Best Camping near Deputy, IN

Whether you're a tent camper, an RVer, or just passing through, Deputy, IN has a lot to offer. Aside from great camping spots, you'll find hiking and many more outdoor experiences. Thinking of traveling with kids? You're in luck—Deputy is surrounded by family-friendly activities. Ready to plan your adventure? Check out our campgrounds near Deputy and user-submitted reviews.

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  • Amanda D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Taylor Ridge Campground — Brown County State Park
    Nov. 13, 2024

    Taylor Ridge Campground — Brown County State Park

    Brown County State Park stay

    The site we stayed in was lovely. 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. I would say pay particular attention to the size of the site you’re booking as some were pretty small. Also, some sites were fairly sloped as well. This site was a slight slope and overall I would book it again. We have a full size truck with a small travel trailer that fit perfectly. Camp store was stocked nicely. Staff was friendly. The campground itself was very quiet and you could enjoy being out in nature. The site was walking distance from showers/bathroom. The park as a whole is beautiful and there’s a trailhead that’s walking distance from the campsite that leads down a beautiful trail to a lake.

  • Betsy W.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Blackwell Campground — Hoosier National Forest
    Nov. 1, 2024

    Blackwell Campground — Hoosier National Forest

    Large, open, and very clean

    Open areas with pit toilets and water available. Shade and sunny locations. Pick a spot and set up with hammock-large rvs spots. No fee, no reservations, no problems. Officers from federal, state, and local patrol. Cell service by various providers is 1-2 bars. Highly recommend.

  • Kelsey R.
    Camper-submitted photo from Deam Lake State Rec Area
    Oct. 29, 2024

    Deam Lake State Rec Area

    Nice

    This is a nice campground. We went on a weekend in July and it was as pretty busy, as to be expected. Because of that, we didn’t visit the beach area, however my in laws did and they said it was nice. They swam and kayaked. Staff is friendly. Facilities are pretty clean, nothing to write home about. Didn’t use the showers. My sons enjoyed the nature center. This is the closest state park to us, so I’m sure we will be back. Be sure to stop in town for ice cream.

  • Noah Y.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Charles C. Deam Wilderness
    Oct. 18, 2024

    Charles C. Deam Wilderness

    Great for casual/experienced camping and hiking

    A staple of our state here in Indiana. Unfortunately due to some storm damage, trails were rerouted or straight up inaccessible.

    Great places to find and set up camp. We even discovered a few extra hidden sites just by being forced off trails due to the damage.

    Every dispersed camper should add the hikes to the lake to their checklist.

  • kenneth D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Weary Traveler
    Aug. 29, 2024

    Weary Traveler

    Great for a quick stop

    This park is great for a one night stay while getting to your destination. Strong WiFi, complete hookups, all pull throughs and easy access!

  • Randy P.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Follow The River RV Resort
    Aug. 25, 2024

    Follow The River RV Resort

    Great campground

    We absolutely love this campground, very friendly staff and well kept and clean!! They are pet friendly and allow portable fences.

  • FThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Jackson Washington State Forest
    Jul. 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.

  • Jacqueline G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Clifty Falls State Park Campground
    Jul. 16, 2024

    Clifty Falls State Park Campground

    Beautiful trails!

    The water was down a bit so the falls were not very large but the trails were really great! It was hot (July) and the wooded hiking trails helped keep us comfortable. On leash Dog friendly was a plus for us too. The only thing I wish there was were more areas to bike but the walking trails were super beautiful so it wasn’t a big disappointment at all. There is no dispersed camping and we didn’t stay overnight but we did go check out the campground area. It’s pretty large and there were loads of spots that would hold our 30ft bus and 17ft cargo trailer. Since we were just there for the day, however, we just parked at the pool as suggested by the gentleman at the gate. It is a huge flat area that gave us lots of solar power while we were out exploring.

  • Josie W.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Blackwell Campground — Hoosier National Forest
    Jul. 12, 2024

    Blackwell Campground — Hoosier National Forest

    Spacious Camping

    We really liked the set up of this campsite. The fire rings were spread apart amidst a green hill. There was some shade available around the edges. Plenty of room to spread out from your neighbors; it wasn’t too busy when we were there (a Thursday). Camp accesses two trailheads directly. There were two bathrooms, a place for garbage, and potable water. Screech owls and active birds made it an exciting evening.

  • J
    Camper-submitted photo from Camp Buckwood
    Jul. 8, 2024

    Camp Buckwood

    Very Nice and Freindly

    Stayed two nights, tent camping. It was a great time meeting new people and exploring the surrounding area.

  • AThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Berry Ridge Road - Dispersed Camping
    Jul. 3, 2024

    Berry Ridge Road - Dispersed Camping

    Secluded in the woods

    Beautiful secluded site that is pretty far off of the road, but not too far. There was no traffic or other people in site. I have a promaster conversion and had no trouble making it to this site, however the road was gravel and steep at times. I have lived in Indiana for ever and have made many trips this way, but I never knew sites like this existed.

  • Cynthia K.
    Camper-submitted photo from Taylor Ridge Campground — Brown County State Park
    Jun. 28, 2024

    Taylor Ridge Campground — Brown County State Park

    Meh

     First off- Brown County is a lovely park. This review is only for the campground. 

