Top Glamping near Monroe Lake

Whether you're an RVer or tent camper, Monroe Lake, IN is a great place to post up for the weekend—or longer. Aside from great camping spots, you'll find hiking and many more outdoor experiences. Thinking of traveling with kids? You're in luck—Monroe Lake is surrounded by family-friendly activities. Find the best campgrounds near Monroe Lake, IN. Read helpful reviews and tips to find the perfect camping option for you and your crew.

Best Glamping Sites Near Monroe Lake, IN (26)

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Recent Glamping Reviews In Monroe Lake

151 Reviews of 26 Monroe Lake Campgrounds


  • Camper-submitted photo from Jackson Washington State Forest
    July 21, 2024

    Jackson Washington State Forest

    Great primitive campground

    Spacious sites. Beautiful forest. Quiet, but only 5 minutes small town with gas stations, grocery, etc. Not many amenities. Only pit toilets and water spigots. Firewood was not available during our visit. No reservations. First come first serve, but even on a "busy" Saturday in July less than 1/3 of the sites were full. Two "loops" one in a pine forest below the small lake and one at the lake/up the hill. Multiple playgrounds. Great trails to hike. Cool CCC construction. Highly recommend.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Shakamak State Park — Shakamak Prairie Nature Preserve
    July 4, 2024

    Shakamak State Park — Shakamak Prairie Nature Preserve

    One of our favorite parks!

    We have been coming here every year since 2016. Most of the sites are shady. Our favorite site is 72. It is close to a water hookup if you need to top off your fresh water tank, shady, and not too close to other sites. They added a new shower house close by in 2022 or 2023.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Camp Atterbury Campground
    June 17, 2024

    Camp Atterbury Campground

    Great 1st experience

    This was my first time at a campsite, so I don't have other sites to compare to. Overall, my experience was great. Clean area with lots of amenities. They stack free firewood at your campsite to burn. I'm military, so the gunfire, canon fire, and helicopters didn't bother me at all. Those things don't happen all the time though.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Oak Ridge Morgan-Monroe State Forest
    June 10, 2024

    Oak Ridge Morgan-Monroe State Forest

    Beautiful as it should be.

    We stayed pretty much on our site. Generally, we aim to do a bit of exploring, but we used their camping as a rendezvous. I was slightly disappointed by the site selections being mostly on a slant, but we did find one on the overfill site that suited our needs and we ended up loving it. I do plan on returning specifically to update a better review on the available views.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Youngs Creek Horse Camp
    June 3, 2024

    Youngs Creek Horse Camp

    Beautiful

    The chorus frog do roar through the night. 100% worth it, make sure to bring bug spray, and travel carefully up the roads. Lots of wildlife, and kind people.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Scottsburg/Raintree Lake KOA
    May 14, 2024

    Scottsburg/Raintree Lake KOA

    Repeat Visit

    This was a repeat visit. Just as perfect as the first time. Lake was beautiful and staff are always so helpful. They even have an on-site RV Tech that works for them who helped us fix our hot water heater. Very professional young man. We also enjoyed live music at the pavilion, and PIZZA from their new café, it was fabulous. They even have Boba tea.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Delaney Creek Park
    February 17, 2024

    Delaney Creek Park

    My go to campground

    I have never had a bad stay. I absolutely love camping here. The scenery is beautiful and I love how small the campground is.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Scottsburg/Raintree Lake KOA
    January 21, 2024

    Scottsburg/Raintree Lake KOA

    High speed Wifi

    This campground  offers, high-speed Wi-Fi that actually works!  the new owners upgraded last year and it’s fabulous !

  • Camper-submitted photo from Scottsburg/Raintree Lake KOA
    January 21, 2024

    Scottsburg/Raintree Lake KOA

    Family Owned KOA!

    This campground became a KOA in late fall 2022. Since the new owners took over they have made wonderful improvements. Added a new saltwater pool, deluxe cabins, deluxe camping sites. All sites have 50/30 AMP. Most with lake views or select a site right nearest the lake. They added a New Cafe with pizza, coffees and Boba tea. Super clean park & restrooms

  • Camper-submitted photo from Friends O' Mine Campground & Cabins
    October 22, 2023

    Friends O' Mine Campground & Cabins

    Friendly & Convenient

    New owners are great! The whole staff was friendly and helpful. Minutes from state park and downtown. Big rig friendly sites, Tmobile worked perfectly, facilities clean and weekend activities made the stay enjoyable for our kids.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Starve Hollow State Rec Area
    October 11, 2023

    Starve Hollow State Rec Area

    Great place to stay!

