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Yellowwood State Forest accommodates campers with pets across its four wooded campground loops: Red Pine, White-Oak Hickory, Redbud and Black Gum. The 79 primitive sites feature fire rings with grill grates and picnic tables, providing ample space for tent camping with dogs. Several picnic areas and shelters are available throughout the property with potable water stations and vault toilets accessible to all campers. Pets must remain leashed at all times while exploring the campground and hiking trails. Morgan-Monroe State Forest also allows pets at its Oak Ridge Camping Area, offering a more secluded camping experience with 20 main sites and 10 overflow sites. Campsites in both forests are first-come, first-served, requiring self-registration and payment with exact cash at the respective forest offices.
Five hiking trails of varying difficulty levels traverse Yellowwood State Forest, with many sites having short trails from them to the lake edge, making for convenient access while camping with dogs. The Tecumseh Trail (43 miles) connects Yellowwood with Morgan-Monroe State Forest and Hoosier National Forest, providing extensive pet-friendly hiking options. Dog owners should be prepared for wildlife encounters and bring sufficient water for pets, especially during summer months. While swimming is not permitted in Yellowwood Lake, fishing opportunities abound and rowboat rentals are available at the forest office. Brown County State Park, located just minutes away, offers additional pet-friendly camping options including Buffalo Ridge Campground, Taylor Ridge Campground, and Raccoon Ridge Campground, all with electrical hookups and modern amenities for those seeking less primitive accommodations with their pets.
Best Dog-Friendly Campgrounds near Unionville (82)
1. Paynetown Campground
"It's a bittersweet type of situation."
"This campground is busy as it's close to a college, but it has ample room to provide for everyone."
299 Sites AvailableAvailable next weekend
from $16 - $38 / night
2. Taylor Ridge Campground — Brown County State Park
"We have visited Nashville Indiana several times but this is our first time camping nearby. My wife loves to visit Nashville and all the little shops they offer."
"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."
Check Availabilityfrom $18 - $43 / night
3. Buffalo Ridge Campground — Brown County State Park
"This is a beautiful State Park situated in the rolling hills of southern Indiana."
"I make multiple visits here every year, mainly for the mountain bike trails. There are almost 30 miles of trails inside the park with new trails every year for the past 3+ years."
Check Availabilityfrom $43 / night
4. Hardin Ridge
"This campground is nestled on a ridge above Indiana's Lake Monroe."
"Hardin Ridge is a fantastic place to camp, and is very close to lake Monroe. But it's also quite a ways away from any stores in case you forget anything."
Check AvailabilityCampground full next weekend
Get a text when availablefrom $24 - $64 / night
5. Blackwell Campground — Hoosier National Forest
"The ground is level and all grass with less bugs than sites directly off trail. We just have a simple backpacking tent set-up and we had a great campfire."
"Site is a wide open and well-groomed, with trails just a short walk (or ride) away. Toilets and covered picnic tables nearby."
6. Oak Ridge Camping Area — Morgan-Monroe State Forest
"This is probably the best state forest in the state of Indiana. The property is well maintained. There is a new visitors center built a few years ago."
"Site 13 has a little trail that goes down to a large flooded sinkhole behind the campsite. There were lots of tree frogs singing because of the proximity to water."
Check Availabilityfrom $25 - $55 / night
7. Berry Ridge Road - Dispersed Camping
"Trails, plenty of dry wood, away from the roads, no running water or electricity, decent amount of spaces we came in at night and counted about 9 very far spread out camp sights."
"If you are into boondocking at all defiantly check out berry ridge it’s just south of brown county Indiana beautiful country mostly hills tons of camp spots sometimes half mile or more apart haven’t seen"
8. Raccoon Ridge Campground — Brown County State Park
"Holiday Fourth of July 2022 weekend the start Park was special excitement in downtown Nashville, Indiana a short drive outside the State Park."
