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Southern Indiana's Hoosier National Forest region surrounds Campbellsburg with diverse camping options ranging from established state parks to recreational areas with cabin accommodations. Spring Mill State Park Campground, located approximately 15 miles southwest near Mitchell, features tent sites, RV hookups, and cabin rentals in a forested setting. Additional developed campgrounds include Delaney Creek Park, Hardin Ridge, and Starve Hollow State Recreation Area, most offering a mix of camping styles with both primitive and modern amenities.
Many state park campgrounds in the region maintain year-round operations, though amenities and accessibility vary seasonally. Most established sites require reservations, especially during peak summer months and fall color season. Spring Mill State Park provides electric hookups, water access, and sanitary dump facilities, while more primitive options like Blackwell Campground in Hoosier National Forest feature vault toilets but minimal amenities. Terrain throughout the region includes rolling hills, forested areas, and lake access points, with some campgrounds positioned on uneven ground. One camper noted, "Sites can range from secluded in the woods to out in the open with full sun. Watch out for walnut trees in the fall!"
Mixed-use campgrounds dominate the region, with most sites accommodating multiple camping styles. Patoka Lake Campground and Deam Lake State Recreation Area offer both tent and RV sites with showers and electric hookups. Campgrounds frequently feature additional recreational opportunities, with several reviews highlighting Spring Mill's historic pioneer village, cave tours, and hiking trails as major attractions. Campers consistently mention privacy levels varying significantly between sites, with primitive areas generally providing more seclusion than developed campgrounds. Water-based recreation represents a common theme across the region's camping areas, with fishing, paddling, and swimming opportunities available at most locations. A visitor to Delaney Creek Park described it as "beautiful and breathtaking" with access to the Knobstone trail, though noting that "modern camping sites were very close together."
Best Campgrounds near Campbellsburg (142)
1. Spring Mill State Park Campground
"Spring Mill State park is a little piece of history that is in the heart of southern Indiana. Here you will find a working frontier village."
"Open space, close to facilities and water pump, Ground was mostly flat, slightly shady in the afternoon, and very peaceful."
from $20 - $60 / night
Check Availability2. Starve Hollow State Rec Area Campground
"There are lakeside camping lots. Also there are larger full hookup lots away from the lake"
"Starve Hollow State Recreation Area is 280 acres that are adjacent to Jackson-Washington State Forest (18,000 acres)."
from $40 - $57 / night
Check Availability3. Delaney Creek Park
"There is a dump station at the exit. The only negative comment about this park is, every lot slopes down towards the lake."
"Its at the start to a Fifty mile trail ( Knobstone Trail) or you can do the Delaney Loop in about 6 hours. ( 7.5 miles and 2000 ft elevation change ) a good challenge for all ages. trail is well marked"
4. Youngs Creek Horse Camp
"We camp here every time we come to Indiana. We have camped there in a truck camper, and now we tent camp with our Jeep. The sites are large, and there are fire rings available."
"Site accommodates both horse, drive in and walk-in camping. There’s a privy and water on site. Campsites have fire rings and picnic tables."
5. Patoka Lake Campground
"My Aunt loves their trips to Patoka Lake & I can relate as to why after this weekend. We went for a wedding at the marina & ended by a lovely cove."
"Pick a site that has water near and you won’t have to unhook to fill your tanks. So many sites are in the shade all day and peaceful. Showers are spotless but fun on the push button system."
from $14 - $52 / night
Check Availability6. Hardin Ridge
"This campground is nestled on a ridge above Indiana's Lake Monroe."
"Hardin Ridge is a fantastic place to camp, and is very close to lake Monroe. But it's also quite a ways away from any stores in case you forget anything."
from $24 - $64 / night
Check Availability7. Blackwell Campground — Hoosier National Forest
"The ground is level and all grass with less bugs than sites directly off trail. We just have a simple backpacking tent set-up and we had a great campfire."
"Site is a wide open and well-groomed, with trails just a short walk (or ride) away. Toilets and covered picnic tables nearby."
8. Deam Lake State Recreation Area Campground
"I used this location as my FOB for a weekend of hiking in southern Indiana. The campground was nice."
"Great sites close to the lake"
from $40 - $69 / night
Check Availability9. Marengo Cave Campgrounds
"Camp store, cave tours, gift shop, and other pay activities are within steps of camping, but only open until 5:00. No security or staff at all after hours."
"I was really surprised that in my 30 years of living in Indiana, I had never been to Marengo Cave. It's both great for kids and adults."
from $27 / night
Check Availability10. Buffalo Trace Park
"The sites are well-spaced and there’s a beautiful lake where you can kayak, canoe, fish, let your dog swim, etc. Disc golf is the big activity at this park. Awesome walking path and a petting zoo."
