State Park Camping

Since I live in Indiana, I can tell you much about our State Parks. I have camped in over half of them over the years and can tell you by experience it is a very good park system. Our favorite Sate Park is Tippecanoe River State Park. It is located 5 miles North of the small town of Winamac on US Hwy 35 in Northern Indiana. Because of all the trees in the campground it is hard to find grassy areas around your campsite but we use a tarp under our canopy so that really doesn’t bother us.

The mission of Indiana’s Division of State Parks and Reservoirs is to manage and interpret unique natural, wildlife, and cultural resources utilizing the principles of multiple use and preservation, while sustaining the integrity of these resources for current and future generations. (Taken from Indiana recreation guide)

Indiana has over 33,000 acres for recreation and wildlife for nature lovers to enjoy. I have listed below all the State Parks and Reservoirs you can find in Indiana. For more information on any one park, go to Indiana’s State DNR Homepage at:http://www.in.gov/dnr

Indiana State Parks

Brown County

Mounds

Turkey Run

Chain O’Lakes

Ouabache (Wabash)

Versailles

Charlestown

Pokagon

Whitewater Memorial

Clifty Falls

Potato Creek

White River

Falls of the Ohio

Prophetstown

Fort Harrison

Shades

Harmonie

Shakamak

Indiana Dunes

Spring Mill

Lincoln & Colonel Jones Home

Summit Lake

McCormick’s Creek

Tippecanoe River

Indiana Reservoirs

Brookville Lake

Patoka Lake

Cagles Mill Lake

J. Edward Roush Lake

Cecil M. Harden Lake & Mansfield Roller Mill

Salamonie Lake

Hardy Lake

Salamonie River SF

Mississinewa Lake

Monroe Lake

In the coming months I will highlight what I feel are the Best of the Best State Parks in Indiana.