Free Camping Collection
Established Camping
Buzzards Roost Recreation Area
About
USDA Forest Service
Buzzard Roost has a primitive campground and picnic area though no toilets or water are provided. Camping and Picnic Sites are not seperately designated, but either activity is allowed in the sites.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonPoor
- AT&TFair
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- ADA Access
- Picnic Table
- Phone Service
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires

Good clean camp ground
Very clean area with restrooms. There is very limited spaces that are pretty close together. There actually wasn’t any camp grounds open when we got there but we were so exhausted from the drive and it was 4am so we parking at the trail head and got a 3 hour nap in. I walked a bit of the trail that…
Good clean spot
Spots aren’t as private as I would have liked, but definitely nice for free camping. Short walk down to the water. It was a bit foggy the following morning, but it was just a pass through camp stop for me at the time, so no big deal
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Relaxing place
Stayed a week so far is very relaxing and peaceful. Convenience store approximately 10 mi away. Very quiet area and peaceful as long as your neighbor doesn't have to run their generator all day. But as I found out newbies still learning the tricks. On right in all paved narrow in spots but passable…
Location
Buzzards Roost Recreation Area is located in Indiana
Coordinates
38.12085 N
86.464815 W