Best Cabin Camping near West Terre Haute, IN

Cabins at Fowler County Park offer a rental option for visitors seeking more shelter than traditional tent camping provides. The park features one cabin available for rent near the lake, making it a good option for fishing enthusiasts. Electrical hookups, picnic tables, and fire rings complement the cabin amenities. "This park also has a pioneer village and yearly activities such as vintage camping and a pancake breakfast! The campsites are shaded, but a little close," notes one visitor. Additional cabin options can be found at Turkey Run State Park Campground, Shakamak State Park, and Cecil M Harden Lake Raccoon State Recreation Area, all within driving distance of West Terre Haute.

Rustic and deluxe cabins are both available, depending on the location. Casey KOA offers traditional KOA-style cabin accommodations with amenities typically found at KOA locations, including access to the campground's shower facilities, picnic areas, and recreational options. Peaceful Waters Campground and Hawthorn County Park provide alternative cabin options. Most cabin locations require advance reservations, particularly during summer months when demand is highest. According to feedback on The Dyrt, "We got in late after a spurratic decision to camp. Got here and found that point 5 was open and we tried it. Beautiful view, nice people, and great lake access."

Most cabins include beds but require visitors to bring their own linens, towels, and toiletries. Basic furnished cabins typically provide sleeping surfaces, minimal furniture, and electrical outlets but may lack indoor plumbing or kitchen facilities. Firewood is available for purchase at many locations including Fowler County Park, Hawthorn County Park, and Turkey Run State Park. Several campgrounds feature on-site markets where basic provisions can be purchased, though selection is limited. Visitors planning extended stays should consider bringing cooking supplies, food items, and personal items as cabin amenities vary significantly between locations.

Best Cabin Sites Near West Terre Haute, Indiana (22)

    1. Fowler County Park

    17 Reviews
    Terre Haute, IN
    10 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."

    2. Hawthorn County Park

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

    $12 - $25 / night

    "This is a Great Park, my wife and I camp here all the time. Large sites, because they are very wooded lots of shade, not far from downtown, also close to shopping (i.e. Walmart, Meijer)."

    "Prices are a little high compared to when you receive but the park is beautiful.

    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."

    3. Turkey Run State Park Campground

    70 Reviews
    Marshall, IN
    31 miles
    Website
    +1 (765) 597-2635

    $20 - $32 / night

    "I have to say it is always nice to stay at a state park in the off season. There are a couple hundred sites in this park and we were one of about 12 occupants."

    "This campground was reasonably priced, had clean facilities and quite unusual and intesting hiking nearby. There are multiple trails and some quite challenging ones."

    4. Shakamak State Park Campground

    24 Reviews
    Jasonville, IN
    24 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."

    "They have pull spaces for large motor homes with 50 Amp electric. They also have several nice shower houses and plenty of dumpsters for dumping trash."

    5. Cecil M Harden Lake Raccoon State Recreation Area

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

    $12 - $42 / 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."

    "We stayed in site 93 in the lake view area. The campsite itself was large and clean. The bathrooms were clean and fairly close to the campsite."

    6. Rockville Lake County Park

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

    $25 / night

    "We stayed at site 30, a modern site with water, electric and sewer. Sharing of water and electric between two sites, so come prepared with extensions for water and electric."

    "Several water fill locations, dump station. Full hook up sites are very limited with minimal shade. Remainder of campground is nearly always shaded."

    7. Mill Creek Park

    1 Review
    Marshall, IL
    19 miles
    Website
    +1 (217) 889-3901

    "Incredible people who will gladly be your new best friend, super clean, Great Lake to be on, tons of trails to hike."

    8. Peaceful Waters Campground

    8 Reviews
    Bloomingdale, IN
    27 miles
    Website
    +1 (765) 592-6458

    $22 - $120 / night

    "A port-a-potty was near by, but the shower house was a short drive away. Also, the site, 27C, was alone with timber separating it from the nearest site."

    "We stayed in a primitive site but they also have RV sites and cabins. There is a playground for the kiddos if you have them, a volleyball net, and horseshoes."

    9. Sullivan County Park

    2 Reviews
    Dugger, IN
    25 miles
    Website
    +1 (812) 268-5537

    "Boating, fishing, and lake swimming/beach area are great. The bath houses have vault toilets. Many weekends they have live music and/or activities for the family."

    "My family has stayed at Sullivan Lake many times. It is an awesome place to go for a family outing. They have all kinds of camping sites, a huge lake that can support all sizes of family boating."

