Planned Activities

Jellystone Park™ Barton Lake

328 RV Sites, 65 Cabins, 26 Tent Sites, 21 Cottages, 1 Lodge

Jellystone Park Barton Lake in Fremont, Indiana, offers 328 full-hookup RV sites, 87 cabin, cottage, and lodge units, and 26 tent sites on a lake, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 42 feet. Lakefront standard, buddy, and buddy trio categories join preferred tiers, alongside a water park, indoor and outdoor pools, splash pad, and laser tag. Three hundred twenty-eight sites span lakefront standard back-in 30-amp, lakefront standard back-in, lakefront standard buddy, lakefront standard buddy trio, and preferred categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 42 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. The buddy trio category is unusual — three rigs traveling together, side by side. Note the 42-foot cap. Eighty-seven cabins, cottages, and lodges and 26 tent sites round out the lodging. A laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, and firewood handle the practical side. A daily resort fee covers mini-golf, the playground, and the wider amenity program. A water park, splash pad, and both indoor and outdoor pools anchor the recreation, with a beach, boat ramp, boat docks, boat rentals, and kayak rentals opening the lake for boating, paddle boats, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and fishing. Mini-golf, laser tag, an arcade, jumping pillow, gem mining, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, a craft room, recreation center, golf cart rentals, playground, pavilion, on-site dining, and a snack bar fill the rest. Steuben County calls itself the Land of 101 Lakes. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $40/night

Eby’s Pines RV Park & Campground

Bristol, Indiana, sits at the heart of the largest Amish settlement in the United States, a patchwork of farms, roadside stands, and back-country lanes where horse-drawn buggies outnumber cars on many township roads. Eby's Pines RV Park & Campground has been welcoming guests to this corner of Elkhart County since 1968, growing over more than five decades into a 40-acre property with more than 300 sites along the banks of the Little Elkhart River. The combination of a well-established campground, genuine Amish Country immersion, and one of the Midwest's most fascinating flea markets on the doorstep makes Eby's Pines a perennial return destination for Indiana travelers. The 40-acre property accommodates more than 300 sites ranging from full-hookup RV pads to tent sites and various hook-up configurations, with the Little Elkhart River running along the property boundary and providing a natural backdrop to sites positioned on the eastern edge. Pull-through sites and big-rig-friendly pads handle the largest diesel pushers, while interior sites among the pines give tent campers genuine shade and separation. The campground's mature tree canopy, the result of more than 55 years of establishment, distinguishes the property from newer developments where shade is still years away from developing. Two swimming pools handle the summer heat for families with children, and a stocked fishing pond gives young anglers an easy first fishing experience without the variables of moving water. Pickleball courts have joined the recreational offerings in recent years, reflecting the game's surge in popularity, and the Little Elkhart River provides flatwater canoeing and casual fishing for those willing to wet a line in the gentle current. The campground's general store, laundry facilities, and bathhouses support comfortable multi-night stays, and the property's overall scale means guests can find quiet corners away from the more active recreational areas. Jarisa's Fun Zone, immediately across the road from the campground, adds go-karts, miniature golf, and arcade games in a location that requires nothing more than crossing the street. Shipshewana, four miles east, is home to the Shipshewana Flea Market — one of the largest outdoor markets in the Midwest, operating Tuesdays and Wednesdays from May through October with more than 900 vendors selling antiques, produce, crafts, and an enormous range of goods. The surrounding Indiana Amish Country offers quilt shops, furniture makers, bakeries, and farm stands throughout Elkhart and LaGrange counties, and the pace of exploration suits both a single afternoon and a multi-day structured tour. The campground operates May through October, with summer weekends and the Shipshewana Flea Market season driving the heaviest demand. The Tuesday-Wednesday market schedule rewards mid-week stays, as the markets close on weekends — a useful piece of information for guests who want to time their visit for both camping and shopping. Fall brings harvest-season activity to the Amish farms and a golden quality to the light that makes the agricultural landscape unusually beautiful. The campground's established trees color well in October, and the season's end in late fall is preceded by several weeks of particularly quiet, pleasant weather. Reserve early for summer holiday weekends, which fill well ahead of season.

