Deam Lake State Rec Area

This is a nice campground. We went on a weekend in July and it was as pretty busy, as to be expected. Because of that, we didn’t visit the beach area, however my in laws did and they said it was nice. They swam and kayaked. Staff is friendly. Facilities are pretty clean, nothing to write home about. Didn’t use the showers. My sons enjoyed the nature center. This is the closest state park to us, so I’m sure we will be back. Be sure to stop in town for ice cream.

   We camped here about 19 years ago & I swore I'd never go back. I hated the dirty bathrooms & showers. I hated the park in general. He talked me into going again & I was pleasantly surprised! Must be better management.  

 The playground looked fairly new. The bathrooms/showers had a plastic type lining on the walls. The rest looked like it needed a total rehaul. The bathrooms were "state park clean", which means the sinks & toilets were cleaned & not much else. I'm used to that!

    The sites were nicely kept, but some had a steep incline. I would call the park office directly if you're concerned. The F loop has the best sites. Some have a better view of the lake than others. The beach was closed for the season when we were there, but looked ok. They needed to get a Scout group or something to pick up small trash. 

  The fishing pier was closed because it's falling apart. There's a boat launch. 

The picnic areas looked uninteresting.

  The trails had pretty good with signage, but The Lake Vista Trail had downed trees every 50 feet. The vista wasn't all that great.

Although this is has 1300 acres this is a hikers park. Most of the acreage is accessible by trail. The Knobstone Trail has it's Southern most trailhead at this park. That's a 60 mile backpacking trail. The rest of the trails are much shorter, but it seems more rugged. The exceptions are Trail 1& 2- under 1 mile. The Lake Vista is 1.6 & very rugged due to the steep incline to the rock vista.

Fishing was poor according to my fishing guy, but it was in the 30s overnight a couple of nights. Warmer weather might be better.

 Sellersburg has restaurants & grocery stores. I saw a Walgreens.

The lake was nice especially with the extreme heat we had. Super crowded on the weekends but not too bad during the week. The bathrooms were terrible. Dirty and no toilet paper to be had on the busy weekends.

Beautiful campground, well maintained trails, barn stalls are amazing !!

Spots are a little close together but we had a great time fishing, kayaking and swimming

Our site was F33. Nice size. We had to navigate around the tree for our awning but it gave us some much needed shade for the heat. The comfort station closest to our campsite was clean and seemed well maintained. We enjoyed our stay.

After reading negative reviews from 2020, I was hesitant that they were true. That all of the critters from Louisville flock to this area. That wasn’t entirely untrue. This place is absolutely great for people watching, but expect the quiet time hours to not be enforced and a large number of dogs to bark all night. Early mornings are wonderful because nobody wakes up until at least 11. If you enjoy hiking; there are a nice array of trails. We avoided the beach; far too crowded. We intend on returning; but choose your spot wisely. Shower house bathrooms were very clean.

Very nice state park with some nice trails. The Lake View trail was a good and tough hike. If you take young ones, be sure they will be self reliant. It can be very steep in some areas.

The campground is fairly large with nice size sites. Some can be short and a bit uneven, so be prepared.

The facilities were nice but needed a good cleaning. Along with the comfort stations, there are pit toilets located throughout for easy access.

The lake looked very nice and is electric motor only. It will be nice to head back with the kayaks. You may be need a permit for all boats, so check before you go.

Looking forward to another visir.

I used this location as my FOB for a weekend of hiking in southern Indiana. The campground was nice. Being the first weekend in April, the water wasn’t turned on so there were no modern restrooms/shower houses available. I’d say the camp was 30% capacity over the weekend, relatively quiet in the evenings with light road traffic. The gate staff were exceptional, suggesting a much better sight than I had registered for online.

Nice lake with outboard motors allowed. We enjoyed the water with out listening to the motors. They are not turning on water until April 15. The campground has some nice spots with cabins and areas for people with horses. Not to big but not to small.

Stayed in D04. Had 30 amp plus 20 amp hookups. Picnic table. 15 pieces of firewood for 5 plus tax. Friends stayed in the chickadee cabin and d03. Neat cabins all wood with Portable AC.

A few hikes. Horse camping so was cool to see the horses. A beach location and a few fishing spots.

The lake doesn’t allow non electric motors so waters were calm. Caught some bluegills.

Public restrooms and showers.

Ice in the area cheapest at the truck stops and gas stations 2 10lbs for 5 bucks.

Would stop again if in the area.

Perfect lake to kayak for a beginner bc no wake zone also the cabins are cool and cozy just bring a mattress the restrooms are definitely the cleanest and well taken care of anywhere I’ve ever been

Great sites close to the lake

1. There wasn’t anyone @ the entrance
2. There wasn’t anyone @ check in for camping.
3. No room for slide to come out when it said there was when we booked.
4. No cell coverage @ most sites.
5. Unkept grounds.
6. Pads were so narrow that it was hard to park.. wasn’t just us.. others said the same thing..
7. Lake was gross

This campground is very family-friendly and fun. There are horse trails, a beach, and great water for swimming/kayaking/canoeing. It is pet friendly as well. The bath house in our area was older but fairly clean. We felt like there was good spacing between the sites, and we weren’t too close to our neighbors. Beautiful in the Fall!

Didn't have much to do in the area but this campsite provided the perfect night stay. Spacious drive in spots and decent bathrooms

We stayed last night in the Cardinal Cabin. Tons of privacy and the best bathrooms I have ever seen. Not a single bug and they even had antibacterial hand soap at every sink. The staff was super helpful. The beach was fun to swim and water was clean. They have boats for rent which are fun and paddle around the lake.

the campground is alright but keep up with the news it is closed often for one problem or another