Spring Mill State Park is a 1,358-acre state park located about two hours south of Indy and about…read morethree miles east of Mitchell on SR 60. It was established in 1927. The park includes Pioneer Village, the Gus Grissom Memorial, a nature center, campgrounds, cycling lanes, and it also has a tennis court and a basketball court. Pioneer Village and Grissom Memorial are interpretive facilities. There's also Lakeview Activity Center and a Twin Caves Boat Tour. Spring Mill has programs throughout the year. Spring Mill Inn has 71 rooms, though I didn't stay overnight and can't review the Inn. I do know that the inn offers free wireless, a splash pad, a restaurant (The Millstone Dining Room), a complimentary coffee/tea station (24 hours), a game room, a gift shop featuring Indiana products (24 hours), satellite TV/DVD players, and the inn has an ATM. Like all Indiana state parks now, Spring Mill offers a motorized chair that can handle at least some of its trails for those with mobility issues. There are seven trails plus a two-mile mountain bike trail and a "stagecoach" trail. Trails range from accessible to easy to rugged. The majority of the trails are considered moderate. The trails range from 1/4 mile long up to 2.5 miles. There are some gorgeous trails here including a couple of lakes and caves - Donaldson Cave is terrific, the Twin Caves are great, and for those who like older cemeteries I recommend a stop at Hamer Cemetery. Spring Mill State Park is certainly not the most accessible of our state parks, however, it is a terrific place to camp for those who like it a little rougher. The Inn is a terrific option for those who prefer the indoor experience. In terms of the wheelchair, contacting the park in advance is typically recommended to make sure it's available. The best way to enjoy Indiana Parks is with an annual pass (seniors/military discounts), however, single-use entry is also an option.

An absolute gorgeous protected area with a village, caves, boat rides through the cave. And some of…read morethe most beautiful woods you can imagine! It gets chilly down in the caverns. Christmas in the village was stunning.

This place is a hidden gem. The people here are fantastic to talk to. They keep the park extremely…read moreclean and the view around the park is great. You can tell they all enjoy what they are doin the way the place is taken care of. This is definitely the best camping we have done since we got our new camper.

This is a beautiful campground in southern Indiana. It's peaceful, clean, quiet and very well…read morekept. There are plenty of things to do here as a family. I've recommended it twice and both loved it.

The owners are very nice and the restrooms are clean and well kept. Campground is very small, says…read morethey have free WiFi but it never worked the entire weekend we were there. Campground is right on a road where lights shine into the camp spots and headlights from the homes across the street shine into your faces in the evening. Campground was clean, 15 minute drive to French Lick but not a great experience to enjoy the outdoors.

From the owner: We offer 30/50 AMP Basic and Full hookup RV sites. 1 mile…read moreto Patoka Lake 7 miles to French Lick 7 miles from casino near three golf courses. splash park Clean, spacious park close to area all the attractions only campsite around Patoka lake that has water electric and sewer overnights weekends weeks months and seasonals

Small yet relaxing state forest!…read more Found the forest while looking for a nice spot to have a picnic. It's small but never seems crowded. I've been on both weekdays and weekends, and most weekdays you'll only share the place with a handful of people. It's $7 to enter the park (if someone's at the gates), $13 / night to camp, and $5.35/hour to rent a small boat or canoe. The forest hosts a lake for swimming (sand beach) or boating, two playgrounds, a plethora of grills, and many covered pavilions with picnic tables. Things to know before you go: there is no running water that I could see, however the restrooms were kept well stocked. This is also a place where you leave with everything you came in with, including trash. There are no trash cans available. I usually make it a habit to stop at the gas station headed back into town. ALSO: bring bug spray!

Since COVID 19 is still an issue we were looking for local places to try while avoiding crowds so…read morewe spent a day here. If someone is on the gate the price is $7 to enter and despite the fact that its a smaller park it does have a lake that allows for kayaking, fishing & electric trolling motors only. Jon boats & canoes can be rented by the hour and the lake has a beach area where a handful of children were taking advantage of the good weather. A lifeguard isn't provided but there is a changing house. There are grills within the park and we had a small portion of the lake to ourselves while grilling. There are picnic tables & benches around one side of the lake and it made for a peaceful break during the normal work week. Camping is available for tents and other sections for campers & RVs. The hiking is limited but if you combine all the trails & fire lanes its about 10 miles. The city of Ferdinand is what I call a sleepy little city and I mean that in the best way, so on a Wednesday I saw only a dozen people on this day and relaxed, avoided COVID and look forward to a time when its safe to try the local brewery & restaurants.

It was a good experience. We had site 1 and it had the best view except the weeds were 4 ft tall…read moreand you could only see the far bank of the river. A bit of a disappointment. They really should weed eat the weeds and improve the view. No cell service at all with Verizon. No WiFi available. No bathrooms or showers but full hookups. Laundry was a small shed and it was very hot in that shed. It was 4th of July weekend and the boat ramp was next to our site. Very busy. It's quiet once the boat crowed left. We left early due to no cell service and bad weather approaching. Starlink is a must if you stay here.

Nice little campground! Well kept and quiet. Love the river view! We enjoyed watching the barges fo…read moreup and down the river. The sites are easy to pull into and level. The owners/hosts are very friendly. There is a nice dock to sit on or fish off of down by the boat ramp. There is also a basketball goal and playset that the kids in the campground enjoyed. We happened to be there on there Halloween celebration weekend. They had trick or treating and a chili cookoff as well as a site decorating contest. They also had some very nice prizes for the winners! They also had live music. There is no wifi or antenna signal. If you have good wifi on your phone, you may be able to get a low signal depending on your carrier. The town is very small and we did eat at the Overlook restaurant, which was very good but a little on the pricey side. Overall a very pleasant weekend!