Harbor Cove RV Resort

155 RV Sites

Harbor Cove RV Resort in Coldwater, Michigan, offers 155 full-hookup RV sites on 2,000 feet of shoreline, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet behind a gated entrance. A waterfront back-in category joins standard back-in and pull-through tiers, with a private boat launch, boat docks, pontoon and kayak rentals, and a banquet facility. One hundred fifty-five sites run in back-in, pull-thru, and waterfront back-in categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The waterfront category is the one to request. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, firewood, and boat storage handle the practical side. A 2,000-square-foot banquet facility with on-site catering sits on the property, and the resort operates as a wedding venue. A private boat launch, boat docks, boat rentals, and kayak rentals open the water for boating, paddle boats, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, and swimming, with a beach on site. A recreation center, sports courts, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, horseshoes, corn hole, a pond, playground, pavilion, and community fire pit fill the rest, with planned activities through the season and a golf course, water park, and wine tasting nearby. The lake access is what distinguishes it: Branch County's glacial topography left a chain of seven interconnected lakes reachable by boat from the resort's own launch. Summer lake season drives demand. Reserve well ahead for June through August.

Elkhart RV Resort

36 RV Sites, 22 Cabins, 4 Tent Sites

Elkhart RV Resort in Granger, Indiana, provides full-service RV and camping accommodations in St. Joseph County's northwestern Indiana landscape — a campground positioned at the intersection of South Bend's urban amenities, the University of Notre Dame's nationally significant cultural and athletic presence, and the broader northern Indiana recreation corridor that encompasses Amish country, the St. Joseph River, and the Indiana Dunes coast along Lake Michigan's southern shore. Granger's suburban position adjacent to South Bend gives the resort a practical accessibility that suits both through-travelers on the Michigan-to-Indiana highway corridor and destination guests arriving specifically for the Notre Dame experience. Full-hookup RV sites, premium tent sites, and cabin accommodations give guests a range of lodging options within a well-maintained campground that takes practical hospitality seriously — an on-site restaurant provides sit-down dining without requiring a vehicle trip to town, a convenience store handles snack and supply needs between outings, and free Wi-Fi, clean restrooms, and showers address the daily infrastructure needs of guests on extended stays. A swimming pool provides warm-weather recreation on camp, and the playground serves traveling families with younger guests. Pets are welcome. The University of Notre Dame in South Bend, three miles south of Granger, is one of the most architecturally distinctive and culturally significant university campuses in the United States — the Golden Dome, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Touchdown Jesus, and the broader campus's Gothic and collegiate landscape are worth a walking tour independent of any game-day visit. Notre Dame football home game weekends are among the most intensely anticipated events in the college football calendar and drive accommodation demand across all of northern Indiana's capacity — campground sites for home game weekends require advance reservation months ahead. Shipshewana, LaGrange County's Amish community hub approximately 40 miles east of Granger, is the center of one of the largest Amish settlements in the United States and provides a genuinely different pace and character from the South Bend area's urban energy — the Shipshewana Flea Market, horse-drawn buggy traffic, and the handcraft tradition of the LaGrange County Amish community have made the area one of Indiana's most consistently visited tourist destinations. The Indiana Dunes National Park on Lake Michigan's southern shore, accessible west of South Bend, adds one of the most surprisingly dramatic landscapes in the Midwest to the day-trip roster. Elkhart RV Resort operates through the Indiana camping season, with the combination of Notre Dame football in September through November and the broader Amish country tourism through spring and fall creating a multi-season demand structure that distinguishes northern Indiana campgrounds from purely summer-seasonal operations. Notre Dame home game weekends require the earliest advance planning of any campground booking in northern Indiana. The summer recreation season — Lake Michigan beaches, the Indiana Dunes National Park, and South Bend's River Lights district — drives June through August peak demand through a different visitor demographic than the football and Amish country audiences.

from $45/night

Somerset Beach Campground and Retreat Center

146 RV Sites, 4 Cabins

Somerset Beach Campground and Retreat Center in Somerset Center, Michigan, offers 146 RV sites and four cabins across 226 acres on a private lake, with 30-amp electric service and rigs accepted to 50 feet, open all year. A zip line, indoor climbing wall, disc golf course, and on-site fishing guides have served guests here since 1982. One hundred forty-six back-in sites carry 30-amp electric service, sized to 50 feet, with site WiFi — note these are electric only, with no water or sewer at the sites, so plan tank capacity and use the dump station. Four cabins round out the lodging. Restrooms, showers, and RV storage handle the practical side. The recreation range is genuinely unusual for a Michigan campground. A private lake with a beach and boat docks supports swimming, boating, paddle boats, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing, with on-site fishing guides available. A zip line, indoor climbing wall, disc golf course, tennis, basketball, volleyball, gaga ball, shuffleboard, ping pong, and horseshoes fill the grounds, with miles of hiking trails across the 226 acres, a recreation center, craft room, playground, and pavilion besides. Skiing is nearby. The property also operates as a retreat center and wedding venue. Pets are welcome. Directions from Ann Arbor and Detroit: take I-94 west to exit 142 (Hudson), south on US-127 about 15 miles, right onto US-12, then about four miles west. Summer is the peak. Reserve ahead, and plan around the electric-only sites.

