Shale Bluff Campground

We spent most of our time in nearby Madison. We walked around campground, cut down a path to see the lake, went to the beach that was closed, cooked food for, and took lots of naps. Campground was alright, but there wasn't a lot of privacy and the noise level was higher than other parks. It would have been better if we could have rented a boat.

This is the review for the primitive (no hook-ups, vault toilets) campground with 10-ish spots.

Absolutely wonderful, spots are great for smaller RVs/travel trailers. We had our 12 ft and there was a teardrop trailer there as well. The sites were on an incline but worth the trouble for the amazing view, the peaceful quiet, and the fantastic fishing this spot provided. I can’t recommend this campground enough.

We were here on March 3. Nobody else was camping. The campground was clean and beautiful. Nice level sites! We had electric only, the water was shut off for the winter. We really enjoyed this campground. Great nights sleep! We definitely recommend this campground! The only down side was that there was some closed roads due to road construction so we had to take some small roads to get there.

This is a great State Park offering hiking, swimming, boating, skiing, camping, interpretive naturalist program and the only DNR property in the state of Indiana with a raptor rehabilitation program. The reservoir is 741 acres with boating and fishing plus a huge beach area that is open for swimming. There are four boat launches, fishing piers, fish cleaning stations, archery range, basketball courts, shelter houses, playgrounds, raptor display and more. Hiking trails consist of 5 moderate to easy walks all under 2 miles through Indiana hardwoods, lake shoreline and even a 1700’s cemetery. Camping is in one of two areas; Wooster primitive that has a dozen sites close to the lake and Shale electric consisting of 142 gravel pad sites with 30 amp and 8 premium paved 50 amp sites. Sites are a mix of tree covered and open with most be relatively level providing a picnic table and fire pit. Potable water spigots dispersed throughout the campground and several bathhouse facilities and dump station for your convenience. The campground also has an amphitheater overlooking the lake that offers entertainment and naturalist programs. Convenient location just 15 minutes from the I-65 corridor 38.7766° N, 85.7056° W