"Our third Indiana state park. Still impressed, they have all been friendly, well maintained with good, spread out sites and good signage everywhere (even the trails)."
Check Availabilityfrom $43 / night
9. Brown County-Nashville KOA
"Nice dog walk and small fenced dog area. Sites level and good for big rigs down to tents. Three cabins also available. Owners are relatively new and have been working on improvements continually."
"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."
10. Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park & Campground
"Bathrooms very far walk from campsites. Showers are pay only. Difficult to navigate/find your camp without a map."
"This is the Bill Monroe Bluegrass Music Park & Campground near Nashville, IN. Very nice facility with nice stage for events."
Check Availabilityfrom $12 - $38 / night
Drive Time
- 15 min from Bloomington, IN
- 48 min from Columbus, IN
- 1 hr 1 min from Indianapolis, IN
- 1 hr 19 min from Terre Haute, IN
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Dog-Friendly Camping Reviews near Unionville, IN
647 Reviews of 82 Unionville Campgrounds
Ron W.ScoutCamp Atterbury Campground
Outstanding
Mark & Denise are great camp hosts they care about everyone and will help them if they need it. They do so much for the holidays and have some great times together around the campfires. Will miss them this winter but will be thinking of them during the Army Navy game. (A inside joke lol).
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Christian C.Scoutmystic lake
Military base campground
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GuideFriends O' Mine Campground & Cabins
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Our First RV Home Has Been Such a Blessing!
My husband and I absolutely loved our first few months here at Friends O' Mine Campgrounds & Cabins as first-time RV owners with our Class A RV.
We downsized from our 5-bedroom home in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri. We sold our home and I followed my Husband back here to Indiana after he received a wonderful career opportunity. My Husband is a Veteran, 🇺🇸 and after moving to Nashville, Indiana, we had immediately fallen in love with this small town - where we respected and admired the way Nashville reminds us of where we had just moved from in Missouri.
We stayed at Grand Wood Suites for six months, after paying for a hotel, all while continuously paying for our two large storage units, as well as our mortgage payment and then rent for most of the beginning of this year; so, we decided to downsize to save money to buy land sooner, instead of continuing to rent. 🏕️ We already loved camping - we started with a pop-up camper on the 🔝 of our Jeep and camped dozens of times, then traded up to a pop-up camper. So we used what we had in savings, bought our Class A RV, donated our pop-up camper, and came to Friends O' Mine - and it was the best decision!
From day one, the other campers have been so friendly, as are the nice employees and amazing owners. They truly make you feel like family. They set up weekly entertainment that brings the whole campground together around the campfire - there is a huge fire in the middle with six porch swings attached to a massive gazebo and veranda surrounding it. It's incredibly cozy and just inviting you to join in.
We've enjoyed live musical singers entertaining us around the campfire all evening, and we were invited to watch a documentary about a local racecar driver in their indoor recreational room, right next to the indoor laundry facilities.
There is also a subterranean pool that my Husband and I enjoyed swimming in almost every day during our first month here - it was very relaxing and refreshing!
One of our favorite parts has been our peaceful, nighttime walks around the large, well-stocked catch-and-release pond. My Husband and I hold hands together and walk around it at sunset almost every evening. It's so serene and calming to hear the sounds of the water and feel the beautiful Autumn breeze.
This has been a very relaxing, enjoyable, and heartwarming experience for us. If you are looking for a clean, friendly, peaceful, and welcoming place to stay - whether for a weekend or for a season - we cannot recommend Friends O' Mine Campgrounds & Cabins enough. We are so grateful we found it!