from $26/night

Rossburg Acres Campground

24 RV Sites, 12 Tent Sites

Since the summer of 2003, Rossburg Acres Campground has been living up to its tagline—"Where Friends and Memories Are Made"—in the quiet farmland of Darke County, Ohio, roughly equidistant between Dayton and Fort Recovery. The family-owned property occupies a rural pocket of western Ohio where the pace slows, the night sky clears, and two stocked fishing ponds anchor the grounds with the pastoral simplicity that multi-generational camping families return to year after year. With 110 seasonal sites and 36 open temporary sites, the grounds carry enough campers to sustain a lively community atmosphere without sacrificing the friendly, unhurried character that defines small-town Ohio hospitality. Temporary RV sites arrive with 30-amp or 50-amp electric service, water, a picnic table, and a fire ring, while seasonal sites step up to 50-amp with full sewer and water hookups for extended-stay residents. Tent sites accommodate the traditional camping contingent alongside the RV pads, and a dump station serves self-contained rigs passing through on shorter stops. The bathhouses and shower facilities earn consistent praise for cleanliness—guests who set high expectations for camp hygiene leave reliably impressed. A shelter house with 12 surrounding sites can be reserved for group events, family reunions, and club gatherings. The two stocked ponds at Rossburg Acres deliver bank fishing for bass and bluegill, and the larger pond's sand beach hosts a gaga pit and sand volleyball court beneath a tiki shelter with a television—a gathering space that blurs the line between the pond's edge and the campground's social center. A dedicated play area with play sets and a spacious sandbox keeps younger campers engaged while parents settle in for the afternoon, and the recently added nine-hole miniature golf course, pickleball court, and frisbee golf area extend the activity menu for older guests. Saturday night outdoor movie screenings on a large projection screen create a communal campfire-story experience for a new generation of campers. Darke County's agricultural heritage runs deep—this is Annie Oakley country, and the nearby city of Greenville celebrates the sharpshooter's legacy through Annie Oakley Days each August, a regional tradition drawing visitors from across the Midwest. The Darke County Greenways trail system provides paved recreational paths through the surrounding farmland for cyclists and joggers seeking a morning workout beyond the campground perimeter. Fort Recovery State Memorial, site of one of the Northwest Territory's pivotal battles in 1794, lies just 20 miles to the northwest and offers a compact but compelling history lesson for families with school-age children. Rossburg Acres operates from early spring through late fall, with the full activity calendar kicking in around Memorial Day weekend and extending through Labor Day. The campground is reservations-only, ensuring guests arrive to a guaranteed spot rather than circling the grounds on a busy summer evening. Fall weekends in October bring the harvest energy of Darke County agriculture and the understated beauty of Ohio's western farmland hedgerows—a quieter but no less satisfying season at this beloved family campground. Book early for summer holiday weekends, which fill quickly among the loyal returning guests who make Rossburg Acres their annual Ohio tradition.

from $45/night

The Oaks Campground

The Oaks Campground in Munith, Michigan, delivers the classic southern Michigan lake camping experience — mature oak shade, a clear swimming lake with a sandy beach, and the wide-open natural character that vanishes quickly once you enter the urban footprint of Detroit, Ann Arbor, or Jackson. Tucked in Jackson County's rural southeast corner, the campground sits within easy reach of the region's three largest population centers, making it one of the more practically located weekend escapes for families across the metro area who want lake access without a five-hour drive north. RV sites, tent camping, and cabin accommodations give guests a range of options across the well-maintained grounds, and the swimming lake with its sandy beach functions as the campground's heart through the summer months. The beach is the gathering point from morning until late afternoon — sandy enough for sandcastle construction, shallow enough at the entry for young children, and clear enough that the bottom is visible well beyond wading depth. An Aquaglide floating water park was planned for addition to the lake, bringing inflatable slides and obstacle challenges to the swimming area and adding a competitive water play dimension to what is already a strong beach environment. The dog park, campground store, and recreational areas fill out the on-site amenity picture. Pets are welcome. The surrounding Jackson County landscape is quiet rural Michigan — old oak and hickory forest, farm fields, and the gently rolling glacial terrain that defines the southern Lower Peninsula's geography. Deer, wild turkey, and the occasional fox are regular presences around the campground perimeter, and the birding from a quiet camp chair along the lake shore in early morning is rewarding in a way that the region's proximity to large cities rarely suggests. Waterloo Recreation Area, one of Michigan's largest state recreation areas with over 200 lakes and extensive trail networks, is within easy range for guests who want to extend their outdoor activities beyond the campground. Ann Arbor's cultural and culinary scene — the University of Michigan's campus, the Ann Arbor Farmers Market, and a restaurant row consistently ranked among the best in Michigan — provides urban depth within a half-hour drive. The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn and Detroit's resurgent arts and food district are accessible for guests building a multi-day itinerary that combines lake camping with metropolitan day trips. Jackson's own Ella Sharp Museum and the cascading waterfall system at Cascades Falls Park add local options closer to camp. The Oaks Campground operates through the Michigan camping season from late spring through fall, with summer weekends filling quickly as families from Ann Arbor, Jackson, and the greater Detroit metro area claim their regular sites. The lake swimming and beach scene peak from late June through August, when water temperatures are ideal and the campground reaches its full social energy. Reserve early for holiday weekend stays, and ask about current water park availability when booking to confirm the lake attraction lineup for your specific dates.