"Beautiful lake views. Staggered sites so everyone has space and views. The walk around the lake is lovely. No WiFi but they said the are having it installed. T-Mobile had good service."
from $12 - $60 / night
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Drive Time
- 47 min from Bloomington, IN
- 1 hr 1 min from Louisville, KY
- 1 hr 9 min from Columbus, IN
- 1 hr 34 min from Elizabethtown, KY
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GuideFriends O' Mine Campground & Cabins
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Our First RV Home Has Been Such a Blessing!
My husband and I absolutely loved our first few months here at Friends O' Mine Campgrounds & Cabins as first-time RV owners with our Class A RV.
We downsized from our 5-bedroom home in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri. We sold our home and I followed my Husband back here to Indiana after he received a wonderful career opportunity. My Husband is a Veteran, 🇺🇸 and after moving to Nashville, Indiana, we had immediately fallen in love with this small town - where we respected and admired the way Nashville reminds us of where we had just moved from in Missouri.
We stayed at Grand Wood Suites for six months, after paying for a hotel, all while continuously paying for our two large storage units, as well as our mortgage payment and then rent for most of the beginning of this year; so, we decided to downsize to save money to buy land sooner, instead of continuing to rent. 🏕️ We already loved camping - we started with a pop-up camper on the 🔝 of our Jeep and camped dozens of times, then traded up to a pop-up camper. So we used what we had in savings, bought our Class A RV, donated our pop-up camper, and came to Friends O' Mine - and it was the best decision!
From day one, the other campers have been so friendly, as are the nice employees and amazing owners. They truly make you feel like family. They set up weekly entertainment that brings the whole campground together around the campfire - there is a huge fire in the middle with six porch swings attached to a massive gazebo and veranda surrounding it. It's incredibly cozy and just inviting you to join in.
We've enjoyed live musical singers entertaining us around the campfire all evening, and we were invited to watch a documentary about a local racecar driver in their indoor recreational room, right next to the indoor laundry facilities.
There is also a subterranean pool that my Husband and I enjoyed swimming in almost every day during our first month here - it was very relaxing and refreshing!
One of our favorite parts has been our peaceful, nighttime walks around the large, well-stocked catch-and-release pond. My Husband and I hold hands together and walk around it at sunset almost every evening. It's so serene and calming to hear the sounds of the water and feel the beautiful Autumn breeze.
This has been a very relaxing, enjoyable, and heartwarming experience for us. If you are looking for a clean, friendly, peaceful, and welcoming place to stay - whether for a weekend or for a season - we cannot recommend Friends O' Mine Campgrounds & Cabins enough. We are so grateful we found it!
Kaley A.GuideBuffalo Ridge Campground — Brown County State Park
We absolutely LOVED this park! It was hands down our favorite of this year. We camped at site 100 and it has a neighbor on one side and behind while the other side was a huge open space. It is in the center of a loop. It was mostly level. There was some minor doming to the site but not bad at all. It was a busy camp ground but not as crowded (sites not on top of each other) as some I’ve been in. The outsides of the loops did have more space between and privacy but could be smaller or more sloped, it just really depended. The bathrooms and showers were cleaner than some of the other state parks we have been to, so much so my 11 year old son mentioned it. The park itself is absolutely gorgeous. The hiking trails (which is what we usually go for) were nice but I believe that the biking trails were actually more scenic than the hiking trails and a lot more rugged. We liked trail 8 starting from the west lookout tower and stopping at Hesitation Point for lunch/break/bathroom. Trail 6 was also a pretty, rugged, shorter trail. The Nature Center was also nicer than a lot of the others we have been to in the state. We did choose to do horseback riding at the stables. We showed up about 5 minutes after opening and were able to pay and told to come back in an hour and 45 minutes. That didn’t bother us since we had the time but if you are on a tighter schedule, the earlier the better. We also went into Nashville and it was a very cute town to visit. Well decorated for Halloween, very walkable, and a little something for almost everyone. Prices were about what I would expect for a tourist town but not terrible. I also have T-Mobile and had pretty good service almost everywhere in the park.
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Ogala Horse Camp
Little loop pull off with a stone fire pit in the middle. Walking trail goes down to a swampy pond.
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LegendBill Monroe Memorial Music Park & Campground
Fun Event Location
We stayed for the weekend during a Campout event. Lots of fun seeing all of our camping buddies. I don’t think we would camp here otherwise as it isn’t really our type of camping. Sites are close together, so don’t expect privacy. Porta potties had not been serviced from their previous event… needless to say, it was foul. The country music museum was pretty cool. The guide was very knowledgeable!