We went to check this place out with family visiting from out of state…read more They offer cave boat tours (every hour I believe it was). Adults were $26 as of 7/2026. Our boat trip probably had 12 people - give or take. The boat tour was really informative and immersive. The tour guide shares in's and outs of how the cave was found, how they expanded, and how they created the business. You can see some fish, crawfish, and bats. The tour is done in lower level lighting from the light on the boat and with the tour guides flashlight. They also have a little section to "mine" for gemstones. You can buy a few different sizes in the gift shop and that was a fun way to do while we waited for the next tour.

Very cool, peaceful, intriguing, wonderous, sciency, fun…read more Make sure you take the quick trail around the massive sink whole/Woods/creek. Looks boring at first but it's getting more interesting as you walked around it. Overall a great trip.

Nice park, convenient to the Interstates, easy in and out. Great place to stop on the way south or…read morenorth; open all year. Have used several times. Friendly owners helpful staff.

Stayed here for a few weeks. Friendly owners, good rates, pretty campsite, clean facilities, and…read morefree wi-fi. The clubhouse is also nice with a pool table, big screen tv and satellite television. Highly recommended if you're passing through the area.

Good - what is good is you can camp and be close to the spash pad and pools…read more Bad - needs a lot of up dates. Painting, cleaning the bathrooms. Showers not working correctly whole time we were there. No one watching the water slides it was a free for all. Bathrooms were dirty.

Ten stars! Twenty stars! All the stars for this Jellystone Park. I'm not even exaggerating -- this…read moreplace is great. First of all, you have to understand one thing about me: I hate camping. Like, seriously, camping just sucks. But here, at Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Lake Monroe, I actually kind of enjoy camping a tiny bit, because of these reasons: 1. They offer cabins! And they're super clean! And they come with full refrigerators, and TVs with cable, and full bathrooms with showers inside. And screened porches where you can relax on a summer's evening without having to worry about swatting away mosquitos. 2. They offer a full day's worth of activities for the whole family. When you check in, they give you a long paper that they've printed that lists all the fun they've planned for the time period that you're staying, broken down by the hour. So you can choose to participate in any number of family-friendly activities, like water balloon races, or bubble activities, or crafts, or water gun things. Every morning, you can meet up with Cindy Bear and do some stretches and say the pledge of allegiance. Kids love this stuff! This campground really caters to kids and families. Also, there are dozens of high school- and college-aged kids who work there who are constantly supervising and will start up random games of Simon Says or Red Light, Green Light with kids. 3. Besides the planned activities, this place has an amazing splashground and two pools. The splashground is like a splash pad and water park rolled into one: there are slides, bubblers, sprinklers and the like, with beach chairs around the water area. Next to the splashground is the playground and sandbox, which is where my kids spent a lot of time playing. 4. There's lots of other stuff to do, like hiking (we found lots of geodes!), or you can rent a go cart or golf cart and drive around, or play volleyball or basketball, or jump on the Jump Pillow, or mine for fossils, or play a board game in the recreation room, or get a scoop of ice cream at the Ranger Center. There is seriously so much to do here. I should also note that the people who work here are so friendly and will bend over backward to accommodate you. They are also super chill and totally used to kids being kids, so we felt completely comfortable during our whole stay. I can't say enough positive things about Jellystone Park. We had such a great experience, especially my kids, which is why I suffer through things like camping in the first place. We will definitely be back!

My fathers side of the family and me would come here pretty much every year when I was a kid (going…read moreon 26 next month). All of the memories come rushing back. We've stayed there for weekends and short stays in a slew of different campers and RVs, as well as coming for day trips where we would set up a cookout at the reservable building across from the swimming beach. My papaw and I would then go down the nearby ramp to fish. Enjoyed it every time. Considering taking the wife and camper up there from Kentucky this October for our anniversary, let her see where a lot of my childhood was. Will update with photos, etc if we do go.

Everything at the boat rental. Before you leave the dock…read morewhen renting a boat check all items so make sure they work there's no tears rips any damage of any kind.

Made a reservation late because plan A fell thru. Arriving late at this campground was rough. Our…read morespot was hard to find as a number was missing. The next day lawn was being cut. Lawn man points the chute at our front door grass goes everywhere, nothing terrible. On the other side however he CUT OUR HOSE as I was trying to shower. Call my husband who's out walking with our granddaughter and he sees this guy off the mower and IN OUR BASEMENT. My husband is rushing back to see what he's doing. Lawn guy says "I saw you walking and I was trying to get this fixed before you got back". Wait WHAT? Never mind there's someone trying to shower inside. My husband was pissed. Asked him why not knock on the door, why not wait till I got back?? Took it upon himself to get in OUR BASEMENT. We've NEVER had anyone at anytime at any campground attempt to even step foot on our site much less ACCESS OUR BASEMENT. Next comes the children living here. They liked to knock on our door numerous times. Again, nothing like any of this has ever happened to us. I did stop by the office to see tell them all this. They didn't seem bothered by it even though we were. We tapped out early. Bye

Great RV park, def can handle the big rigs!! Staff is amazing and super outgoing. We've stayed with…read morethem a few times now, our kid attends IU in Bloomington so it nice n close too!! Highly recommend