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Jellystone Park™ Indianapolis East

34 RV Sites, 7 Cabins, 4 Onsite RV/Trailers, 1 House, 1 Wagon

Jellystone Park Indianapolis East in Knightstown, Indiana, offers 38 RV sites, eight cabin and house units, and a wagon about 30 miles east of the city, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 65 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Hilltop premium and Valley premium categories join a pool, jumping pillow, disc golf course, and boat rentals. Thirty-eight sites span Hilltop premium back-in water-and-electric, Hilltop premium pull-thru, and Valley premium back-in categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 65 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Confirm your tier, as the Hilltop back-in category carries water and electric but not sewer. Naming categories Hilltop and Valley makes the property easy to picture. Eight cabins and houses, a wagon, and RV and trailer rentals round out the lodging. A propane fills and exchange station, dump station, restrooms, firewood, RV storage, and a snack bar handle the practical side. Refunds are not issued for weather, voluntary departure, acts of nature, or evictions. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a lake and boat rentals supporting paddle boats, fishing, and swimming. A disc golf course, jumping pillow, gaga ball, gem mining, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, horseshoes, corn hole, golf cart rentals, a recreation center, playground, pavilion, and community fire pit fill the rest. Indianapolis and its museums, motor speedway, and downtown are a straightforward drive west. Summer is the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $35/night

Muncie RV Resort

40 RV Sites, 2 Cabins, 10 Tent Sites, 2 Yurts

Muncie RV Resort in Anderson, IN, offers 40 full-hookup RV sites, 2 cabins, 10 tent sites, and 2 yurts, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 100 feet. Site categories cover back-in 30/50-amp, back-in 50-amp with a deluxe patio, pull-thru 30/50-amp, pull-thru 50-amp, and pull-thru 50-amp with a deluxe patio, plus ADA-accessible sites. All carry water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. The resort is rated big rig friendly, and at 100 feet the pull-thrus take anything on the road. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, a dump station, and propane fills handle resupply, and there's a storm shelter on the property. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. The resort sits on about a mile of White River frontage, with a lake, pond, and beach for swimming, boating, kayaking, and paddle boats, plus an outdoor pool, a water park with inflatable toys, mini-golf, a clubhouse, on-site dining, volleyball, a playground, and walking trails. Hiking, fishing, and birding fill out the rest. Anderson sits in Madison County along the Mounds State Park corridor in north-central Indiana. Rates for every accommodation type are on the booking page. Deluxe patio sites are limited — reserve early.

from $27/night

Natural Springs Resort

98 RV Sites

Natural Springs Resort in New Paris, Ohio, offers 68 RV sites across 46 acres around a 12-acre spring-fed lake, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 72 feet. Full-hookup and water-and-electric back-in categories at both amperages join a water park, splash pad, beach, and boat ramp — with scuba diving on the lake. Sixty-eight back-in sites span 30-amp, 50-amp, water-and-electric 30-amp, and water-and-electric categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 72 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Confirm your tier before booking, as the water-and-electric categories do not carry sewer at the site. Seventy-two feet is generous for the region. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. A water park and splash pad anchor the summer, with an outdoor pool alongside. The spring-fed lake is the property's centerpiece, with a beach, boat ramp, paddle boats, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, fishing, and scuba diving — the clarity of spring-fed water makes diving viable here in a way it simply is not on most Midwestern lakes. Basketball, volleyball, biking, golf cart rentals, and a playground fill the rest. Pets are welcome. New Paris sits in Preble County's western Ohio countryside, a few miles from the Indiana border and within comfortable driving range of Richmond, Dayton, Cincinnati, and Columbus. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead for June through August weekends.

from $48/night

Fireside Resort Campground

15 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 2 Onsite RV/Trailers

Fireside Resort Campground in Greenville, Ohio, offers 17 RV sites and a cabin in Darke County's western Ohio farmland, with 30 and 50-amp water-and-electric service and rigs accepted to 50 feet. A pond with a beach, a jumping pillow, and — unusually — an on-site storm shelter round out a small wooded resort, with RV rentals available for guests without a rig. Seventeen sites carry water and electric on 30 or 50-amp in back-in and pull-through configurations, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Note there are no sewer hookups at the sites, though a dump station is available. Transcend and Zinger RV rentals plus a cabin serve guests arriving without equipment. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, and a storm shelter is on site — a genuinely reassuring feature in western Ohio. An emergency phone sits in the camp store hallway by the restrooms. Check-in is 3pm and check-out 11am; all guests must stop at the camp store before going to their site. A pond with a beach anchors the on-site recreation, with swimming, fishing, and a jumping pillow for families. Sports courts, basketball, walking trails, hiking, biking, and picnicking fill the grounds, with a community fire pit for evenings, on-site dining, and planned activities through the season. The dark rural sky makes for good stargazing, and the property also serves as a wedding venue. Pets are welcome. Greenville sits in the upper Great Miami River valley, with Annie Oakley heritage sites, Fort Jefferson, and Fort Recovery all within day-trip range. Summer is peak — reserve ahead for weekends at a 17-site property.