    The only time we ever camped here was in 2003 when we had 3 kids & a popup. New to the park I thought the Racoon Ridge Loop looked good & picked site 121. Bad mistake! We stayed 3 nights & every night we had a weird thing happen. The worst was the bat that found it's way into the popup one night. None of it was in any way Brown County's fault, but we never went back. 

    We were staying at Paynetown recently & decided to visit Brown County & the campground. The mirror tag helped with this. We visited on a Saturday morning in late June. The whole campground was full & it was jumpin'!

     We skipped Buffalo Ridge. Raccoon Ridge is the smallest loop. Close sites. Our former site 121 has a pit toilet right next to it now. There's several sites along the main road, also very close to each other & right on the road.

     I thought that Taylor Ridge was the best loop based on my memories from 2003. It's really a long warren of close sites, some with terrible inclines.

     I was able to write down a few sites I thought would work- Sites with no one close by: 193/194/266. 

    265 was the only pull thru I saw, but there may be others. 

    End of loop: 317/318 

    Ridge view from your site: 310/311/312/313/314 

    Random sites that looked ok: 179/188/215/223/225/242/259/260/265/277/280/287/422- these sites are just what I eyeballed while the husband was cruising down the main road. 

    We decided we were never going to camp here again. The sites are too close together. There's too many people crammed in a small space. If you go be aware that summer weekends & leaf peeper season will be very busy. The middle of the week or shoulder season would probably be your best bet for a more relaxing experience.

  • Cynthia K.
    Camper-submitted photo from Yellowwood State Forest
    Jun. 27, 2024

    Yellowwood State Forest

    Just did a drive thru

     This is a State Forest campground near Nashville, Indiana. Primitive camping. Pit toilets only. This is by Yellowwood Lake, so boating & fishing opportunities. 

    All these sites are first come, first serve. No reservations. 

    There's a Forest Office with area information & a small display. 

    There's several trails of varying length. 

    Believe it or not- gold panning is a thing here! You need a permit.

    They rent boats at the Forest Office. Electric motor only.

     There's several camping loops. There's a horse camp also. 

    The boat ramp is near the horse camp loop.

     We didn't go down the Red Pine Loop, but did check out White Oak/Redbud& Black Gum.

     Hickory loop is right off the road & the sites are visible from the road. They looked nicely spaced.

    White oak loop had several nice sites. Redbud is close to a building they call a camp store. It may have been many years ago, but not open now.

     Several picnic spots by the lake. The best site in Redbud would be 39. Large site with some shade. I would also say 38, but site 37 is directly behind it. This is the camp host spot, so occupied. These sites are near the pit toilets.

    The best spot in Black Gum would be site 75. Large site at the end of the loop & right by the lake.

     If you go back to Hwy 46 where the road split on your way in, follow the sign to the dam. Just a large earthen dam, but there's trail heads here. There's the Scarce O' Fat Trail which has been mentioned on the Facebook Indiana Hiking page.

    $13 per night regular camping.$16 per night for horseman's.

  • Cynthia K.
    Camper-submitted photo from Hardin Ridge
    Jun. 25, 2024

    Hardin Ridge

    National Forest

     We did a drive through to check out the campground. It was $8 for day use, self pay.

    This is a beautiful campground. There's 4 loops with 30 & 50 amp. 2 loops with no electric.

     Well spaced all tucked into the trees on a ridge. Also some carry in sites.

     If we tented camped still I'd be in heaven! 

    You can reserve sites, or some are first come first served.

    Shower/restroom with pit toilets scattered around. 

    3 trails. A beach, picnic areas& a boat launch. 

    This seems less popular than Paynetown, but a lot quieter!!

  • Cynthia K.
    Camper-submitted photo from Paynetown Campground
    Jun. 25, 2024

    Paynetown Campground

    Crazy busy on a summer weekend

     This is a SRA on the shores of Lake Monroe by Bloomington Indiana. This is a boating/fishing park. We went on a hot weekend the 4rth weekend in June & it was completely full. 

    There's only 3 short trails. The longest is 1.25 miles. Not a hiking park. 

    There's a visitor center off State Road 446. This is NOT a nature center! Just a place to pick up some information. 

    The marina & boat launch get the most use. There's also a beach. 

    There's a large Class B campground closer to the marina. There's some pit toilets & one flush toilet building. No showers. No electricity.

     There's a large dump station. 

    The electric campground has 227 sites. 3 are handicap accessible. There's also 27 pull throughs. Many have lake access due to camper made trails to the lake.

    We had site 137 which was a good site due to the fact we had no one on the left. There was a woods view.

    Many of these sites have a bad incline & people were putting their rigs sideways on the site close to the road. Our site was no exception, but we were able to make it work. This site also had afternoon sun.

     Restrooms/showers were state park clean. I was impressed with the hard working staff trying their best to give us a clean bathroom!

     The best sites in the campground are 171/172& 153/154. These have a lot of sun, but a stellar view of the lake. 

    132-137 have a trail to the lake. Very bad inclines though. 