    10. Casey KOA

    7 Reviews
    Charleston, IL
    30 miles
    Website
    +1 (217) 932-5319

    "It has full hookup, and electric and water sites.
    The ground seems pretty level throughout the entire place so getting your rig setup should be fairly easy."

    "Friendly service, Clean restroom/showers and even a pond for fishing."

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Cabin Reviews near West Terre Haute, IN

266 Reviews of 22 West Terre Haute Campgrounds


  • Anna O.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 19, 2023

    Fowler County Park

    Beautiful lake

    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. Bring your fishing gear, they stock the lake. There's and boat ramp and bank access to kayak. They have some pull through for your big riggs and some sand beds for your tent camping

  • Jennifer T.
    Jul. 31, 2018

    Fowler County Park

    Wonderful Family Campgrounds

    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. Modern shower houses with rest rooms. Handicapped accessible. Dump station. Pets are welcome but must be kept on leash. Must provide own firewood. Firewood must be purchased from within state. Fishing from campsite. In park, swimming beach (Memorial Day-weekend before school opens in fall), boat ramp, trails, playgrounds, horseshoe pits, pioneer village.

    Campground open May 1 - October 15. Park open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. No reservations. Must check-in between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. Night guard on duty. Electrical sites - $20 a night, weekly rate - $120, 2 weeks rate - $200. Primitive sites - $12 a night, weekly rate - $60, 2 weeks rate - $100. Price includes Indiana Sales Tax.

    From I-70, go south on U.S. 41 for 7.2 miles. Turn left onto Oregon Church Road and go .8 mile east to park entrance on left. After entering park, turn right to go to campground.

    Personal Thoughts and Experience: We had a wonderful time. We absolutely loved the pioneer village. it is a must go especially when they are having pioneer days in the fall. There is a mountain bike park close to the campground that is a premier facility. Beginner to advance trails with a practice course. Amazing! My husband competes in the Dyno series and loves to train at the facility then camp at Fowler Park!

  • Terri D.The Dyrt PRO User
    May. 10, 2017

    Turkey Run State Park Campground

    Nice Big Sites

    I have to say it is always nice to stay at a state park in the off season. There are a couple hundred sites in this park and we were one of about 12 occupants. Even if this park had been full, the sites offer nice space. Sites vary from full shade to wide open out in the sun. Bathrooms are clean, but they are pretty spread out. Most sites offer electricity, but no water or sewer hook-up for RV. Water spigots are pretty spread out too. Each site has a picnic table and fire ring. I didn't see any camp hosts that sold firewood when office is closed. Park is located right across the street from the local high school, I thought this was sort of odd.

    We were just passing through for a nights stay, but it looked like there were some nice trails for hiking. The children playgrounds looked nice as well.

  • Robin M.
    Sep. 18, 2016

    Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area

    Nice place

    we love this park as it reminds us of some of Indiana state parks with a huge lake, horseback riding, lots of trails to explore and beautiful wildlife. pet friendly and lots to do for all ages.

  • Mary S.
    Sep. 8, 2018

    Mccormick's Creek State Park Campground

    Beautiful state park but sites are too close/visible to each other

    There is just one thing that keeps me from rating this a 5 star campground. It's the sites!  So....4 stars...but read on for my thoughts on the sites.

    What's up with these sites?

    • If you want to be be able to see what your neighbors are eating and hear their conversations, you'll love the electric sites (1 through 189).

    • If you like to feel like you're alone in the woods, you won't like most of the electric sites. 

    • There is a partial solution. Sites 190-202 have no electricity, but most are fairly private/secluded. Sites 203-222 are additional primitive sites on a loop but they are not at all private; you can see lots of neighboring sites. There's a lot of shade, but you could probably set up solar panels if you require electricity.

    • If you want privacy in the electric section (1-189), I don't have a great recommendation other than you should stay on the outside of the loops. Then you'll only have people beside you rather than beside and across from you.

    Good luck! Stay one night when there aren't many people and scope out sites for your next stay. If you're from the area, this could be a park worth returning to over and over if you are able to stay on a site you enjoy.

    I've included a map of sites 1-189 and photos that show some sites I like and sites I don't like. In my opinion, a site is not one for me if I can see 3 other picnic tables while sitting at the table at my site. If you camp with other families, this would be good because you can make your own 'group' site.

