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Best Campgrounds near Terre Haute, IN

413 Reviews

Campgrounds near Terre Haute, Indiana range from developed facilities to more primitive sites across several parks and recreation areas. Fowler County Park offers tent camping, RV sites, and a cabin rental option with access to hiking trails and a lake for fishing and kayaking. Hawthorn County Park provides similar accommodations with the addition of glamping options, while Terre Haute Campground features full hookup RV sites and various cabin options just minutes from Interstate 70. Most campgrounds in the area are situated within wooded settings that provide natural shade and access to water features.

Camping season for many sites runs from May 1 to October 15, with some locations like Turkey Run State Park and Cecil M Harden Lake Raccoon State Recreation Area remaining open year-round. "This is a very family friendly campground and you will see lots of kids on bicycles flying around," noted one camper about Turkey Run State Park. Reservations are recommended for summer weekends at most developed campgrounds, particularly at popular destinations like Turkey Run State Park which features over 200 campsites. Many campgrounds provide electric hookups, with some offering full hookup options including water and sewer connections. Cell service varies by location, with good coverage reported at Terre Haute Campground but limited connectivity in more remote areas.

The camping experience in the Terre Haute region is characterized by wooded settings and water access. Turkey Run State Park, located about 40 miles northeast of Terre Haute, receives consistently high ratings for its unique hiking trails that feature rock formations, water crossings, and ladders. A visitor described it as "hard to believe you're in Indiana" due to its distinctive canyon-like terrain. Shakamak State Park offers a quieter experience with three lakes spanning 400 acres known for fishing opportunities. Campers frequently mention the family-friendly atmosphere at most parks, with activities ranging from swimming and boating to hiking and wildlife viewing. Several campgrounds feature playgrounds, camp stores, and organized activities, making them suitable for families with children of various ages.

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Best Camping Sites Near Terre Haute, Indiana (65)

    1. Terre Haute Campground

    23 Reviews
    Terre Haute, IN
    3 miles
    Website
    +1 (217) 342-1111

    $40 - $999 / night

    "This campground is great proximity to I-70 for an easy on/off the interstate and just outside of downtown Terre Haute (approximately eight miles). The park is nice and shady with large trees."

    "It was an interesting drive to the CG off I-70 through 2 traffic circles and into the CG as it's close to I-70 but not right off the highway. There was good signage to the CG."

    2. Fowler County Park

    17 Reviews
    Terre Haute, IN
    9 miles
    Website
    +1 (812) 462-3413

    "This is our family favorite camp park in Terre Haute! Has great hiking trails, a covered bridge with historical log cabins for festivals. They have 1 cabin you can rent out."

    "Shaded campground sites at lake's edge on east side of park, 53 electrical hookups including 1 pull-thru, 14 primitive/tent sites. Fire ring and picnic table at each site. Water hydrants nearby."

    3. Hawthorn County Park

    6 Reviews
    Terre Haute, IN
    4 miles
    Website
    +1 (812) 462-3225

    $12 - $25 / night

    "Large sites, because they are very wooded lots of shade, not far from downtown, also close to shopping (i.e. Walmart, Meijer)."

    "We stayed at site 1 thinking it would be nice for the kids to be next to a park but the park was pretty dull."

    4. Turkey Run State Park Campground

    71 Reviews
    Marshall, IN
    30 miles
    Website
    +1 (765) 597-2635

    $20 - $25 / night

    "Turkey Run State Park is a huge campground (over 200 sites) just north of Terre Haute. There are lots of trails that offers hikers plenty of opportunities."

    "Turkey Run is arguably the most popular campground (and state park) in Indiana and has its pros and cons."

    5. Shakamak State Park Campground

    24 Reviews
    Jasonville, IN
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (812) 665-2158

    $16 - $1200 / night

    "This is just a beautiful Indiana State Park located near the small community of Jasonville, Indiana which offers simple dining, grocery store, hardware store and fuel."

    "There's 7 hiking trails. All are nice walks in the woods. All were muddy in sections. There's an old coal mine on Trail 2. Blocked off for safety. "

    6. Cecil M Harden Lake Raccoon State Recreation Area

    32 Reviews
    Rockville, IN
    24 miles
    Website
    +1 (765) 344-1412

    $12 - $32 / night

    "Raccoon State Recreation Area | Cecil M Harden Lake is located in the heart of historic covered bridge country just 50 miles West of Indianapolis."

    "There are multiple boat ramps for easy access to the water. I met a friend there who is a resident of Indianapolis and we had a great time on the water."

    7. Fowler’s park

    1 Review
    Terre Haute, IN
    10 miles
    +1 (812) 462-3413

    "Lake is great for fishing, also the beach is very nice. Pioneer village is so neat to walk around. Camper spots are a little small but nothing you can't work around."