Jennifer N.ScoutHoosier National Forest South Slope Loop Campground
Great sites
Each campsite has trees encircling them for mostly shade and a little more privacy. Only thing they could do is add more full hook up sites. Shower houses and restrooms are very well kept.
- TTanner P.
TravelerMitchell Creek Road Dispersed
Peaceful!
There’s not a lot of designated camp spots but there’s not many people around. Very peaceful
Jeff C.ScoutO'Bannon Woods State Park Campground
Alright not my favorite park in the area
Campground seemed like a tight fit coming in near dark fall. Lots of shaded sites. Storm ran through that night and lots of dead limbs came down all over. Got a hole in my roof. Overall decent stay and had a cool neighbor
- Jeff C.Scout
Shale Bluff Campground — Hardy Lake State Recreation Area
My favorite spot
Love taking the kid to hardy lake. Smaller lake to fish on with a trolling motor canoe but big enough they allow gas motors. Have a few favorite sites for the camper.
Guide to Campbellsburg
Camping spots near Campbellsburg, Indiana range from primitive sites to full-hookup options within a 30-mile radius. The region sits within the Crawford Upland, characterized by steep ridges and narrow valleys with elevations between 500-900 feet. Summer temperatures average 85°F with high humidity, while spring and fall camping often requires layered clothing for temperature shifts of 30°F between day and night.
What to do
Cave exploration: 10 miles from Campbellsburg at Marengo Cave Campgrounds, visitors can tour two distinct cave systems. Tours run until 5:00 PM daily with no staff on site after hours. One camper noted, "You can walk to Marengo Cave entrance from the camp site" and another mentioned, "I have a small zuchon and carry her in a doggy backpack 🎒 she loved it!"
Lake activities: Buffalo Trace Park offers fishing, kayaking and swimming options. The 30-acre lake has multiple access points and a beach area. A recent visitor shared, "The sites are well-spaced and there's a beautiful lake where you can kayak, canoe, fish, let your dog swim, etc. Disc golf is the big activity at this park."
Hiking the Knobstone Trail: Access southern Indiana's longest trail from Delaney Creek Park. The full trail extends 50 miles with significant elevation changes. A camper explained, "Its at the start to a Fifty mile trail (Knobstone Trail) or you can do the Delaney Loop in about 6 hours (7.5 miles and 2000 ft elevation change) a good challenge for all ages."
What campers like
Privacy levels: Some sites at Spring Mill State Park Campground offer more seclusion than others. Look for hillside sites for better separation. One camper reported, "Our campsite wasn't far from the bathrooms and showers house which were pretty clean. We were near water as well. Our campsite was on a small hill so it was well distanced from all the other campers, which was nice and peaceful."
Clean facilities: Deam Lake State Recreation Area maintains exceptionally clean restrooms. The bathhouses include antibacterial soap and shower facilities. A visitor remarked, "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."
Wildlife viewing: Dawn and dusk offer prime opportunities for wildlife spotting at Starve Hollow State Rec Area Campground. The lake attracts numerous bird species. One camper suggested, "wake early to see the sun rise over the lake" while another noted, "Beautiful lake with geese nesting areas and great fishing opportunities. Calm waters for kayaking."
What you should know
Site leveling challenges: Many campgrounds in the region require additional leveling equipment. Prepare with blocks or hydraulic systems. At Buffalo Trace Park, a camper advised, "Make sure you have plenty of leveling blocks. We used all of ours and was not level."
Hookup locations: Standard utilities aren't always positioned conventionally. Bring extension cords and longer water hoses. As one camper at Delaney Creek Park warned, "The electric and water hookups are not in standard locations for RV hookups. Make sure you bring an extension for your electric hookup, otherwise you might not be able to reach the post."
Frequently Asked Questions
What camping is available near Campbellsburg, IN?
What camping is available near Campbellsburg, IN?
According to TheDyrt.com, Campbellsburg, IN offers a wide range of camping options, with 142 campgrounds and RV parks near Campbellsburg, IN and 17 free dispersed camping spots.
Which is the most popular campground near Campbellsburg, IN?
Which is the most popular campground near Campbellsburg, IN?
According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular campground near Campbellsburg, IN is Spring Mill State Park Campground with a 4.4-star rating from 24 reviews.
Where can I find free dispersed camping near Campbellsburg, IN?
Where can I find free dispersed camping near Campbellsburg, IN?
According to TheDyrt.com, there are 17 free dispersed camping spots near Campbellsburg, IN.
What parks are near Campbellsburg, IN?
What parks are near Campbellsburg, IN?
According to TheDyrt.com, there are 16 parks near Campbellsburg, IN that allow camping, notably Hoosier National Forest and Patoka Lake.
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