Best Tent Camping near Lebanon, IN

Tent Camping Reviews near Lebanon, IN

436 Reviews of 8 Lebanon Campgrounds

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  Eric S.

  Traveler

  Jul. 14, 2022

  Lieber State Recreation Area Campground

  Great pool; rough sites and campers

  Pros: Very nice large-size pool with slide, attached playground, green space, and sand-filled soccer pitch all included on the pool grounds. These amenities are great as the pool takes a 15 minute clear-out break about once per hour. There is a concession stand with limited selection, but the benefit is that it takes credit card (and cash). 

  The camp store is not the best we've visited. Very limited supply, but they did keep a stock of bacon in their refrigerator and that made my wife happy. 

  Cons: Typical Indiana State campground. We visited for a weekend and landed in a terrible spot. The grade was severe and despite using all the travel trailer tricks to level my site, I could not get level. We dealt with it, but I noticed 4 or 5 quality spots that sat vacant through the weekend, however, were allegedly reserved. I had terrible anxiety for the entire weekend that we would roll backward into a ravine. 

  We were on an electric side of the park, and the pull-through site across from us was occupied by a tent with a minivan. No judgment here, but they were watching highly taboo movies on a wide screen projector with loud speakers around midnight, well after quiet hours had expired. 

  Verizon and AT&T cell phone service were nil, even with a booster and WiFi pack. Our site was littered with cellophane wrappers and cigarette butts. Clearly the previous campers did not adhere to the "leave no trace" doctrine. 

  DNR was very, very present at the campground, but at many sightings it seemed like they were watching for rule infractions as opposed to upholding the integrity of the park. I know that seems conflicting, but if you visit this park you will understand. 

  Bathrooms were mostly clean. Vault toilets were disgusting, but that's expected for concrete topped port-a-potties.

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  Timothy

  Traveler

  Aug. 6, 2021

  Shades State Park Campground

  Wooded Sandstone canyon with primitive camping.

  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. The park is connected to a nature preserve that dose allow backpacking but has designated camping within the park separate from the car camping sites, so you can’t set up camp on the trail. The car camping sites, labeled as family camping, are primitive only with vault toilets. There is a shower located in the campsite with flushing toilets. Campsites are close but most have trees separating them for privacy. Avoid sites next to toilets or dumpsters their practically in your site. There’s no cellular signal in the park so heads up. Ice and wood are located for sale at the entrance. If you have little ones there are a few playgrounds located in the park including one in the campsite which is located a short hike in the woods. This park is quite, shaded, rugged at times and the canyon/creek can be breathtaking. Although I would go early or late in the season to avoid Indiana’s humid muggy summer heat.

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  Randy M.

  Traveler

  May. 13, 2023

  Happy Campers Campground

  Off the beaten path by a lake

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  Approx $35 / day

  Happy Campers Campground

  5.0 (1 reviews)

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  Remember to enjoy these campgrounds in a sustainable, respectful way. Clean up after yourself, be friendly with others, and don't overstay your welcome :)

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  Call 812-239-6263 for reservation. Plan to arrive before dark.

  5 full hook-up sites, 1 primitive site, and one primitive cabin. On a lake stocked with fish. Port-a-potty and shower house available.

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  39.4931, -87.0188

  https://happycamperscampgroundinc.com

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  Jan

  2.57"

  34.6°

  16.8°

  Feb

  2.48"

  39.6°

  20°

  Mar

  3.39"

  50.5°

  28.6°

  Apr

  3.99"

  62.9°

  39.4°

  May

  5.41"

  72.4°

  49.3°

  Jun

  4.67"

  81.1°

  58.7°

  Jul

  5.19"

  84.2°

  61.7°

  Aug

  3.37"

  83.2°

  60.2°

  Sep

  3.73"

  77.3°

  52.3°

  Oct

  3.49"

  65°

  41.2°

  Nov

  3.98"

  52°

  31.8°

  Dec

  3.26"

  38.3°

  20.7°

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  Crowdedness

  Others between 10 and 50 feet away

  Fullness

  Almost full

  Noise

  Occasional man-made noise (trains, cars, etc...)

  Shade

  Mostly shaded, but still some spots with sunlight

  Cleanliness

  Pristine, no trash at all

  Safety

  Very safe

  Road difficulty

  No problems with any vehicle

  Features and amenities

  Water hookup

  Sewer hookup

  50A Electric

  Showers

  Picnic tables

  Toilets

  Pets allowed

  Wifi

  Fire pits

  randyorsusan

  Great place to stop overnight or for a few days. Can hear the highway; but it's not very loud or intrusive. Camp host/owner is very friendly. Plenty of room for kids or pets to roam and play. Very clean and safe.

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  Ginger T.

  Traveler

  Jun. 28, 2019

  Oak Ridge Camping Area — Morgan-Monroe State Forest

  Quiet, just right!

