Lake Haven Retreat Campground

You’ll be near Fort Harrison State Park when you rent a camper near the Lake Haven Retreat Campground, and you’ll enjoy everything that this 1,700-acre park has to offer, including Fall Creek. The former Citizen’s Military Training Camp is preserved near the park office. There is also a Museum of 20th Century Warfare on the grounds of old Fort Harrison. The Fort Golf Resort & Conference Center features an 18-hole golf course and driving range along with a mercantile shop. There is also an Inn Restaurant. The Saddle Barn offers horse trail rides and hayrides. The Nature Center offers interpretive programming and interactive exhibits and displays. Outdoor recreational activities include hiking trails, sledding, fishing and ice fishing, biking, cross-country skiing, wildflower viewing, and a dog park. Special events are held throughout the year. The Morgan-Monroe State Forest is also a great place to explore the great outdoors when you are camping with an RV near here. This 24,000-acre forest includes Bryant Creek Lake, Cherry Lake, Prather Lake, the Scout Ridge Nature Preserve, several loops and trails, and picnic shelters with tables and grills. The reconstructed state forest office was created with 17 different wood species, and it features interpretive displays on forest history, cultural and ecological features, forest management, and native wildlife. Recreational opportunities here include gold panning, boating, hunting, fishing, hiking, and biking. Bring your Indianapolis camper rental to the Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge near Madison for another special way to appreciate the great outdoors. This 50,000-acre refuge incorporates an Indiana Air National Guard air-to-ground bombing range. The refuge is also home to more than 200 species of birds and 46 species of mammals including the federally endangered Indiana bat, breeding river otters, and state-endangered Henslow’s sparrows. It has been designated a Globally Important Bird Area. Guided tours include the historic Old Timbers Lodge, wildflower hikes, historical tours, and birding tours. There are also two self-guided interpretive nature trails. Other recreational opportunities include gun and bow hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing, and nature photography. There is a photo blind at Old Timbers Lake. Visitors must watch a safety video as the property was once an ordnance testing facility. There is no potable water available.