Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area

Absolutely beautiful. Sites overlooking the lake. Geese, herons, and owls! Quiet. Vault toilets are a bit dated. We stayed at a non-electric site.

Love the sites at Sam Parr. Only 33 sites overall (only 1st 10 reservable) but sites are quite large & all have very level concrete pads. Didn’t even have to put out our big rug @ the door because concrete extends all the way to the fire pit & picnic table. Also nice that each site has a trash can as well & they check them 1-2 times during the week. Park Maintenance offers to blow off your site when they come around.

Only reason wasn’t 5 stars is that they need MORE trails. There is one 2.3 mile look near the damn which is very nice, but plenty of opportunity to have more. A few short trails exist in the campground from the sites to the lake but would be really nice if they have a LONG trail or more around the lake itself or along the creek that runs into the lake.

Also good suggestion for nice day trip is Irene’s Winery; about 30 minutes away. It’s in the middle of nowhere down a gravel road but definitely work the trip. We visited on a Sunday & the food was fantastic.

We stayed there for one night. The park superintendent was so polite and helpful. He even told us where they had been stacking wood from clearing out some trees near the campground and encouraged us to use all we need. Very clean pit toilets. Very good fire pits with cooking grates. Every spot has a picnic table and trash can. Very nice close walk to the north boat launch from the campground. Well kept cleared trails. Very nice and well maintained playground in the middle of the campground. Great views of the lake. 4 bars on Verizon.

we love this park as it reminds us of some of Indiana state parks with a huge lake, horseback riding, lots of trails to explore and beautiful wildlife. pet friendly and lots to do for all ages.

This campground was very peaceful and quiet. Only half the sites were occupied when we stayed. We caught some nice sized Bass on the lake which made for a yummy dinner. We stayed here in September and during the fall season the colors on the trees are magical. We found a couple of nice trails to hike that leave directly from the campground.