Pokagon State Park Campground

Poison ivy within a foot or so of all of the roads. Which everyone speeds on. And I would imagine the staff does too, but I never saw staff in any loop while I was there. Muddy, uneven, way too close sites. Little to no maintenance. And maybe the worst people in terms of noise, unfriendliness, hostility, and all of their belongings exploded out onto their sites. Dogs running loose, clouds of marijuana smoke, and way, way, way too much lighter fluid. Just don't.

Extremely disappointed. We stayed one night. When we arrived the campground reservation booth wasn’t open. Headed over to the general store and was told I need to turn around and go to park office. once I arrived the park attendant attempted to send me back to the booth and I wasn’t having any of that. Once we arrived to our site it is extremely uneven and the sites are not huge or at least the ones we saw. It felt like being in a sardine can. Would not recommend.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. We have a 43’ class A. So original site was not accurately described, this we had to move. Staff was super accommodating. We actually drove put tow vehicle around to find best spot. Ended up in a 30 amp site but a nice spot. If you are a big rig, note the roads are windy and not always cleared quite high enough for a 12’6” rig. The pull through sites in the 300 area are good and the accessible sites work well.
The park was great. Enjoyed beach, trail riding and bike paths.

This park is within 2 hours of our home in Michigan and we thought we would venture south rather than north for once. The entrance of the park was gorgeous - lined with blooming spring trees. All of the staff we encountered were very friendly. It seems there would be many activities offered here in the summer. We saw the Inn/restaurant, beach, toboggan run, boat rentals. I'm sure this is a busy place in the summer. There was a horse barn with trail rides offered which looked fun too.

We stayed in one of the smaller loops (sites numbered 500+). There was a bathhouse with showers and some older outhouse style bathrooms too. The main bathhouse could use some updating, but it wasn't horrible. Our spot (513) was slightly sloped but we didn't have a problem leveling. The site was large with a fire ring and a newer picnic table. The only issue we had all weekend was our camping neighbors. There was a large group across from us that was excessively loud both nights we were there. We certainly don't mind people enjoying themselves and having a good time, but when yelling/screaming is going on at 3a.m., ugh. I never saw a ranger/park employee drive through. Quiet time reminders would have been appreciated. We would definitely return here again. The trails varied in difficulty and we had a great weekend trip.

1 of 3 of their campgrounds is open year around. We visited during the slow season (Only campground 3 was open). Many trails for hiking, biking (paved and dirt), and horses. They even have a toboggan run in the winter! Located on Lake James in Northern Indiana just south of the Michigan border. Lake looks beautiful but was too cold for us to attempt to enjoy!

We stayed at Pokagon State Park from 03/06/20-03/08/20. This park near Angola in NE corner of Indiana was worth the trip. We paid a winter rate of $23/night and used our annual Indiana park pass for entry (normally $7 per vehicle). There was a gate attendant Friday night at 7pm during our arrival which was a welcome change from other winter camping we have done. This was our first trip to this park. Our site (#339) was a gravel pull-through, and within easy access to the heated, clean restroom located between sites 361 and 340 that stays open during winter. This site required no sideways leveling but did have one tree that influenced where we wanted our door. Water was available at site 388 during the winter. Our site had 20/30/50 amp service, included the standard fire pit and picnic table, and was easy to access when pulling in during the dark. Road to campground 3 was a bit narrow but we never had oncoming traffic (your mileage may vary during busy weekends). Trash and dump station looked clean and tidy. We just missed the famous Toboggan run which is open Dec-Feb. We took advantage of the extensive trail system, there was a variety of sights to see, and the dogs enjoyed the very long walks. Shower had good pressure and the water was hot. Heard a rumor from a fellow camper that the loop that includes sites 364-376 tends to be a party spot during busy weekends, but that's just hearsay. Only 6 total campsites occupied first weekend of March, 2020. Campground was very quiet and peaceful. Campground 3 is the only available campsite during winter season. Never visited nature center, park office, or the restaurant at the inn. We want to come back and experience more, we enjoyed the trails so much this trip that we never saw much else.

A little pricey to get in, it was $9 for out of state to enter the park and then paid another $23/night. Overall very nice park with nice spacious sites, clean restrooms and lots of nice paved roads for parking. Only issue I see is a lot of the sites may be tight for larger rigs to back into. They do pack a lot of campers in so it can get loud. I was hear on a weekday and all the the park was mostly empty the few campers that were here were right on top of me.