Potato Creek Campground

The Great Outdoors

Indiana Dunes National Park is a one-of-a-kind natural area covering 15,000 acres of dunes, wetlands, prairies, rivers, and forests. On the southeast shore of Lake Michigan, this beautiful area is only about an hour's drive west when you are RV camping at Potato Creek Campground. There are over 50 miles of multi-purpose trails where you can go hiking, bicycling, and jogging. The park's sandy beach is a great place for bird watching, flying kites, kayaking, canoeing, or fishing. For kids, you can find fun junior ranger programs, or you can enjoy family camping and go picnicking on the shore.Edmund and Virginia Ball Nature Preserve is approximately an hour's drive from Potato Creek State Park. On the west side of this park is Tippecanoe Lake, and on the east side is James Lake. These two lakes and the many others nearby make this location the area's best place for fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and other water sports. The nature preserve is one of the largest wetland systems in the state, and it includes open marsh, tall shrub swamp, and red maple swamp. The islands are covered in black oak mostly, providing habitat to many animal and fish species. Here you can have a great time nature and bird watching, so don’t forget to bring your binoculars and cameras.Tippecanoe River State Park is less than an hour's drive south of Potato Creek Campground. The most popular activity here is canoeing and kayaking on the Tippecanoe River, because of its beautiful course and scenic surroundings. There are also 23 miles of trails dedicated to hiking and horseback riding. Fishing is allowed in the river, and in the wintertime, you can try ice fishing or winter sports like cross-country skiing. The park is great for wildlife watching as well, or camping and picnicking.

Exploring the City

Studebaker National Museum is one of many attractions you can visit when campervan camping at Potato Creek Campground. The museum's collection features items from the automobile and related industries. Here you will see many vehicles, archives, and other artifacts and memorabilia. This 55,000-square-foot facility has three levels with multiple galleries and storage facilities where you can see permanent and temporary exhibitions, including The First Source Bank Presidental Carriage Collection, The Original Collection, and The Military Collection.The Snite Museum of Art is a wonderful museum that is part of one of the finest universities in the United States, the University of Notre Dame. The 70,000-square-foot building has a central three-story core, plus the Ivan Mestrovic Studio and the O'Shaughnessy Galleries. Here you can see artwork highlighting a variety of styles and eras, including Medieval, Renaissance, pieces from the 19th century, and so much more. The museum also has an amazing collection of Latino, African, African-American, and Native North American artwork on display.South Bend is also home to the Potawatomi Zoo, which is an excellent place to spend an afternoon with the family. This is the oldest zoo in Indiana, and here you can see more than 450 animals and join special events and educational classes. Animals living here include Bactrian camels, okapi, snow leopards, alpacas, Amur tigers, emus, and so many more.