from $36/night

eXplore Brown County

11 RV Sites, 14 Tent Sites, 5 Onsite RV/Trailers

eXplore Brown County in Nashville, Indiana, offers 16 full-hookup RV sites, 14 tent sites, and five named retro camper rentals — Betty, Gladys, Lucy, Sophia, and Wanda — across 500-plus acres of hardwood hills, with 30-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet. Zip lines, a four-acre fishing lake, and an event gallery make this the most activity-dense outdoor complex in the state. Sixteen back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30-amp, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables; water-and-electric sites are also available. Fourteen tent sites and the five retro campers round out the accommodations. A dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, and WiFi handle the practical side. Recreation is the entire proposition. Fourteen zip lines, two sky bridges, and a rappelling tower run through the canopy above the forested ridges, including the longest, fastest, and highest twin zip line in Indiana. A four-acre lake supports fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and boat rentals, with mountain biking, hiking, walking trails, volleyball, horseshoes, corn hole, and a playground besides. A recreation center and cabins fill out the property, and off-roading is nearby. The Gallery serves as a wedding and event venue, seating up to 165 guests indoors with additional porch seating. Pets are welcome. The property sits within the landscape of Brown County State Park, Indiana's largest, 15 minutes from the artists' village of Nashville. Southern Indiana's hardwood hills make this one of the Midwest's most celebrated fall color destinations. October foliage and summer adventure programming drive demand. With 16 RV sites on a property this busy, reserve well ahead.

The Graystone Ranch

2 Cabins, 2 Glamping Sites

The Graystone Ranch in Arcanum, Ohio, offers two cabins and two glamping sites on a 26-acre retreat with a lake and woodland setting in Darke County. A wedding and events venue, walking trails, and a recreation center serve guests looking for a quiet natural property rather than a conventional campground. Two cabins and two glamping sites make up the accommodations — this is a small, intentionally intimate property, so book well ahead rather than counting on availability. Restrooms and WiFi serve the grounds. Pets are welcome. The setting is the offering. A lake and pond sit on the property for fishing, swimming, and boating, with walking trails and hiking through the woodland and a recreation center for indoor hours. Birding is productive across the acreage, and planned activities run through the season. The ranch operates as a wedding and celebration venue as much as a campground, and the woodland-and-water backdrop is why — the natural scenery here is the product. Arcanum sits on OH-503 south of Greenville in western Ohio's agricultural plain, at the crossroads of the Great Miami River watershed in one of the state's most productive farming counties. The pastoral Darke County landscape surrounds the property on every side. The ranch serves the Ohio season, with spring through fall carrying both camping guests and the event calendar. Wedding dates book far in advance and can take the whole property, so check availability early — particularly for summer and fall weekends, when the woodland setting is at its best.

from $150/night

Rossburg Acres Campground

24 RV Sites, 12 Tent Sites

Rossburg Acres Campground in Rossburg, OH, offers 24 RV sites and 12 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 70 feet. Sites come in two categories, back-in 30-amp and back-in 50-amp, each carrying water and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. There's no sewer at the site, so plan on the on-site dump station. At 70 feet the sites take a long rig. A bathhouse with showers and a playground are on the property, and pets are welcome. The recreation punches well above 24 sites: mini-golf, a beach, a pond, sport courts, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, gaga ball, swimming, fishing, biking, and planned activities through the season. Rossburg sits in the quiet farmland of Darke County in western Ohio, roughly equidistant between Dayton and Fort Recovery. The campground has been family-owned since 2003 and runs on the tagline "Where Friends and Memories Are Made." Rates for sites and tent spots are on the booking page. Summer weekends and event weeks book first.

from $45/night

Northern Kentucky RV Park

78 RV Sites, 2 Cabins, 1 Apartment

Northern Kentucky RV Park in Dry Ridge, KY, offers 78 full-hookup RV sites and 3 apartment and cabin rentals, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites come in three categories — standard, waterview, and waterfront — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. Laundry, a general store, propane fills and exchange, firewood, a dump station, and on-site dining cover the practical side. After-hours arrivals are handled with a map and check-in details posted on the bulletin board outside the office, with the balance due at check-in. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. A lake, a pond, creek frontage, sport courts, basketball, and a playground fill the grounds, with fishing and boating on the water. Dry Ridge sits just off Interstate 75 in Grant County, 30 minutes south of Cincinnati and an hour north of Lexington — a natural stopping point on one of the most heavily traveled north-south corridors in the country. Rates for sites and rentals are on the booking page. Waterfront sites are the ones to request, and they go first.

from $52/night

Camper Village RV Park

8 RV Sites

Camper Village RV Park in Dry Ridge, KY, offers 8 full-hookup RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites come in four categories — deluxe back-in, deluxe lakeview back-in, lakeview back-in, and deluxe pull-thru — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. Lakeview sites are the ones to request. The park is open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, and a clubhouse. Cabins each sleep four. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. An outdoor pool, boat docks, a boat ramp, and boat and kayak rentals fill 20 acres on the water, with fishing, boating, paddling, paddle boats, paddle boarding, and swimming, plus a playground. Dry Ridge sits on Boltz Lake in Grant County, about 45 minutes south of downtown Cincinnati and 10 minutes from the Ark Encounter, in country that feels genuinely rural despite easy highway access. A state park is nearby. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. Eight sites on a lake this close to Cincinnati means summer books first.

from $63 $55/night

Lost Acres RV Park

72 RV Sites

Lost Acres RV Park in Monticello, Indiana, offers 72 full-hookup back-in RV sites within a half mile of Indiana Beach Amusement Park, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet. A renovated outdoor pool, mini-golf, disc golf course, craft room, and library sit under mature oaks in White County's lake district. Seventy-two back-in sites run in 30-amp and 50-amp categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric, sized to 40 feet. Note the 40-foot cap before booking a larger rig. A general store, laundry, propane fills, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The office is open 9am to 5pm daily. A renovated outdoor pool anchors the summer, with mini-golf, a disc golf course, game room, arcade, clubhouse, craft room, library, billiards, basketball, volleyball, pickleball, corn hole, a pond for fishing, and a playground filling the grounds. Planned activities run through the season. The craft room and library are unusual finds at a park this size and give guests something to do on a rainy afternoon. Pets are welcome. The setting is distinctly Midwestern: wooded campsites under mature oaks, Lake Shafer and Lake Freeman a short walk away, and the rumble of Indiana Beach's roller coasters carrying across the water. The amusement park is a half mile off, which makes this practical for families who want to walk rather than drive and park. Summer is decisively the season, tracking the amusement park's operating calendar. Reserve well ahead for June through August weekends.

from $47/night

Tomorrow's Stars RV Resort

98 RV Sites, 2 Onsite RV/Trailers

Tomorrow's Stars RV Resort in South Charleston, OH, offers 100 full-hookup RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites come in five categories — standard, deluxe, deluxe pull-thru, standard pool row, and rental trailers for guests without a rig — all carrying water, sewer, and electric. The resort is rated big rig friendly and offers EV charging, still uncommon in rural Ohio. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, propane fills, a dump station, a clubhouse, a recreation center, and both RV and boat storage cover the practical side. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. An outdoor pool, mini-golf, a disc golf course, a game room with an arcade, a pavilion, basketball, volleyball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, gaga ball, corn hole, a playground, a pond for fishing, and hiking fill the wooded grounds, with planned activities through the season. South Charleston sits midway between Columbus and Dayton along I-70 in Clark County, in a wooded setting that reads as remote while staying minutes from the interstate. Golf is nearby. Rates by site category are on the booking page. Pool row sites and deluxe pull-thrus book first.

from $48/night

Three Springs Campground

25 RV Sites, 4 Cabins, 1 Tent Site

Three Springs Campground in Sadieville, Kentucky, offers 25 RV sites, four cabins, and a tent site in Scott County's rolling bluegrass farmland, with 20, 30, and 50-amp water-and-electric service and rigs accepted to 61 feet. A pond, dog park, and community fire pit anchor a low-key rural retreat about 15 miles north of Lexington. Twenty-five back-in sites carry water and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 61 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables — note there are no sewer hookups at the sites, though a dump station is available. Four cabins and a tent site round out the accommodations. Restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The pond is the centerpiece of on-site recreation, with fishing directly from the property. Walking trails run the grounds, and a playground, dog park, and community fire pit fill the rest. The intimate scale and natural pond setting make this a restful alternative to the busier campgrounds nearer the I-75 corridor, which is much of the appeal. Pets are welcome. Sadieville sits in the heart of the Bluegrass Region, roughly 15 miles north of Lexington and 20 miles south of Georgetown. That puts central Kentucky's horse farms, bourbon distilleries, and cultural attractions within easy reach while keeping the campground itself in genuine countryside. The campground serves the Kentucky season, with spring and fall delivering the most comfortable conditions for touring the horse farms and distilleries, and summer carrying steady family demand. Keeneland race meets and major Lexington events tighten area lodging considerably — reserve ahead if your stay overlaps one.