Bill Monroe's Music Park & Campground

If I could give this place 0 stars I would. I do not normally write awful reviews, but in this case, I do want to WARN people. My husband and 2 very young children checked into a cabin, and about 30 minutes after going to bed, my husband started itching and getting bit. He had over 20 welts on his body. We tried to get ahold of Rex, the owner but no one would answer their "after hours" number. We packed up and left by 1:00 A.M. We were booked to stay 3 nights. They hired an exterminator to come check it out. He came ONE week after and Rex claimed they were not "bed bugs." You take a look and tell me.....Either way, my husband had welts and when I turned on the lights, 2 bugs were crawling toward my 6 month old. There is no way we could have stayed throughout the whole night. Rex would not return my calls at all (over a span of 3-4 weeks). I was the one calling them. He verbally agreed to "refund" us $150 which was less than 1/2 of what we paid. He never called back to make that happen; that was over a month ago. AWFUL EXPERIENCE!!!!
Rex is a crook and is not a man of his word. We had to throw out all the clothes we had on, and our linens as we did not want to transfer anything. We still are out all our money. WHO does this??.,... Has guests stay and doesn't do anything for an experience like this.
PLEASE DO NOT STAY HERE!!!!! I added pictures but was not able to upload the video of them crawling.

We camped here on site 124 on Hippie Hill for 8 nights. Our daughters wedding was at a venue 4 miles away. The campground was pretty empty when we got there on Sat. 10/16. The sites are very close together, but since there was no crowd they kept everyone at least 3-4 sites apart. If you camp there on a festival weekend, you will be on top and against each other. We had water and 50amp hookup. Friendly staff, interesting blue grass museum to view. The small town of Nashville Indiana is wonderful to explore. We spent 2 days shopping and eating. Went hiking at Brown County State Park. Trees just starting to turn colors and it was beautiful. The last weekend it rained and that's when we learned there is only 1 dump station and in heavy rain it floods. The dump station is on septic and not city. When everyone pulled out on Monday, and with the rain, it was a poopy mess. That is our only complaint. Could not image what it would be like on a festival weekend.

We had W/E only site on Hippy Hill. Long, overgrown gravel sites, level, with W/E at the very back end of the site. Trees prohibited satellite reception. They do have a dump station they allow a one-time use by campers, any additional dumps they charge $25 per. Staff very friendly and helpful. Our area had portable toilets scattered about; there is one very clean restroom/shower/laundry building near the pavilion. There is a museum on site, the Bill Monroe Memorial Museum, a tribute to "the King of Bluegrass". We were there at a non-festival time, so it was near empty.

Staying during the Bean Blossom Blues festival in 2019. Water was so far from our site, we needed two hoses to reach. Bathrooms were clean. Fun being near the festival. However, booked again for 2020 and when the festival was cancelled due to Covid, refunds are not offered. Can stay without a festival (who would do that) or apply a credit within 12 months. Would not recommend booking here.

Was here during a festival. New campground owners working hard to upgrade. Everyone from previous festivals stated how much better it was and they raved about the new showers/bathroom that are still being upgraded. Water/electric with dump site on grounds. Gravel pads basically level. Over 300 sites for festival along with primitive cabins. They have about 8 festivals a year so would need to check out their schedule. (But come to a festival too!) Owners are local. Basics at camp store. Bill Monroe Museum closed temporarily for renovation. Many sites from shade to open. Some sites access are across steep hill roads. Great tent sites. Don't know how many sites open during non-festival times. Five miles from Nashville, Indiana, which was settled as an Art Colony and still caters to the arts. Located in the hills of Brown County. Definitely stay here again.