 2018

Family Gathering :)

This is a very nice campground. A lot of locals go there to get away for the weekend. :)

Aaron W.

Guide

Reviewed Aug. 8, 2018

Unless you own a seasonal site avoid this place

Such a shame as the majority of the Jellystone campgrounds are nice to be at. This is truly a seasonal friendly resort where the Jellystone rules are very relaxed. If you do not have a seasonal spot you will be stuck next to the 80/94 freeway where it is noisy 24/7/365. The campground also is very dirty and old. Heavy drinking and constant loud and annoying golf cart parades until 1am didn’t help the matter any less. Last disappointment was Lake Michigan is not beautiful near here due to the industry and power plants right on the lake. We will not be going back and even if you are a seasonal camper spend your money elsewhere.

Marc W.

Legend

Reviewed Jul. 8, 2018

Disappointed

This review is reflective of when the campground was branded as Yogi Bear. I can not speak to changes done by new management....The campground is very large with decent sized sites. Very expensive and we have stayed in premium resorts. Definitely not worth the money as the park is very run down. This was and could be an amazing campground, but it appears they have allowed it to be taken over by very old seasonal sites. The aged camping units are in disrepair and standards should be put in place. The place is over run with golf carts at all hours and the gravel paths need attention. Every time a golf cart comes through a huge cloud of dust follows. I’ve never left a campground where my truck, and camper were caked with grey dirt. The pools were dirty and at capacity our entire time and the only clean pool was the adult pool. We took the kids to the lake which was actually fun but then they have a water toy with a slide that they actually charge you to use. I don’t think we will be taking a chance with this place again due to distance, cost, and experience. We took a chance last minute with this place due to good experiences at other Yogi locations even though we read differing reviews online. I would not recommend.

Month of VisitJune

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