    8. Prairie Creek

    3 Reviews
    West Terre Haute, IN
    13 miles
    Website
    +1 (812) 462-3392

    $12 - $25 / night

    "Lots of trees and wild life with hiking trails. Nice little pond to fish or watch the geese. Spacious camp site at a good price."

    "Men's and women's shower house playground few trails rv tent and camper electric a few primitive sites 2 sites r 50 Amp I think the rest r 30 Amp water gets wonderfully hot Verizon works can have door"

    9. Lieber State Recreation Area Campground

    22 Reviews
    Cloverdale, IN
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (765) 276-0194

    $16 - $25 / night

    "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."

    10. Rockville Lake County Park

    11 Reviews
    Rockville, IN
    23 miles
    Website
    +1 (765) 569-6541

    $25 / night

    "Only sites are next to us. Woods behind and open grass and field in front of this site. Disc golf course is awesome, in the woods, up and down ravine. 18 holes plus practice basket."

    "That spot has a trail behind it to go down to a little dock which seems like many other people may use the trail, so probably won't use that site when it gets busy."

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  • Cynthia K.
    Sep. 16, 2025

    Turkey Run State Park Campground

    Nice State Park Campground

    Turkey Run State Park. Arguably one of the top 5 state parks in Indiana.

    Lots of hiking opportunities, including the fabulous Trail 3 which should be a National Trail IMO. Go hike early before 10 am. This area gets crazy busy after that. 

    Nice nature center.

    2 covered bridges.

     A swimming pool in season.

     A historic inn with a restaurant. You can rent cabins also. 

    The Lusk home has tours every Saturday in season. 

    The campground is a mile or so west of the entrance to the park.

     Electric only. 270 sites. Water is available.

     There's modern bath houses with hot showers.

     We were site 218, which is technically the Turkey Hollow area. The bath house there was clean. We liked our loop for spacious sites( for a state park).

     The Twin Oaks loop seemed denser.

     There's a double dump near the exit. There's also one dump at the end of a loop by site 60. We were happy the other 4 campers trying to dump forgot about it! 

    Trail 7 access is also at the end by site 44. It's not marked on the map.

     The camp store has the usual camping supplies & gift items. Ice & wood. 

    We enjoyed our weekend here! Even though it rained Saturday.

  • Lisa M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 28, 2025

    Shakamak State Park Campground

    Great State Park

    Most of the spaces that had both water and electric were mostly in the sun. But all the other spaces had plenty of shade and trees around them. Our space was spot on level and nice area around each space to where you didn’t feel like you were camped on top of other people. The showers were adequate. Great hiking trails in the area. Very quiet. Although we were there on a weekday. One downside was we had Verizon as a cell phone carrier and only had one bar.

  • L
    Aug. 20, 2025

    Shakamak State Park Campground

    Clean, pretty, quiet, spacey.

    We had a nice site that was evenly spaced from the other campsites by trees and was nice and close to water, the bathrooms, and the shower houses, which were very clean! The camp store was nice and the paddle boats were fun! The pool was only opened on the weekends in August which was disappointing but there was a large fishing dock and many boating opportunities. Very nice camping spot, but in August beware of the bugs!

  • L
    Aug. 20, 2025

    Shades State Park Campground

    It was very clean, nicely spaced, and shaded.

    Very nice campground! It was close by Turkey Run State Park, which had amazing trails, that are pictured below. (We definitely recommend Trail 3!) The campground itself was very nice and clean, as well as shaded and pretty. We were camping in August, so it wasn't very busy and we got peace. There were many fun things to do in Turkey Run, although the pool was closed in August. There was also a fun little ice cream place and store in downtown Marshall! 

      Great place overall!

  • T
    Aug. 17, 2025

    Sugar Creek Campground and Canoe Rental LLC

    Horrible experience

    To much money rv/campsites way way to small they charge for EVERYTHING INCLUDING GUEST TO SEE IF THEY WANT TO CAMP , u can only have 4 people then its 10$ per each for a weekend ridiculous

  • T
    Aug. 17, 2025

    Sugar Creek Campground and Canoe Rental LLC

    Ripped off for sure read your itinerary is what she told me 4 times instead of trying to make it right !!!!

