Best Dispersed Camping near Auburn, IN

Limited dispersed camping options exist near Auburn, Indiana. Chain O'Lakes State Park offers dispersed camping with amenities including drinking water, electric hookups, picnic tables and sanitary dump facilities. The park permits alcohol, campfires and pets, and accommodates tents, RVs and cabins with boat-in, drive-in and walk-in access options. Despite being categorized as dispersed, campers report this is not entirely free camping. "The cheapest campsite at primitive camping is $12 bucks. For more, you can get electric hookup sites galore that all include a fire ring picnic table and a pretty leveled out spot," notes one visitor.

For true free camping, the Delphos Section of the Buckeye Trail across the state line in Ohio provides primitive sites accessed by hiking or walking in. Located adjacent to Hipp's Lock along the old Miami-Erie Canal towpath, this area permits campfires but offers no amenities or facilities. According to feedback on The Dyrt, "There's space enough for perhaps two tents, with metal fire ring, and plenty of deadfall for that small survival TV fire. The pond is filled with wildlife, and the tree frogs and bull frogs will lull you to sleep."