  I’ve camped here several times and have always enjoyed it. When tent camping and want something quiet and a place with great trails, this is a good place to go. Even though it’s hot outside today, there’s lots of shade and a breeze. At this campground, there are two areas of pit toilets, and a big outdoor sink. Fire wood and maps can be obtained just up the road at the new Morgan Monroe headquarters. A self pay station is set up there. You select your site, set up, then go pay. Each site has a picnic table, fire ring and plenty of room for tenting with most sites big enough for a trailer. There’s a playground at the entrance of Mason Ridge campground and a fire tower.

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  Shelly S.

  Legend

  Oct. 26, 2017

  Lieber State Recreation Area Campground

  In the woods

  Lieber State Recreation Area, Cloverdale, IN is west down I70 from Indianapolis, 2 miles down RT243. Cagles Mill Lake borders the southwestern side of the area.

  We arrived to a very quiet campground with few campers. Our site was next to the showerhouse, in the trees and had an attached grass trail out the back. All of the campsites boasted two picnic tables and some were very spacious. The sites were electric only and there were water sites positioned strategically throughout the campground.

  The showerhouse was older but maintained. There were also pit toilets throughout the campground( not much to say about typical pit toilets....)

  There were primitive sites in the adjacent campground that did not have much tree cover but appeared to be good size sites to set up in.

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  Daisy C.

  Traveler

  Jun. 8, 2020

  Oak Ridge Camping Area — Morgan-Monroe State Forest

  Off the Beaten Path

  We stayed at site 13 at Morgan-Monroe State Forest, Mason Ridge Campground in June 2020. Site 13 has a little trail that goes down to a large flooded sinkhole behind the campsite. There were lots of tree frogs singing because of the proximity to water. Mason Ridge Campground has vault toilets and drinking water available. There are outdoor sinks at the drinking water stations. There is a dumpster in the campground for trash. Mason Ridge Campground is first come, first served, self-register and pay at the park office. Bring exact change. Firewood is available to purchase, but only when the park office is open, and hours are limited. It is also allowed for campers to gather downed wood throughout the forest for campfires. Chainsaws are not allowed, so bring a handsaw and spitting axe if you want to do this. Campsites are mostly good for tents, but several of the sites would be fine for small to medium sized travel trailers and RVs. Sites are primitive, with gravel parking pads. Campfire ring, grill grate, and picnic table are at all sites. There is a dump station. There are no electric sites. Oak Ridge Campground is a second campground loop in MMSF. It only has a handful of sites but feels very secluded. Most of these sites are suited for tents only, or little teardrop campers. Oak Ridge is only open as an“overflow” campground, so only bet on it being open during summer. There is also a group campground for scout troupes and other groups. When we camped here, there was a rowdy group of car campers that came to have a bonfire and drink all night two sites down from us. They would loud and obnoxious. I do not know if this type of thing is common occurrence at this property, or if we“lucked out” that night. The rest of the folks camping there were quiet. There were no hordes of flashlight children running amuck through the campground like you get at the state parks. There is a playground and fire tower right next to the Mason Ridge campground, but both were closed due to coronavirus. There are many trails in MMSF. Good hiking. 

  Pros: sinks, feeling of seclusion, quiet(other than the one group), usually availability unless you arrive really late, long hiking trails

  Cons: limited office hours for firewood purchase, obnoxious car campers

  In summary, this campground is for those who like to“rough it” a little bit.

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  Michelle M.

  Traveler

  Nov. 16, 2020

  Mounds State Park Campground

  A nice park. Electric only.

  It’s a nice park for kids. Has a nice swimming pool. Easy trails. Nice playground. $5 firewood bundles. Mostly a weekender park. It is right next to a small craft airfield do it can get noisy at times and there is little wind protection.

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  Mike V.

  Ranger

  Jul. 23, 2016

  Lake Waveland Park

  Waveland Lake and Park, near Waveland, Indiana

  Nice clean park in west-central Indiana that has a lake and a large number of camping sites along with restrooms and showers. The primitive tent camping sites don't require reservations, and each have a picnic table. There are modern campsites that have water and electrical hook-ups, and there are some small cabins that can be rented. The bath house was clean, and the grounds crew does a great job keeping the grass cut. Camp sites seem more spread out here compared to most state parks. Location is fairly close to Sugar Creek and other parks such as Turkey Run and Shades State Park. The lake is popular for fishing.

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  jacquelyn B.

  Traveler

  May. 24, 2023

  Timberline Family Campground

  Potato Creek State Patk

  Specious sites a bit on the awkward side regarding lay-out. The vehicle separated the tent from the picnic table and fire ring. Less than ideal. I’m told that they’ve planted additional trees. They are relatively non existent at this point. Hence, a lack of privacy . Combined with awkward site layout we seemed to be right on top of our neighbors. No place to hang hammocks, tree swings or clothesline. Just sort of a open Praire. We were visiting by staff shortly after getting settled and told to put my highly trained border-jack on a leash even though she was at the time laying on my bed inside the tent which was zipped closed. The restrooms are kept up twice per day and are extremely clean and well cared for. The fishing was great! Lots of areas to explore even just to fish off shore or bridge. Everything was a good distended away from the campground so unfortunately my grandson could not bike alone to the lake to fish.

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