Kaley A.GuideBuffalo Ridge Campground — Brown County State Park
We absolutely LOVED this park! It was hands down our favorite of this year. We camped at site 100 and it has a neighbor on one side and behind while the other side was a huge open space. It is in the center of a loop. It was mostly level. There was some minor doming to the site but not bad at all. It was a busy camp ground but not as crowded (sites not on top of each other) as some I’ve been in. The outsides of the loops did have more space between and privacy but could be smaller or more sloped, it just really depended. The bathrooms and showers were cleaner than some of the other state parks we have been to, so much so my 11 year old son mentioned it. The park itself is absolutely gorgeous. The hiking trails (which is what we usually go for) were nice but I believe that the biking trails were actually more scenic than the hiking trails and a lot more rugged. We liked trail 8 starting from the west lookout tower and stopping at Hesitation Point for lunch/break/bathroom. Trail 6 was also a pretty, rugged, shorter trail. The Nature Center was also nicer than a lot of the others we have been to in the state. We did choose to do horseback riding at the stables. We showed up about 5 minutes after opening and were able to pay and told to come back in an hour and 45 minutes. That didn’t bother us since we had the time but if you are on a tighter schedule, the earlier the better. We also went into Nashville and it was a very cute town to visit. Well decorated for Halloween, very walkable, and a little something for almost everyone. Prices were about what I would expect for a tourist town but not terrible. I also have T-Mobile and had pretty good service almost everywhere in the park.
- JJacob S.Scout
Ogala Horse Camp
Little loop pull off with a stone fire pit in the middle. Walking trail goes down to a swampy pond.
Mark T.ScoutIrwin City Park
Nice little city park/campgound
Clean paved sites, rigs under 35 feet will fit. Water and electricity 50/30 (water is in the ground.
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LegendBill Monroe Memorial Music Park & Campground
Fun Event Location
We stayed for the weekend during a Campout event. Lots of fun seeing all of our camping buddies. I don’t think we would camp here otherwise as it isn’t really our type of camping. Sites are close together, so don’t expect privacy. Porta potties had not been serviced from their previous event… needless to say, it was foul. The country music museum was pretty cool. The guide was very knowledgeable!
- JasonGuide
Camp Atterbury Campground
Host is great, park is nice, MWR needs help
Great place to stay. Full hook ups, about 90 percent level sites. 33 RV sites and 3 or 4 primitive camp sites. The main bathhouse is pretty clean, included laundry, and a great host and hostess (Mark and Denise). The only bad is the price hikes here. One would think MWR would throw money towards some things...like a dog park, some leveling, lights at the kids playground, and MWR sponsored and paid for holiday parties/outings for vets, retirees, and all the active here on base. But nope, just collecting revenue without any beanies. Anyway, the host keeps it grounded.
Guide to Unionville
Yellowwood State Forest welcomes pets at all primitive campsites scattered around its 133-acre lake, with most sites offering a fire ring, grill grate, and picnic table. The four campground loops—Red Pine, White Oak/Hickory, Redbud, and Black Gum—provide pet-friendly accommodations with access to vault toilets and drinking water stations. Several sites have short trails leading directly to the lake edge, making for convenient night fishing with dogs while maintaining a cozy campfire. Brown County-Nashville KOA also accommodates pets in tent sites, RV spaces, cabins, and glamping accommodations. Camping fees at Yellowwood are $13 per night for regular sites and $16 for the Horseman's Camp, which offers access to horse trails throughout the forest.
Dogs must remain leashed throughout all campgrounds in the area, with particular attention needed during wildlife encounters in Morgan-Monroe State Forest and Yellowwood State Forest. The Tecumseh Trail (43 miles) connects these natural areas, providing extensive hiking opportunities with dogs. Most campgrounds have remained quiet and secluded, even during peak camping seasons, except for major holiday weekends when sites fill quickly. Pet waste disposal is each owner's responsibility as facilities are minimal at these primitive sites. The most accessible veterinary services are found in Nashville and Bloomington, with the closest emergency animal hospital located in Bloomington, approximately 15-20 minutes from most area campgrounds. Weather considerations for pets include hot summer temperatures with limited shade at some sites, making early reservations for wooded locations essential when traveling with dogs.
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