Camping suggestions

[Jeffersonian]

Where are some good places to camp southern indiana that are quiet?

 

[RealHonestAbe]

Delaney Park is awesome.


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[Jeffersonian]

Thanks....Adding that to my list.

 

[RealHonestAbe]

You also have lake Monroe. North side of it is more of the party side compared to the south side. Brookeville lake is nice as well


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[natdscott]

The middle of HNF.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

You also have lake Monroe. North side of it is more of the party side compared to the south side. Brookeville lake is nice as well


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Isn't it more of an east/west divide? East of 446 is the idle zone and quiet, while west of 446 is the "fast" side. Allen's Creek (party cove) is on the west side. We used to camp in there a lot when we were younger, but now prefer the idle zone side. Whole different type of people there it seems. Got tired of spending the first hour or two picking up trash from the previous campers when we camped in Allen's Creek.

 

[Tryin']

HNF. Walk in as far as you want and plop down. They have nice primitive road sites as well.

 

[jsx1043]

For “hike in and camp,” I like the Deam Wilderness.

 

[Leadeye]

The middle of HNF.

This.

Right now before mushroom season starts up you could just pick any road that dead ends into the HNF, walk back in a ways and camp privately. Another two weeks and you'll start seeing some early mushroom hunters depending on the weather.

 

[fjw2]

For “hike in and camp,” I like the Deam Wilderness.

Agreed. Some years ago, a friend and I chose one of the lakeside spots. We made an impromptu table and chairs out of the flat stones from the shoreline and played rummy til the wee hours with headlamps. A bottle of gentleman’s Jack may have enhanced our camping experience.

 

[Dingleberry]

The Starve hollow park is nice and the DNR staff won't mess around.

 

[jsx1043]

Agreed. Some years ago, a friend and I chose one of the lakeside spots. We made an impromptu table and chairs out of the flat stones from the shoreline and played rummy til the wee hours with headlamps. A bottle of gentleman’s Jack may have enhanced our camping experience.

Deam is a fun little spot. Fairly central, easy to get to, short, easy trails (with exception of the heavily-used horse trails sometimes) and the peninsula is just a great spot to set up camp.

It’s a great overnighter or weekend getaway. If one is like me and keeps their gear bag packed, you can throw it in the car and be setting up camp in two hours from Indy.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

Deam is a fun little spot. Fairly central, easy to get to, short, easy trails (with exception of the heavily-used horse trails sometimes) and the peninsula is just a great spot to set up camp.

It’s a great overnighter or weekend getaway. If one is like me and keeps their gear bag packed, you can throw it in the car and be setting up camp in two hours from Indy.

I really like Deam. I've done quick over-nights, and multi-day backpacking shake-down hikes. If you look, you can find some nice secluded "stealth" camping sites off the trails.

 

[bdybdall]

If you want a campground, Whitewater SP is excellent.

 

[OurDee]

Rattlesnake Campground

 

[johntheplinker]

The middle of HNF.

HNF. Walk in as far as you want and plop down. They have nice primitive road sites as well.

Although if you come down to this end of the HNF, when its starting to get dark and quiet, don't be too surprised to hear banjos playing in the distance.

 

[Tryin']

Although if you come down to this end of the HNF, when its starting to get dark and quiet, don't be too surprised to hear banjos playing in the distance.

I was down there two weeks ago and got a visit from two "squatch hunters". It was an odd conversation.

 

[johntheplinker]

I was down there two weeks ago and got a visit from two "squatch hunters". It was an odd conversation.

Better squatch hunters than squatch. Actually not too surprising, as there's been some "activity" lately.

 

[jsx1043]

Although if you come down to this end of the HNF, when its starting to get dark and quiet, don't be too surprised to hear banjos playing in the distance.

Last time my buddy and I were in Deam we could hear a concert somewhere close, maybe at the scout camp? The yotes also went CRAZY and we could hear them howling and running in two different packs.

 

[wingrider1800]

A friend of mine used to have a camp above blue river near White Cloud. Every time a fresh group of people canoeing came down river they would play the deliverance theme. The younger peeps paid no attention and most of the older adults laughed their tales off.