Best Campgrounds near Bainbridge, IN

Bainbridge is the perfect place for adventurous campers and RVers. Discover secluded campsites where you can reconnect with nature. Or maybe you like to bring your family and friends along. Either way, there are Bainbridge campgrounds just for you. You're sure to find the perfect spot for your Indiana camping adventure.

Best Camping Sites Near Bainbridge, Indiana (72)

    1. Cecil M Harden Lake Raccoon State Recreation Area

    32 Reviews
    Rockville, IN
    14 miles
    Website
    +1 (765) 344-1412

    $12 - $32 / night

    "Raccoon State Recreation Area | Cecil M Harden Lake is located in the heart of historic covered bridge country just 50 miles West of Indianapolis."

    "There are multiple boat ramps for easy access to the water. I met a friend there who is a resident of Indianapolis and we had a great time on the water."

    2. Turkey Run State Park Campground

    71 Reviews
    Marshall, IN
    23 miles
    Website
    +1 (765) 597-2635

    $20 - $25 / night

    "Turkey Run is arguably the most popular campground (and state park) in Indiana and has its pros and cons."

    "Much enjoyed hiking some of the trails at Turkey Run State Park near Marshall, Indiana. This is Indiana's 2nd oldest state park, now 100 years old (1916-2016)."

    3. Shades State Park Campground

    28 Reviews
    Alamo, IN
    17 miles
    Website
    +1 (765) 435-2810

    $12 - $20 / night

    "Canopied by the big beautiful Indiana trees. Close to some good hiking trails."

    "Located north of turkey run state park shades offers all the hiking and scenic terrain with less amenities and less crowds. Sugar creek cuts through the ancient sandstone floor creating canyon walls."

    4. Lieber State Recreation Area Campground

    22 Reviews
    Cloverdale, IN
    19 miles
    Website
    +1 (765) 276-0194

    $16 - $25 / night

    "Cagles Mill Lake borders the southwestern side of the area.

    We arrived to a very quiet campground with few campers."

    "Each campsite is spacious and has plenty of space away from your neighbors. There was plenty of shade even though our pad wasn't tucked back in the woods."

    5. Lake Waveland Park

    8 Reviews
    Waveland, IN
    16 miles
    Website
    +1 (765) 435-2073

    $25 - $40 / night

    "Nice clean park in west-central Indiana that has a lake and a large number of camping sites along with restrooms and showers."

    "The campground is located within close proximity of both Turkey Run and Shades State Park."

    6. Crawfordsville KOA

    14 Reviews
    Crawfordsville, IN
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (765) 230-0965

    "We arrived at 2am, but they had us all situated for late checkin. The campground itself was very lovely and quiet."

    "Really cute little park with lots of shade and convenient access to Crawfordsville. We were here for a quick stopover, but made friends with several locals spending time here."

    7. Sugar Creek Campground and Canoe Rental LLC

    11 Reviews
    Crawfordsville, IN
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (765) 362-5528

    $30 - $45 / night

    "There are few trails looping around for the walks. Most of tent sites got shade. Rv sites all seem to be level, although kind of close together. Nice and clean bathrooms and shower facility."

    "The campsite it very spacious and there’s a decent amount of distance between each site. Sites by the river are especially nice."

    8. Rockville Lake County Park

    11 Reviews
    Rockville, IN
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (765) 569-6541

    $25 / night

    "Only sites are next to us. Woods behind and open grass and field in front of this site. Disc golf course is awesome, in the woods, up and down ravine. 18 holes plus practice basket."

    "That spot has a trail behind it to go down to a little dock which seems like many other people may use the trail, so probably won't use that site when it gets busy."

    9. Cloverdale RV Park

    3 Reviews
    Cloverdale, IN
    15 miles
    +1 (765) 795-3294

    "This easy-access-from-the-highway RV park is really nice. The spots are accessible, the bathrooms are AMAZING (no…seriously), the little attractions are adorable and the host is terrific."

    10. Sugar Creek Campground

    7 Reviews
    Crawfordsville, IN
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (765) 362-5528

    "It's a nice place to walk around, though we were wandering past empty tent spots so in the busy season it might be less free-form on where you can roam."

    "Very clean and well kept, smaller but with direct access to an awesome creek. Kids played in the creek all day long. Cheap and plentiful firewood. Really friendly and family owned"

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Recent Reviews near Bainbridge, IN

446 Reviews of 72 Bainbridge Campgrounds


  • Cynthia K.
    Sep. 16, 2025

    Turkey Run State Park Campground

    Nice State Park Campground

    Turkey Run State Park. Arguably one of the top 5 state parks in Indiana.

    Lots of hiking opportunities, including the fabulous Trail 3 which should be a National Trail IMO. Go hike early before 10 am. This area gets crazy busy after that. 