    Experience was good , except do not get sites 33, 34 or 35 we had maybe 5ft between us and the camper beside us , no way and the electricity hookup is right there so putting out awning was so very dangerous!!!! Bc the water dripped straight onto the electric hookup and who knows if someone may have a cut or anything wrong with there cord electric shock for sure !!!! Visitors JUST TO VISIT TO SEE IF THEY WANT TO CAMP THERE 5$ each Could not cook out or anything bc there’s no room in between your camper and your neighbor’s camper They tell u to look at the four day itinerary, but we’ve always just called or got on the website and booked our site, but it is pretty ridiculous for a camper to hold six or eight and you can only have four people and then on top of that an arm and a leg just for a float to float downstream which the gal young gal told me it was 2 miles 2 to 4 hour trip and it took us an hour so basically got ripped off pretty good this weekend so make sure to read your email b4 going here ! Thank goodness we had family bc we had absolutely no room for anything Bugs horrible And they tell you to have dogs on leash , no one had their dogs on leash except us . A blue healer tried to bite one of us ! It was pouring down and the guy on golf cart while we’re trying to hurry in the rain was so worried about our card he couldn’t wait till we was leaving to turn it in . They give u a code so why not put it in your phone bc if u lose there card they charge u 40$ Seems like more of a money thing to us . We enjoy camping but my gosh break the bank here for sure no gravel on sites hardly mainly dirt and sand so come prepared to sweep your caper or rv every hour . Very very tiny sites and unacceptable for us and anyone wanting to enjoy outside of your camper with your awning

  • Joshua R.
    Aug. 11, 2025

    Plainview Campground — Lincoln Trail State Park

    Its ok

    Camp sites had some trash from previous campers. Bathrooms were dirty and outdated. Only scolding hot water in the shower. Host and another staff member made me turn my camper to face the other direction so the door wouldn't face another camp site, even though I have a door on both sides after we had camp set up. Sites themselves are nicely spaced apart. Place was pretty empty for our 4 day weekend there.

  • hThe Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 1, 2025

    Peaceful Waters Campground

    Peaceful Waters

    Cute little park, off of 41, most sites are water and electric, most do not have sewer but there's a dump station. Very affordable. Owners are very nice and easy to communicate with. Theres a campstore and ice on site. Great fishing pond. Look around for cute carvings. Very close to Turkey Run, Shades, and Raccoon Lake!

  • D&S B.
    Jul. 30, 2025

    Crawfordsville KOA

    Very Expensive and dirty.

    First time at this KOA, site was okay, gravel pull through but sewer hookup was all the way at the end of the site, needed extra extension to hook up sewer. The bathroom and showers were disgustingly dirty, both men's and women's smelled and were disgustingly dirty. I can't believe I paid $72 for such terrible accommodations.

Guide to Terre Haute

Camping near Terre Haute, Indiana, offers a variety of experiences for outdoor enthusiasts. Whether you're looking for a family-friendly spot or a peaceful retreat, there are several campgrounds to choose from.

What to do:

What campers like:

  • Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate the cleanliness of the restrooms and showers. A visitor at Cecil M Harden Lake said, "The bathhouse is clean, plenty of showers, flush toilets."
  • Spacious Sites: Many campgrounds offer roomy sites. A review for Hardin Ridge mentioned, "Beautiful spacious sites. Spread out with plenty of room between sites."
  • Family-Friendly Atmosphere: Campgrounds like Terre Haute Campground are great for families. One reviewer noted, "Lots of free activities for kids. Friendly and helpful staff."

What you should know:

  • Privacy Concerns: Some campgrounds, like Turkey Run State Park Campground, have sites that are close together. A camper mentioned, "Many sites are in an open, level area without a lot of trees or bushes between them. You don’t have a lot of privacy."
  • Wildlife Encounters: Be prepared for raccoons at places like Cecil M Harden Lake. One camper humorously warned, "The raccoons definitely are active so make sure you lock it all up at night."
  • Limited Amenities: Some campgrounds may lack certain amenities. A visitor at Shades State Park Campground noted, "The vault toilets were dirty, needed to be emptied."

Tips for camping with families:

  • Choose Shady Sites: Look for campsites that offer shade, especially during hot summer months. A camper at Shakamak State Park said, "Most of the sites are shady."
  • Plan Activities: Make sure to have a list of activities. One family at Lieber State Recreation Area enjoyed hiking, biking, and fishing.
  • Bring Games: Keep kids entertained with outdoor games. A reviewer at Turkey Run State Park Campground mentioned, "This is a very family-friendly campground."

Tips from RVers:

  • Check Site Sizes: Make sure to check the size of the sites before booking. A visitor at Terre Haute Campground noted, "Most sites are gravel and very close together."
  • Be Prepared for Tight Turns: Some campgrounds may have tight turns for larger RVs. A camper at Cecil M Harden Lake mentioned, "You might have to run your water hose under your RV to hook up."
  • Look for Electric Hookups: If you need power, check for campgrounds with electric hookups. A reviewer at Hardin Ridge said, "There are 30 & 50 amp sites available."

Camping in Terre Haute, Indiana, has something for everyone, from families to solo adventurers. Just remember to plan ahead and enjoy the great outdoors!

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is the most popular campground near Terre Haute, IN?

According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular campground near Terre Haute, IN is Terre Haute Campground with a 4-star rating from 23 reviews.

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