    Electric sites near the lake with several water front sites. Full hook up sites that are well spread out so you are not on top of each other. Very friendly staff. Clean facilities. Quite the hidden gem.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Brown County-Nashville KOA
    October 3, 2023

    Brown County-Nashville KOA

    Well kept

    Well kept campground. Cleanest campground bathrooms I have ever seen. Friendly staff. Our site was directly beside a tiny cabin and could have been a little bigger but that’s what you get often times with RV sites. Unfortunately, witnessed one of the staff members abusing their dog.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Starve Hollow State Rec Area
    July 25, 2023

    Starve Hollow State Rec Area

    Nice Campground!

    Decided to try a new campground and glad we did! Staff was very friendly, and overall a cute, quiet, and nice campground! Beach was muddy and shallow, but the lake was beautiful! Bathrooms were decent nothing great nothing bad, bugs weren’t as bad as I expected. We had a great time, renting a canoe and keeping it on our site until we returned it. Highly recommend getting a site on the water! Would definitely return.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Friends O' Mine Campground & Cabins
    July 23, 2023

    Friends O' Mine Campground & Cabins

    Hidden jewel

    We booked this location as a one night stop on our way to our destination, but it turned out to be way more than that. The owner, their staff, and fellow campers embraced us as part of the family. Their fire pit fellowship is second to none. It’s places like this that inspire us to continue camping.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Marengo Cave Campgrounds
    May 23, 2023

    Marengo Cave Campgrounds

    Family camping

    The campground is small and intimate. We had sites 8-9 and they were perfect. Lots of activities and of course the cave. Staff was great. No cell service

  • Camper-submitted photo from Delaney Creek Park
    May 1, 2023

    Delaney Creek Park

    Breathtaking Beautiful.

    Down in the hills and hollers, is this beautiful campground and park. This place is beautiful and breathtaking. Very clean and super friendly staff. They do allow boats and the Knobstone trail is accessible here. I was very impressed and we definitely see ourselves coming back to this land of beauty. The only thing I can say that I didn’t like was how modern camping sites were very close together but we had great neighbors. The primitive camping sites looked a little more spaced out.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Shakamak State Park — Shakamak Prairie Nature Preserve
    April 22, 2023

    Shakamak State Park — Shakamak Prairie Nature Preserve

    Great campground and park

    Stayed for 5 days , very nice park with lots to do, hiking, biking,fishing, bird watching. Hiked 3 trails all well kept. Trail 3 favorite. Good place to ride bikes. Shower house clean also new one just built. Wi-Fi was ok, was able to download email and get on company site for work, limited Verizon connection but some. Larges sites Staff friendly and helpful. Will go back again

  • Camper-submitted photo from eXplore Brown County
    March 23, 2023

    eXplore Brown County

    Pa-Pa-Pa-papapa Party all the time

    This is the campground for bringing your battery powered hammock string lights and bluetooth speakers to play Glass Animals or Boy Harsher at a reasonable volume. 

    We were looking for a quite night away and, without doing any research, booked a tent site close to the pond here. Upon arriving, laughter ensued, when we heard the music and saw the zip lines and paint ball facilities. 

    We still had a fun night as the bulk of the visitors seemed to be a very large group staying in two cabins. The tent area is on the opposite side of the grounds, by the pond so no matter how many people are in the cabins/paintballing you can't see them or hear them. 

    The folks working in the registration building were AMAZING. Facilities were clean and worked as they should. Firewood is super dry/stored in a shed. 

    This would be a rad place to take your kids/teens or if you're into more of a festival camping atmosphere (sites are spaced out though, you're not on top of each other) this would be the perfect place. 

    If you are looking to be away from people walking to their sites/the pond/trails and you want quiet... this is not the place, from my experience. 

    I'd probably take my nieces and nephews here for the first camping experience though!

  • Camper-submitted photo from Greene Sullivan State Forest
    October 9, 2022

    Greene Sullivan State Forest

    Perfect for chilly nights!