    Something you need to know: Indiana state parks have a $7 entry fee but you'll only pay it once (unlike some states that make you pay every day). It's supposed to be $9 for non-residents, but we were only charged $7. The hang tag for your vehicle will get you in the main entrance for the rest of your stay.

    If you come without a reservation: The registration attendant assigned a site to us but maybe you can choose one. Since it was the day after Labor Day and the park was sparsely populated, there was no one near us. Privacy was not an issue for our stay, but we wouldn't have enjoyed our site on a busy weekend...although there were many sites we would have liked even less.

    The basics: picnic tables, fire rings, dump station, potable water, flush toilets and sinks in the bathrooms, separate shower facility. There are vault toilets closer to sites 190-222. Sites 1-189 have electricity.

    Activities: Nearby swimming pool and playground. There are almost 11 miles of hiking trails. The longest one is 2 miles, but you can combine some trails and wander in the woods for quite a while. You can also wade in McCormick's Creek; the water was low in early September. You can stay busy in this park for quite a while. And if you want to go to Bloomington, it's only about 25 minutes away

  • Dusti M.
    Mar. 7, 2022

    Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area

    Amazing hospitality

    We stayed there for one night. The park superintendent was so polite and helpful. He even told us where they had been stacking wood from clearing out some trees near the campground and encouraged us to use all we need. Very clean pit toilets. Very good fire pits with cooking grates. Every spot has a picnic table and trash can. Very nice close walk to the north boat launch from the campground. Well kept cleared trails. Very nice and well maintained playground in the middle of the campground. Great views of the lake. 4 bars on Verizon.

  • leif D.The Dyrt PRO User
    May. 20, 2025

    Turkey Run State Park Campground

    Large campground with spacious sites

    This campground was reasonably priced, had clean facilities and quite unusual and intesting hiking nearby. There are multiple trails and some quite challenging ones. No water hookups at the site but all except the "youth sites" had 110, 30, and 50 amp power. I was able to charge my ev without issue. Sites tried from all concrete to a dusty dirt and rock tent area, and all had old wood picnic tables. While the hiking was incredible, the maps of the trails were poor and not up to date, with some trails not on map at all. On one trail part of it went through box canyons up an active, though trickling, stream bed.

  • M
    Jul. 19, 2020

    Turkey Run State Park Campground

    Terrific campground and state park

    We stayed here this weekend and had a terrific time. The weather was very hot but there is a river to tube and canoe in to keep you cool. We stayed at site #35. It is in a very quiet, off the main road, in a circle, in full shade. It’s is very close to the restroom but a distance from the camp store and dumpster. The site was clean and well equipped with a fire ring and picnic table. The site is very uneven. It definitely sloops to the back corner. It’s was difficult to level our camper but we got it in the end. The site was huge but given the unevenness it would be difficult for tents. The campground is family friendly and was quiet at night. There is a lot to do at this state park. We hiked the #3 and #5 trails and it took us about 2 hours. It was very busy but everyone was very polite. It was a great stay all around.

  • Stephen & Theresa B.
    May. 10, 2019

    Shakamak State Park Campground

    “Fantastic Indiana camping experience.”

    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. The park has numerous recreational activities to include 3 lakes spanning some 400 acres that are known for spectacular fishing, seasonal family aquatic center for swimming with a large water slide, seasonal nature center, and several hiking trails. The campsites are in a heavily wooded area with fantastic tree canopy for shade and comfort. Sites are mostly level gravel pads ranging from primitive to 30 amp electric, 50 amp electric or a limited number of full hookup; water, sewer and 50 amp service sites plus plenty of clean bath houses. Large rig friendly. The park also has family cabins available. A small camp store supplies firewood, ice, bait and sundries...Indiana fishing license at the park office. Want to relax...enjoy beautiful sunsets on the lake, paddling a canoe or kayak, or casting a line for dinner...this is a perfect place to make that happen.


Guide to West Terre Haute

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  • At Happy Campers Campground, families can enjoy fishing, hiking, and a variety of outdoor games, ensuring fun for everyone.
  • Mill Creek Park offers a range of activities including hiking trails and fishing opportunities, making it an ideal spot for outdoor enthusiasts.
  • Experience the thrill of kayaking and canoeing at Turkey Run Canoe & Camping, where you can explore the waterways while enjoying your cabin stay.

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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular cabin campground near West Terre Haute, IN is Fowler County Park with a 4.4-star rating from 17 reviews.

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