    Nice nature center.

    2 covered bridges.

     A swimming pool in season.

     A historic inn with a restaurant. You can rent cabins also. 

    The Lusk home has tours every Saturday in season. 

    The campground is a mile or so west of the entrance to the park.

     Electric only. 270 sites. Water is available.

     There's modern bath houses with hot showers.

     We were site 218, which is technically the Turkey Hollow area. The bath house there was clean. We liked our loop for spacious sites( for a state park).

     The Twin Oaks loop seemed denser.

     There's a double dump near the exit. There's also one dump at the end of a loop by site 60. We were happy the other 4 campers trying to dump forgot about it! 

    Trail 7 access is also at the end by site 44. It's not marked on the map.

     The camp store has the usual camping supplies & gift items. Ice & wood. 

    We enjoyed our weekend here! Even though it rained Saturday.

  • Lisa M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 28, 2025

    Shakamak State Park Campground

    Great State Park

    Most of the spaces that had both water and electric were mostly in the sun. But all the other spaces had plenty of shade and trees around them. Our space was spot on level and nice area around each space to where you didn’t feel like you were camped on top of other people. The showers were adequate. Great hiking trails in the area. Very quiet. Although we were there on a weekday. One downside was we had Verizon as a cell phone carrier and only had one bar.

  • L
    Aug. 20, 2025

    Shakamak State Park Campground

    Clean, pretty, quiet, spacey.

    We had a nice site that was evenly spaced from the other campsites by trees and was nice and close to water, the bathrooms, and the shower houses, which were very clean! The camp store was nice and the paddle boats were fun! The pool was only opened on the weekends in August which was disappointing but there was a large fishing dock and many boating opportunities. Very nice camping spot, but in August beware of the bugs!

  • L
    Aug. 20, 2025

    Shades State Park Campground

    It was very clean, nicely spaced, and shaded.

    Very nice campground! It was close by Turkey Run State Park, which had amazing trails, that are pictured below. (We definitely recommend Trail 3!) The campground itself was very nice and clean, as well as shaded and pretty. We were camping in August, so it wasn't very busy and we got peace. There were many fun things to do in Turkey Run, although the pool was closed in August. There was also a fun little ice cream place and store in downtown Marshall! 

      Great place overall!

  • T
    Aug. 17, 2025

    Sugar Creek Campground and Canoe Rental LLC

    Horrible experience

    To much money rv/campsites way way to small they charge for EVERYTHING INCLUDING GUEST TO SEE IF THEY WANT TO CAMP , u can only have 4 people then its 10$ per each for a weekend ridiculous

  • T
    Aug. 17, 2025

    Sugar Creek Campground and Canoe Rental LLC

    Ripped off for sure read your itinerary is what she told me 4 times instead of trying to make it right !!!!

    Experience was good , except do not get sites 33, 34 or 35 we had maybe 5ft between us and the camper beside us , no way and the electricity hookup is right there so putting out awning was so very dangerous!!!! Bc the water dripped straight onto the electric hookup and who knows if someone may have a cut or anything wrong with there cord electric shock for sure !!!! Visitors JUST TO VISIT TO SEE IF THEY WANT TO CAMP THERE 5$ each Could not cook out or anything bc there’s no room in between your camper and your neighbor’s camper They tell u to look at the four day itinerary, but we’ve always just called or got on the website and booked our site, but it is pretty ridiculous for a camper to hold six or eight and you can only have four people and then on top of that an arm and a leg just for a float to float downstream which the gal young gal told me it was 2 miles 2 to 4 hour trip and it took us an hour so basically got ripped off pretty good this weekend so make sure to read your email b4 going here ! Thank goodness we had family bc we had absolutely no room for anything Bugs horrible And they tell you to have dogs on leash , no one had their dogs on leash except us . A blue healer tried to bite one of us ! It was pouring down and the guy on golf cart while we’re trying to hurry in the rain was so worried about our card he couldn’t wait till we was leaving to turn it in . They give u a code so why not put it in your phone bc if u lose there card they charge u 40$ Seems like more of a money thing to us . We enjoy camping but my gosh break the bank here for sure no gravel on sites hardly mainly dirt and sand so come prepared to sweep your caper or rv every hour . Very very tiny sites and unacceptable for us and anyone wanting to enjoy outside of your camper with your awning

  • Emilee B.
    Aug. 3, 2025

    Broadview Lake and Campground

    Home away from home!