    We originally planned to tent camp the first weekend in October but with 30 degree temps and children, we decided to check out the cabins at Greene Sullivan. They did not disappoint. Heat was phenomenal. Vault toilets were well maintained. Beautiful views.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Brown County-Nashville KOA
    October 3, 2022

    Brown County-Nashville KOA

    Great forest area

    We called for reservations less than two weeks in advance, and they only had one site left. 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. The entrance road to the campground is quite steep. We arrived after the office had closed, so they had left an envelope taped to the door with our name and a map to our site. We were in the full-hookup, back-in RV sites connected with the cabins but they are across the street so they’re not too connected if you don’t know who’s in the cabin nearest you. Most of the other rigs in this row seemed to be long-term. We were on the end opening onto trees and the gravel cul de sac. It’s beautiful.

    Pads are gravel and we did need to use several leveling blocks on our site, which made for a doosey of a bottom step into and out of our trailer. This end of the park is very quiet, with dark skies at night for stargazing and lovely field and forest sounds. Even though the office had closed a couple of hours before, the owner Bruce came by after we had set up to make sure we were in ok. Thoughtful!

    The “patio” pad for the picnic table is 12” concrete blocks. It was mostly level, but not near the edge near our tow vehicle. Tripped a few times; these blocks should be redone.

    We needed some trailer work while we were here, so asked the owner for recommendations. The manager Ed then came by after the guy had come to be sure we were pleased with the recommendation.

    Bathrooms were a short walk up the hill to the office. Pretty good, though they often needed supplies restocked.

    We would definitely stay here again. We stayed in site 9.



Guide to Monroe Lake

Camping near Monroe Lake, Indiana, offers a mix of beautiful scenery and outdoor activities. Whether you're looking to fish, hike, or just relax by the water, there are plenty of campgrounds to choose from.

What to do:

  • Boating and Fishing: At Paynetown Campground, you can enjoy boating and fishing on Lake Monroe. One visitor noted, "This is a boating/fishing park," highlighting the lake's popularity for these activities.
  • Hiking: Explore the trails at Taylor Ridge Campground where one camper mentioned, "We had a blast. Rode horses, hiked, geocached, lots to do."
  • Swimming: The beach at Starve Hollow State Rec Area is a great spot for a swim. A reviewer said, "Small lake for boating and canoeing and kayaking," making it a fun place to cool off.

What campers like:

  • Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate the cleanliness at Hardin Ridge. One reviewer stated, "Restrooms are clean. Well maintained facility."
  • Spacious Sites: Many enjoy the roomy campsites at Blackwell Campground. A visitor shared, "Plenty of room to spread out from your neighbors; it wasn’t too busy when we were there."
  • Friendly Staff: Campers often mention the helpful staff at West Boggs Park. One guest noted, "They host different themed events," which adds to the welcoming atmosphere.

What you should know:

  • Busy Weekends: If you prefer a quieter experience, consider visiting during the week. A reviewer at Paynetown Campground warned, "It's VERY noisy & busy on a summer weekend."
  • Site Conditions: Some sites may not be level. A camper at Spring Mill State Park Campground mentioned, "Our last site (15) was located on a grade that made setting up camp more difficult than usual."
  • Primitive Camping: If you're looking for a more rustic experience, check out Yellowwood State Forest. A visitor described it as "Primitive camping. Pit toilets only."

Tips for camping with families:

  • Activities for Kids: Look for campgrounds with amenities like playgrounds. At Buffalo Ridge Campground, one reviewer said, "One of the playgrounds is right off the site."
  • Plan for Noise: Be prepared for lively environments, especially on weekends. A family camping at Starve Hollow State Rec Area noted, "The beach was muddy and shallow, but the lake was beautiful!"
  • Bring Outdoor Games: Campgrounds like West Boggs Park offer plenty of space for games. One camper mentioned, "They have great activities such as outdoor movies, scavenger hunts, and more."

Tips from RVers:

  • Check Site Sizes: Make sure your RV fits the site. A reviewer at Taylor Ridge Campground advised, "Pay attention to your campsite for slope and camper accessibility."
  • Electric Hookups: Many campgrounds, like Hardin Ridge, offer electric hookups. A visitor shared, "There’s 4 loops with 30 & 50 amp."
  • Plan for Dump Stations: Ensure you know where the nearest dump station is located. A camper at Paynetown Campground mentioned, "There's a large dump station."

Camping near Monroe Lake, Indiana, has something for everyone, whether you're a family looking for fun or an RVer seeking adventure.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Which is the most popular glamping campsite near Monroe Lake?

    According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular glamping campground near Monroe Lake is Starve Hollow State Rec Area with a 4.4-star rating from 25 reviews.

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