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Oak Ridge Camping Area in Morgan-Monroe State Forest provides primitive camping sites where pets are permitted on leashes. The campground features 20 sites in the main area and approximately 10 sites in the overflow campground, with vault toilets and outdoor washing stations at water points. Sites work best for tents or small campers under 15 feet, as larger RVs have difficulty navigating the narrow roads. Water and bathrooms are available throughout the campground, but no electric hookups, showers, or dump stations suited for larger vehicles. Several campers note that despite beautiful hiking trails and a secluded atmosphere, pet owners should be prepared for slanted sites and potentially rowdy neighbors on busy weekends.
Yellowwood State Forest's 79 primitive campsites across four campground areas (Red Pine, White-Oak Hickory, Redbud and Black Gum) accommodate pets throughout the property. The forest includes multiple hiking trails ranging from easy to rugged, with several sites having short paths leading to Yellowwood Lake for fishing access. For larger camping units with pets, nearby Brown County State Park offers Taylor Ridge and Buffalo Ridge campgrounds with more amenities including electric hookups, showers, and water access. The campgrounds maintain a $13 per night fee for primitive sites, with spacious, grassy spots that provide adequate room for families camping with dogs. Sites typically include picnic tables and fire rings, though pet owners should bring plenty of water during weekday visits when the camp store may be closed.
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1. Oak Ridge Camping Area — Morgan-Monroe State Forest
"This is probably the best state forest in the state of Indiana. The property is well maintained. There is a new visitors center built a few years ago."
"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."
Check Availabilityfrom $25 - $55 / night
2. Taylor Ridge Campground — Brown County State Park
"We have visited Nashville Indiana several times but this is our first time camping nearby. My wife loves to visit Nashville and all the little shops they offer."
"It was backed up to the edge of the woods which made for a lovely view. Driving through the campground it looks like there are some sites pretty close together but ours wasn’t too bad."
Check Availabilityfrom $20 - $43 / night
3. Buffalo Ridge Campground — Brown County State Park
"This is a beautiful State Park situated in the rolling hills of southern Indiana."
"I make multiple visits here every year, mainly for the mountain bike trails. There are almost 30 miles of trails inside the park with new trails every year for the past 3+ years."
Check Availabilityfrom $43 / night
4. Paynetown Campground
"It's a bittersweet type of situation."
"This campground is busy as it's close to a college, but it has ample room to provide for everyone."
255 Sites AvailableAvailable next weekend
from $23 - $52 / night
5. Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park & Campground
"Bathrooms very far walk from campsites. Showers are pay only. Difficult to navigate/find your camp without a map."
"This is the Bill Monroe Bluegrass Music Park & Campground near Nashville, IN. Very nice facility with nice stage for events."
Check Availabilityfrom $12 - $38 / night
6. Sky Smith
"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."
172 Sites AvailableAvailable next weekend
from $23 - $42 / night
7. Brown County-Nashville KOA
"Nice dog walk and small fenced dog area. Sites level and good for big rigs down to tents. Three cabins also available. Owners are relatively new and have been working on improvements continually."
"If coming from the north-west, try to arrive before dark as the road over the hills to this place is beautiful, but narrow and forested with some trees very close to the roadway."
8. Johnson County Park
"The park is 622 acres that include two campgrounds, approximately 5 miles of hiking trails, equestrian school, 18 hole disc golf course, shelter houses, amphitheater, lakes, fishing and more."
"We have camped here twice, we needed to be as close to Trafalgar Indiana as possible, not many camping options in the local area."
9. Hoosiers On The Ridge
"We are very close to the Brown County frisbee golf course as well as the brown county state park where mountain biking and hiking is top notch. Yellowwood lake is ~10 minutes away as is Lake Lemon."
"Far enough away from town to be peaceful but close enough to be convenient. Riley has made a great spot to camp and relax."
10. Raccoon Ridge Campground — Brown County State Park
"Holiday Fourth of July 2022 weekend the start Park was special excitement in downtown Nashville, Indiana a short drive outside the State Park."
"Our third Indiana state park. Still impressed, they have all been friendly, well maintained with good, spread out sites and good signage everywhere (even the trails)."
Check Availabilityfrom $43 / night
Drive Time
- 15 min from Bloomington, IN
- 33 min from Indianapolis, IN
- 50 min from Columbus, IN
- 1 hr 10 min from Terre Haute, IN
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Dog-Friendly Camping Reviews near Martinsville, IN
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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.
Mark T.ScoutIrwin City Park
Nice little city park/campgound
Clean paved sites, rigs under 35 feet will fit. Water and electricity 50/30 (water is in the ground.
Greta H.
TravelerTerre Haute Campground
Such a fun magical spot with kiddos
We were only here for one night as we are passing through, however we loved this little spot. They have so much fun and activities for the kiddos in addition to a little ice cream parlor and pizza shop. We loved it!
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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!
- TTanner P.Traveler
Hawthorne Park campground
Nice camp
A bunch of shade and nice staff
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Shades State Park Campground
Nice, but….
Nice halfway point for our road trip to Door County. We stayed here the week after Labor Day. Not sure if park staff had enough time to clean the grounds after the busy holiday weekend… There was a disappointing amount of litter at our site. We had remove the various cans, plastic bottles and ice pack out of our fire ring and the surrounding wooded area was full of more of the same including a full trash bag of garbage. And speaking of full… the pit toilets…There’s a $15 out of state fee above the $25 p/night charge. There’s only one shower for the park so be prepared. The amount of gnats and mosquitoes had us running for cover. The staff we encountered here, we’re cordial and friendly.
Guide to Martinsville
Oak Ridge Camping Area in Morgan-Monroe State Forest accommodates pet owners with designated pet-friendly campsites in both the main campground and overflow areas. Dogs must remain leashed throughout the campground and surrounding trails. Sites include standard amenities like picnic tables and fire rings, with vault toilets and water available at centralized stations. Yellowwood State Forest also welcomes pets across its 79 primitive campsites spread through four campground areas adjacent to Yellowwood Lake. Both locations offer tent, RV, and cabin options for pet owners, though the small, unlevel sites better suit smaller camping setups rather than large RVs. Many campers appreciate the secluded nature of these campgrounds, providing peaceful surroundings for pets away from crowded parks.
Hiking with dogs remains the primary activity at these pet-friendly state forests, with multiple trail systems ranging from easy to rugged difficulty levels. Morgan-Monroe features several hiking paths including the Low Gap and Three Lakes trails exceeding 10 miles, while Yellowwood connects to the 43-mile Tecumseh Trail. Pack additional water for pets as summer temperatures can reach uncomfortable levels on exposed trails. The campgrounds enforce quiet hours, helping control excessive barking during overnight stays. During busier weekends, pet owners should arrive early to secure suitable spots as both forests operate primarily on first-come, first-served reservation systems. Most campsites remain largely primitive without electric hookups, requiring proper planning for pets needing climate control in extreme weather.
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