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Shades State Park

26 Reviews

About

State Park

If you’re looking for the perfect camping destination to tell spooky stories around the campfire, Shades State Park is the place to do it. Just 16 miles southwest of Crawfordsville, the area’s original name was Shades of Death. This harkens to some of the grizzly legends from early settlement years…

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.
  • Hike-In
    Backcountry sites.
  • Boat-In
    Sites accessible by watercraft.

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Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Group

Features

For Campers

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

For Vehicles

  • Sanitary Dump
  • Sewer Hookups
  • Water Hookups
  • Pull-Through Sites
  • Big Rig Friendly

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26 Reviews

HThe Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Jun. 23, 2023

Awesome Backpack Camp!

Took my son on his first backpacking trip this week and felt like Shades would be a perfect trial run for us together. I don’t think this camp gets enough love as it’s a relatively short hike for most seasoned backpackers. Great for trial runs and gear testing. The trail was (recently) well…

SiteBackpack, furthest site on NE side
Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Shades State Park by Hannah , June 23, 2023
  • Review photo of Shades State Park by Hannah , June 23, 2023
  • Review photo of Shades State Park by Hannah , June 23, 2023
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Ashton B.
Reviewed Sep. 6, 2022

Private sites, poor facilities

This was our first time camping at Shades. The sites were fairly private with nice fire pits. The trails were nice and well maintained, aside from part of the stairs on trail 1 being damaged and closed. (Would have been nice to know at the trailhead, but no big deal.) The facilities, however, we’re…

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Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of Shades State Park by Ashton B., September 6, 2022
  • Review photo of Shades State Park by Ashton B., September 6, 2022
  • Review photo of Shades State Park by Ashton B., September 6, 2022
Steven  D.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2022

It’s not the best

Definitely not the best state park campground in Indiana. Features a lot of sites, but they are all fairly close together with little separation.

There is also a backpacking campground, that is around 2.5 miles from the main campground. It has water and outhouses, but is not very scenic, as it’s…

Month of VisitOctober
  • Review photo of Shades State Park by Steven  D., February 14, 2022
  • Review photo of Shades State Park by Steven  D., February 14, 2022
  • Review photo of Shades State Park by Steven  D., February 14, 2022
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Location

Shades State Park is located in Indiana

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Coordinates

39.948028629999996 N
87.02401498283692 W

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