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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Indiana

Hoosier National Forest

Here, none of the campgrounds take walk-ups.

16Campgrounds
5Free to camp
$5–$24A night, across 5
356Sites, 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 · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

16 campgrounds
Hardin RidgeReservableHoosier National Forest · INfrom $2436 walk-in sites190 with a tent pad201 sitesrigs to 60 ft790 fthookupstoiletsTipsaw LakeReservableHoosier National Forest · INfrom $244 walk-in sites35 with a tent pad48 sitesrigs to 102 ft520 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsBlackwell CampgroundReservableHoosier National Forest · INFree28 sites790 fttoiletsGerman Ridge CampgroundReservableHoosier National Forest · INfrom $82 pull-through sites20 sites680 fttoiletsShirley Creek CampgroundReservableHoosier National Forest · INFree17 sites740 fttoiletsYoungs Creek CampgroundReservableHoosier National Forest · INFree14 sites840 fttoiletsSaddle Lake CampgroundReservableHoosier National Forest · INfrom $52 hike-in sites13 sites630 fttoiletsHickory Ridge CampgroundReservableHoosier National Forest · INFree10 sites870 fttoiletsBuzzard Roost CampgroundReservableHoosier National Forest · INFree5 sites620 fttoiletsCatbrier LoopOpenHoosier National Forest · IN600 ftNorth Face LoopOpenHoosier National Forest · INfrom $10740 fttoiletsDogwood LoopSeasonalHoosier National Forest · IN600 fttoiletsGoldenrod LoopSeasonalHoosier National Forest · IN600 fttoiletsJackpine LoopSeasonalHoosier National Forest · IN580 fttoiletsPrimrose LoopSeasonalHoosier National Forest · IN600 fttoiletsSouth Slope LoopHoosier National Forest · IN710 fttoilets
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 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

Heads up

Wildfire
Trotter fire · 5.3 mi from the nearest campground here · 1 acres
Wildfire
Timberlin fire · 7.9 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 22, 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, official portrait
Mark Messmer (R)IN 8th · 13 campgrounds · grade F
Erin Houchin, official portrait
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
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly