Immerse yourself in the magic of America's Christmas Hometown with a stay at Sun Outdoors Lake Rudolph, formerly known as Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort. Nestled in the breathtaking beauty of southern Indiana, our resort offers a range of unforgettable camping and lodging experiences that cater to families of all sizes.

Sun Outdoors Lake Rudolph, a two-time National RV Park of the Year, is nestled in the captivating town of Santa Claus. Discover spacious RV and tent sites, charming vacation rentals, and breathtaking scenery.

Experience an extraordinary stay with incredible amenities and activities. Dive into Santa's SplashDown WaterPark, make a splash at Blitzen Bay pool, and enjoy miniature golf. Treat yourself at our snack bar, let your furry friends play in the dog park, and embrace outdoor adventures like fishing, paddle boating, and scenic trails. Explore Santa Claus' magical attractions, including Santa's Candy Castle and the Santa Claus Christmas Store, with Holiday World Theme Park nearby.

Create cherished memories and embrace the joy and wonder of Santa Claus at Sun Outdoors Lake Rudolph. Your adventure awaits!

Sun Outdoors Lake Rudolph

This is my kids favorite campground and we always have a great time! Enjoy putt-putt, playgrounds, paddle boats, volleyball, swimming, game rooms, and water slides right next to Holiday World Amusement Park. There are always a lot of fun activities, and we love watching the golf cart parades and all the decorations on them, especially during holiday weekends. If you camp with kids, this is a top spot to visit! Shuttle over to Holiday World for a day, and then spend a day around the campground for a great long weekend! 

Kid Camping Paradise 

Lake Rudolph is a nicely themed campground, right in line with the nearby town, Santa Claus, IN.  It is conveniently located beside one of the best theme parks in the midwest, Holiday World.  Holiday World and Splashing Safari has a huge, awesome, water park, and a couple of the 10 best wooden roller coasters on the planet.

Back to the campground, the sites are not so level but located in a nice wooded area and well maintained interior roads and facilities.  Just a quick travel note, there is not much to do in Santa Claus, IN aside from Holiday World.  

We stayed here in a class C motorhome.

Nice themed campground

Wow, [Lake Rudolph Campground](http://www.lakerudolph.com/) is huge! So huge in fact that we only ever saw 1/2 of it - we never even ventured into the other 1/2 of the campground (the top half of the map, which is probably MORE than 1/2 of the campground). We stayed in a water / electric site in Ornament Circle which was perfect because it was very close to the fishing ‘lake’, bathhouses, mini golf, and tram stop for Holiday World (which is, of course, why we were there). The mini golf (9 hole) was actually a lot of fun, and the fishing pond has a ton of fish in it. We caught crappie, bluegill, and a few smaller bass - but there are definitely some larger bass in there. The bathhouses were relatively dirty, but had free showers and plenty of stalls. We did not visit the campground store or anything in the upper 1/2 of the campground, as I mentioned, so we did not go to the in-campground pool or mini waterpark. The location of the campground is perfect if you’re visiting for [Holiday World / Splashin’ Safari](https://www.holidayworld.com/).

Speaking of which, I was a little hesitant about Holiday World as it sounds a little cheesy, but I think it’s one of the nicest amusement parks we’ve ever been to - and we’ve been to a lot! The theming is awesome with each section of the park entirely entrenched in its given holiday (different colors used on fences, the theming of all of the rides themselves, the concessions available, special characters, etc), it was just a ton of fun. We got to the park shortly after it opened, which means we had about an hour in the main park before Splashin’ Safari opened (which was our main focus). I had the grand idea to head straight for The Voyage, which I had heard was the top-rated coaster in the park, and grabbed the seats at the back of the coaster (it’s a wooden coaster, right? you’re supposed to sit in the back).

Ho-Lee Crap.

That thing was insane! I have never been on a wooden rollercoaster anything close to that extreme - in fact, all 3 of the famous wooden coasters at Holiday World obliterated most other wooden coasters we had been on. The Voyage in particular, though, is intense. I would not recommend sitting in the back of the train.. hah. The Legend and The Raven are both AWESOME and we enjoyed those more than The Voyage. The new (steel) coaster, Thunderbird, is extremely smooth, especially after riding the old wooden coasters, and it was fantastic - one of my favorite steel coasters that I’ve ever ridden. We spent most of the day at the water park, which was also a great time. The Mammoth in particular was a ton of fun, and unique - it’s a ‘water coaster’ but you sit in a large circular raft (with nice individual seats) instead of the typical in-line 2- or 4-person tube. We really enjoyed that one, though it did break down a few times that day which increased the wait times. The food was decent for an amusement park, and we definitely felt like we got our money’s worth.

We will definitely be back, and will stay at Lake Rudolph when we return!

Enormous campground right next to Holiday World

This campground is so much fun. Great for families with kids and dogs. There is so much to do we rarely leave. Pizza,ice cream, camp store, pool, water slides, mini golf... They have scheduled events under the pavilion throughout the day. Nights are ended with golf glow parades or family movie night under the pavilion.

Family/Animal friendly! 

We love coming here annually for Mother’s Day weekend. This campground has a lot to offer but is focused for seasonal camping. A lot of amenities and the town is fun to sight see. 

Awesome campground and cute town!

Such a wonderful family oriented campground with excellent amenities. Pets are allowed and the sites are gravel or concrete.  Relax at the pool, enjoy mini golf, playing at the game room, mining for gems, or shooting some hoops.  There is also a shuttle that will take you to Holiday World.  Don’t have an RV? Not an issue, choose a cabin, cottage, or stay in one of the rental RVs.  They offer restrooms, showers, heat, kitchens and a lot more. 

Great Family Fun and Adventure

Very clean campground, with a great family vibe to it! I used to camp here when I was a kid, and it’s still just as wonderful as I remember.

The staff are incredibly helpful. There are options for all kinds of campers: RVs, tents, cabins. If you aren’t going next door to Holiday World, they have a decent size pool and slides, as well as an arcade and playground. There is a camp store as well as a pizza place located in the center of the campground.

For the camper who enjoys to be farther from their nearest neighbor, this place may not be for you. While campsites are spacious, you can see and hear your neighboring campers. :)

Fun for the Family!

This is a fun family Campground located adjacent to holiday world and Splashin Safari. There are golf carts for rent, nice camp stores, pools, playground, putt putt golf course, arcade and more. This campground has lots of family fun activities Such as a glow parade, karaoke night, arts and crafts, and more. The Halloween themed weekends are so much fun with a campsite decorating contest,  trick-or-treating etc.

The most fun!!!!!

As soon as we exited the highway we were struggling to see though the immense cloud of smoke that was building bigger denser as we approached the park.  We quickly learned that this was from all of the camp fires in the park, it was then we realized that this park was a small city.  
The Pro’s - they have every amenity you can think of for everyone including the family dog.  The park is located in a cute town with a deep Christmas theme.  You will meet a lot of people most of which were great.  Bathrooms and other related areas were very clean and well maintained.  Daily trash pick up. AT&amp;T cell signal was good.   
The Con’s - There are people every where and it appeared that many of them did not know they were in a family camp while consumed beer after beer cussing at there friends and family while playing there inappropriate music very loud (I’m not saying I think they shouldn’t be able to do this its just seemed out of place in a town themed after Christmas, and in a park called Rudolph lake with a heavy focus on families.  I think the park can do a better job of controlling this).  The electrical at our site was not working properly and we had to run off of a 110 plug we found.  The smoke at night was a little hard on the lungs.  There is Wifi but it was virtually un-usable.  


Not for us

This park is conveniently located beside Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana! There is a wide variety of activities and it's a fun place to camp with family! Some of the sites are a little too close together but other than that, my family really enjoys camping at Lake Rudolph! 

Great location for Holiday World weekend

This is a great location near the lake, dog park and community center and has excellent internet access.

Fun family campground

If you're looking for a nice quiet peaceful campground, this is not it!  It's a fun, family centered, campground. There is SO much to do just within the campground itself (for all ages)  People rent the golf carts and 
decorate them with various themes. Clean camp ground, nice people one thing I didn't like was that you had to pay extra for the water slides and play area with in the campground.
If my boys have anything to say about it we will definitely be back.

Perfect Family Getaway 

Very nice campground.  Had the whole place to our selves a couple of nights.  Concrete level sites.  Pond to fish in and huge dog run, but not to close to a large number of sites.  Definitely will be back. ￼

Big Rig Friendly 

33’ Class C - Pull Through Lot

Our family enjoyed the amenities and the easy “special entrance” shuttle to holiday world. Super easy and fun. 