RV Rental Spring Mill State Park, IN

Start your Spring Mill State Park camping experience at the nature center. This is the perfect place for the pint-sized campers in your crew to learn about the park's ecosystem and see live animal exhibits of snakes and turtles that live in the park.

Next up on your Spring Mill State Park itinerary should be the Pioneer Village. Highlights of this beautifully restored 19th-century village include a smithy, distillery, and working gristmill. These are just three of the 20 structures visitors can explore to learn more about the lives of area pioneers, including George Sheeks and Sally "Granny White" Cummins. Check the park's events schedule when planning your excursion to the Pioneer Village. You might just catch a Civil War reenactment or one of the village's annual holiday celebrations.

One of the main draws to the park is the Twin Caves. Unfortunately, cave tours are only available for groups, but visitors can still see the caves from a unique perspective on a boat tour. Along the way, you'll see some of the park's most precious wildlife, from the humble cave bat to the endangered Northern blind cave fish.

If you'd rather explore on foot, just under nine miles of hiking paths wind their way throughout the park. Both novice and seasoned hikers will find a path to suit their abilities here. Trails 3 and 4 are rated strenuous, leading past the park's caves, Spring Mill Lake, and the Hamer Cemetery. A quarter-mile accessible path leads to the park's memorial to famous astronaut Gus Grissom. Two miles of mountain bike trails are also open to those who prefer a faster pace.

Last but not least, visitors camping at Spring Mill State Park in the summer can take a dip in the park's swimming pool. The fun doesn't stop in winter, when the park's games room becomes the Nature Nook, complete with arts and crafts and a schedule full of fun events.

Visitors planning to camp in an RV at Spring Mill State Park are spoiled for choice. The park's campground features 187 sites with electric hookups and 36 primitive sites. The largest site at the park accommodates rigs up to 109 feet long, though most sites fit RVs between 35 and 50 feet. A handful of pull-through sites are accessible for guests with disabilities.

You'll enjoy all the standard amenities you'd expect from a state park RV campground, including restrooms, showers, and a dump station. Stock up on camping supplies and goodies at the camp store and let the kids go wild at the playground. Spring Mill State Park campers can reserve an electric site as soon as two days before arrival or as far as six months in advance. Unreserved sites are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

If your road trip through the Hoosier State takes you to Bloomington, don't miss the Indiana University Arboretum. Stroll along the trails, admire the pond, and get a dose of natural beauty right in the heart of bustling Bloomington. Afterward, why not explore the exhibits at Mathers Museum of World Cultures? This museum is also part of the university and features rotating exhibits.

Hoosier National Forest is a short distance west of the park, offering more than 200,000 acres for avid adventurers to explore. You'll find many other state parks and recreation areas within an hour and a half of the park, including Brown County State Park, Yellowwood State Forest, and Morgan-Monroe State Forest.

When you need to top off the gas tank or grab some grub, take a short drive into Mitchell, just west of the park. You'll find several gas stations and fast food options here. For more choice, make the 45-minute trip north to Bloomington, where you can connect to I-69 and continue your road trip southwest toward Evansville or northeast into Indianapolis.