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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Indiana

Hoosier National Forest

16 federal campgrounds, all of them reservable or unlisted, and 5 free to camp.

16Campgrounds
5Free to camp
$8–$10A night, across 2
367Sites, from 9
520–870 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 16 of these 16 campgrounds

Where they are

16 of 16 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 16

16 campgrounds
Reservable
Hardin Ridge
Hoosier National Forest · IN
210 sites36 walk-in sites190 with a tent padrigs to 60 ft790 fttoiletshookups
Reservable
Tipsaw Lake
Hoosier National Forest · IN
50 sites4 walk-in sites35 with a tent padrigs to 102 ft520 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Blackwell Campground
Hoosier National Forest · IN
Free28 sites790 fttoilets
Reservable
German Ridge Campground
Hoosier National Forest · IN
from $820 sites2 pull-through sites680 fttoilets
Reservable
Shirley Creek Campground
Hoosier National Forest · IN
Free17 sites740 fttoilets
Reservable
Youngs Creek Campground
Hoosier National Forest · IN
Free14 sites840 fttoilets
Reservable
Saddle Lake Campground
Hoosier National Forest · IN
13 sites2 hike-in sites630 fttoilets
Reservable
Hickory Ridge Campground
Hoosier National Forest · IN
Free10 sites870 fttoilets
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Catbrier LoopHoosier National Forest · IN600 ftOpenDogwood LoopHoosier National Forest · IN600 ftOpenGoldenrod LoopHoosier National Forest · IN600 ftOpenJackpine LoopHoosier National Forest · IN580 ftOpenNorth Face LoopHoosier National Forest · INfrom $10 · 740 ftOpenPrimrose LoopHoosier National Forest · IN600 ftOpenSouth Slope LoopHoosier National Forest · IN710 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Mogan Ridge8,435 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Who answers for this land

Hoosier National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Mark Messmer (R)IN 8th · 13 campgrounds · grade F
Erin Houchin (R)IN 9th · 3 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly