Paynetown Campground
Reviewed Jun. 25, 2024

Crazy busy on a summer weekend

 This is a SRA on the shores of Lake Monroe by Bloomington Indiana. This is a boating/fishing park. We went on a hot weekend the 4rth weekend in June & it was completely full. 

There's only 3 short trails. The longest is 1.25 miles. Not a hiking park. 

There's a visitor center off State Road 446. This is NOT a nature center! Just a place to pick up some information. 

The marina & boat launch get the most use. There's also a beach. 

There's a large Class B campground closer to the marina. There's some pit toilets & one flush toilet building. No showers. No electricity.

 There's a large dump station. 

The electric campground has 227 sites. 3 are handicap accessible. There's also 27 pull throughs. Many have lake access due to camper made trails to the lake.

We had site 137 which was a good site due to the fact we had no one on the left. There was a woods view.

Many of these sites have a bad incline & people were putting their rigs sideways on the site close to the road. Our site was no exception, but we were able to make it work. This site also had afternoon sun.

 Restrooms/showers were state park clean. I was impressed with the hard working staff trying their best to give us a clean bathroom!

 The best sites in the campground are 171/172& 153/154. These have a lot of sun, but a stellar view of the lake. 

132-137 have a trail to the lake. Very bad inclines though. 

120-124 have trails to the lake & are in the woods. 

103 is a large site& fairly even with lots of shade. 

The sites from 180-227 are asphalt with concrete pads. The rest of the campground is gravel. 

There's 4 carry in campsites for tents that looked very nice. Campsites in the E area have access to a sandy peninsula that was very popular for swimmers. 

This is known in Indiana as a party park. There's some truth to that. It's VERY noisy & busy on a summer weekend. If you like a quieter experience come Monday through Wed. or wait until the off season.

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  • Review photo of Paynetown Campground by Cynthia K., June 25, 2024
  • Review photo of Paynetown Campground by Cynthia K., June 25, 2024
  • Review photo of Paynetown Campground by Cynthia K., June 25, 2024
  • Review photo of Paynetown Campground by Cynthia K., June 25, 2024
  • Review photo of Paynetown Campground by Cynthia K., June 25, 2024
  • Review photo of Paynetown Campground by Cynthia K., June 25, 2024
  • Review photo of Paynetown Campground by Cynthia K., June 25, 2024
  • Review photo of Paynetown Campground by Cynthia K., June 25, 2024
  • Review photo of Paynetown Campground by Cynthia K., June 25, 2024
  • Review photo of Paynetown Campground by Cynthia K., June 25, 2024
  • Review photo of Paynetown Campground by Cynthia K., June 25, 2024
  • Review photo of Paynetown Campground by Cynthia K., June 25, 2024