    This campground has a personality of its own. Majority of the lots are permanent Indiana residents but the option for an impromptu night of camping here is always open. The staff have been here years and you can tell genuinely care about this place. They make sure to know you, which makes me feel safe cuz they know who’s here whether tenant or guest. Neighbors are great. You have the occasion person that likes to hear themselves but that’s everywhere. If u want to make friends you can and if you want to stay to yourself you can. The pool was just put in a year ago and is a relaxing place to go. Also what I thought was different was that no matter what is going on here , everyone settles down around 10 to 11 pm and by midnight you hear the crickets and owls. Everyone is so respectful of quiet time here no matter the festivity. There is a pond you can fish as well. If you wanna stick around a while this is the campground for you.

  • hThe Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 1, 2025

    Peaceful Waters Campground

    Peaceful Waters

    Cute little park, off of 41, most sites are water and electric, most do not have sewer but there's a dump station. Very affordable. Owners are very nice and easy to communicate with. Theres a campstore and ice on site. Great fishing pond. Look around for cute carvings. Very close to Turkey Run, Shades, and Raccoon Lake!

  • D&S B.
    Jul. 30, 2025

    Crawfordsville KOA

    Very Expensive and dirty.

    First time at this KOA, site was okay, gravel pull through but sewer hookup was all the way at the end of the site, needed extra extension to hook up sewer. The bathroom and showers were disgustingly dirty, both men's and women's smelled and were disgustingly dirty. I can't believe I paid $72 for such terrible accommodations.


Guide to Bainbridge

Camping near Bainbridge, Indiana, offers a mix of beautiful scenery and fun activities for everyone. Whether you're looking to pitch a tent or park your RV, there are several campgrounds that cater to different preferences.

What to do

  • Hiking: Explore the trails at Turkey Run State Park Campground. One reviewer mentioned, "Be prepared with hiking boots and sticks," as the trails can be challenging with lots of steps and stream crossings.
  • Fishing and Boating: At Cecil M Harden Lake Raccoon State Recreation Area, visitors can enjoy fishing and boating. One camper said, "Great areas to walk your dog," highlighting the park's spaciousness.
  • Covered Bridges: Don't miss the two covered bridges near Turkey Run State Park Campground. A reviewer noted, "Be sure to check them out!" for a unique photo opportunity.

What campers like

  • Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate the well-maintained restrooms and showers at Cecil M Harden Lake Raccoon State Recreation Area. One visitor said, "The bathhouse is clean, plenty of showers, flush toilets."
  • Family-Friendly Atmosphere: Many families enjoy the lively environment at Paynetown Campground. A reviewer mentioned, "This campground is known as a party park," indicating a fun vibe for kids and adults alike.
  • Spacious Sites: Campers at Hardin Ridge love the spacious sites tucked into the trees. One camper remarked, "Beautiful spacious sites. Spread out with plenty of room between sites."

What you should know

  • Privacy Issues: Some campgrounds, like Turkey Run State Park Campground, have sites that are close together. A reviewer noted, "Many sites are in an open, level area without a lot of trees or bushes between them," which can lead to less privacy.
  • Wildlife Encounters: Be prepared for raccoons at Cecil M Harden Lake Raccoon State Recreation Area. One camper humorously warned, "Don’t turn your back to your dinner table at any time if there’s food out."
  • Limited Amenities: Some campgrounds, like Shades State Park Campground, have fewer amenities. A visitor mentioned, "The vault toilets were dirty, needed to be emptied," so plan accordingly.

Tips for camping with families

  • Choose the Right Campground: For a family-friendly experience, consider Paynetown Campground. One reviewer said, "Lots of free activities for kids," making it a great spot for families.
  • Plan for Noise: If you're camping on weekends, be ready for a lively atmosphere. A visitor at Paynetown Campground noted, "It’s VERY noisy & busy on a summer weekend."
  • Bring Outdoor Games: With plenty of space, outdoor games can keep kids entertained. One camper at Cecil M Harden Lake Raccoon State Recreation Area mentioned, "Great areas to walk your dog," indicating ample space for activities.

Tips from RVers

  • Check Site Sizes: RVers should pay attention to site sizes at campgrounds like Terre Haute Campground. One reviewer cautioned, "Most sites are gravel," and noted that some sites may not accommodate larger rigs.
  • Be Mindful of Turns: When arriving at Terre Haute Campground, one camper advised, "Look up and watch your turn into the pull-throughs," to avoid any mishaps.
  • Utilize Amenities: Many campgrounds, such as Buffalo Ridge Campground, offer amenities like water fill stations. A visitor mentioned, "Water fill stations located throughout," making it easier for RVers to stay stocked up.

Camping near Bainbridge, Indiana, has something for everyone, from families to RV enthusiasts. With a little planning and knowledge, you can enjoy a great outdoor experience!

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is the most popular campground near Bainbridge, IN?

According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular campground near Bainbridge, IN is Cecil M Harden Lake Raccoon State Recreation Area with a 4.6-star rating from 32 reviews.