    120-124 have trails to the lake & are in the woods. 

    103 is a large site& fairly even with lots of shade. 

    The sites from 180-227 are asphalt with concrete pads. The rest of the campground is gravel. 

    There's 4 carry in campsites for tents that looked very nice. Campsites in the E area have access to a sandy peninsula that was very popular for swimmers. 

    This is known in Indiana as a party park. There's some truth to that. It's VERY noisy & busy on a summer weekend. If you like a quieter experience come Monday through Wed. or wait until the off season.

  • Holdun R.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Camp Atterbury Campground
    Jun. 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.

  • james W.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Berry Ridge Road - Dispersed Camping
    Jun. 6, 2024

    Berry Ridge Road - Dispersed Camping

    Real dispersed camping

    For those of you who don't understand disperse camping this is the perfect site for a tent to camp without anything but what you bring in and take out understand what dispersed camping is and then there won't be any complaints about can't get a camper in or whatever I always see the complaints this is dispersed camping at its best

  • EThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Youngs Creek Horse Camp
    Jun. 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.

  • RThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Madison City Park
    May. 21, 2024

    Madison City Park

    Peaceful

    The check-in was very easy and the camp host met us at our vehicle and gave us all the information about our site. He and his wife had put together a package of literature about the town and places to eat, etc. which was very nice and helpful. They were very accommodating!



Guide to Deputy

Camping near Deputy, Indiana, offers a variety of experiences for outdoor enthusiasts. From scenic trails to family-friendly amenities, there’s something for everyone in this beautiful region.

What to do:

  • Hiking: Explore the beautiful trails at Clifty Falls State Park Campground. One visitor mentioned, “The wooded hiking trails helped keep us comfortable,” making it a great spot for a summer hike.
  • Fishing and Boating: At Starve Hollow State Rec Area, you can enjoy fishing and kayaking. A camper shared, “The lake was beautiful! Bathrooms were decent, nothing great, nothing bad.”
  • Exploring Historic Sites: Check out the historic Rose Island Theme Park near Charlestown State Park Campground. One reviewer said, “Great hiking opportunities and cool exploration of historic Rose Island Theme Park.”

What campers like:

  • Clean Facilities: Many campers appreciate the cleanliness of the restrooms and showers. A visitor at Versailles State Park Campground noted, “Bathrooms were clean, just your run-of-the-mill park bathroom with some spider webs.”
  • Quiet Atmosphere: Campers enjoy the peaceful environment, especially during the off-season. One reviewer at Charlestown State Park Campground said, “Quiet campground especially off season. Would come again.”
  • Friendly Staff: The welcoming nature of the staff at Follow The River RV Resort is a highlight. A camper mentioned, “Very friendly staff and well kept and clean!!”

What you should know:

  • Entry Fees: Be prepared for additional fees. A camper at Clifty Falls State Park Campground mentioned, “I had to pay the $9 fee to drive into the park, although having already booked and paid for a campsite.”
  • Site Conditions: Some sites may not be level. A visitor at Versailles State Park Campground shared, “The description of the site did say it had a slight slope so were aware.”
  • Limited Cell Service: Expect spotty cell service in some areas. A camper at Deam Lake State Rec Area noted, “The bathrooms were terrible. Dirty and no toilet paper to be had on the busy weekends.”

Tips for camping with families:

  • Playgrounds: Look for campgrounds with playgrounds for kids. A reviewer at Charlestown State Park Campground mentioned, “My children loved all the playgrounds around the state park.”
  • Secluded Sites: Choose sites that offer some privacy. A camper at Shale Bluff Campground said, “The spots are far apart. Very clean grounds and amenities.”
  • Activities for Kids: Find campgrounds with activities to keep kids entertained. One family at CERA Sports Corporation shared, “We spent a week there and the kids never got bored.”

Tips from RVers:

  • Level Sites: Look for level sites to avoid issues with your RV. A camper at Versailles State Park Campground noted, “Whole site is on a slope except for a small area near the woods.”
  • Dump Station Access: Be aware of the dump station situation. A visitor at Clifty Falls State Park Campground mentioned, “The dump station is a cluster F#%*.”
  • Space Between Campers: Choose campgrounds that offer space between sites. A reviewer at Follow The River RV Resort said, “Lots of space between campers with cement patio, fire pit and picnic table and lots of trees.”

Camping near Deputy, Indiana, provides a mix of adventure and relaxation, making it a great destination for families and RVers alike.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What camping is available near Deputy, IN?

    According to TheDyrt.com, Deputy, IN offers a wide range of camping options, with 115 campgrounds and RV parks near Deputy, IN and 11 free dispersed camping spots.

  • Which is the most popular campground near Deputy, IN?

    According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular campground near Deputy, IN is Clifty Falls State Park Campground with a 4.1-star rating from 43 reviews.

  • Where can I find free dispersed camping near Deputy, IN?

    According to TheDyrt.com, there are 11 free dispersed camping spots near Deputy, IN.

  • What parks are near Deputy, IN?

    According to TheDyrt.com, there are 18 parks near Deputy, IN that allow camping, notably Hoosier National Forest and Monroe Lake.