from $43/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

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

Sun Retreats Gun Lake

13 RV Sites

Sun Retreats Gun Lake in Hopkins, Michigan — formerly Hidden Ridge RV Resort — is a gated resort community in Allegan County that combines the recreational depth of Western Michigan's lake country with resort-level amenities across a well-established property surrounded by the hardwood forest and lakefront character that defines southwest Michigan's most appealing outdoor destinations. The resort's position near Gun Lake puts guests within reach of one of the most productive fishing lakes in West Michigan and within driving range of the wine country, beaches, and craft brewing scene that have made the broader region a consistent Michigan weekend-trip destination. Two lakes within the resort's grounds provide paddleboating and fishing directly from camp, giving guests meaningful on-site water recreation without needing to trailer a boat. A heated pool handles the midday recreation on warm-weather days, the log cabin lodge serves as the community gathering space where guests naturally develop the neighborly familiarity that gated resort communities cultivate most effectively, and activity courts for horseshoes, shuffleboard, and pickleball round out an amenity lineup suited to both active families and relaxed extended-stay guests. Four nearby golf courses give golf-inclined guests a rotation that sustains a full week of fairway variety without repeating a course. Pets are welcome throughout, and the gated community structure provides the security and managed atmosphere that makes the resort a consistent choice for families returning year after year to the same slice of West Michigan lake country. Gun Lake Casino, approximately five miles from the resort and operated by the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, provides evening entertainment and dining in a facility that has become one of West Michigan's most active gaming and event venues. The Martin Drag Strip nearby adds motorsport options for guests whose recreational interests extend to the track. Gun Lake itself — the reservoir for which the broader community is named — is one of Allegan County's most productive fishing lakes, with largemouth and smallmouth bass, bluegill, perch, and pike drawing anglers from across the West Michigan region through the full open-water season. Saugatuck and Douglas, southwest Michigan's most celebrated art and dining destination, is approximately 45 minutes from the resort — a community of galleries, culinary restaurants, wine bars, and Lake Michigan beach access that makes for one of the better day-trip itineraries in the state. Holland, with Tulip Time Festival in May and the Dutch-heritage downtown, provides a similarly rewarding alternative direction from the resort. Sun Retreats Gun Lake operates through the Michigan outdoor season from spring through fall, with summer representing peak demand for the lake recreation, pool, and the Gun Lake Casino's entertainment calendar. West Michigan's fall color season in October — particularly strong in the Allegan County mixed hardwood forest — extends the appealing camping window well past the summer crowds. Reserve sites ahead for the summer peak, and ask about the resort's scheduled activities calendar when booking to plan your stay around programming that enhances the baseline lake-and-lodge experience. The Allegan County area's combination of Gun Lake's water recreation, casino entertainment, and the broader West Michigan wine and art corridor makes Sun Retreats Gun Lake a versatile home base for guests with varied interests and itinerary flexibility.

from $74/night

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

Jellystone Park™ Indianapolis East

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

Jellystone Park Indianapolis East in Knightstown, Indiana, brings Yogi Bear-branded family resort camping to the Midwest heartland approximately 30 miles east of Indianapolis, combining a full slate of structured family activities with positioning near the state capital's comprehensive urban attraction roster. Set in the gently rolling agricultural terrain of Henry County, the park serves the enormous Indianapolis metropolitan market's demand for accessible, family-oriented outdoor recreation in a format that provides enough on-property programming to justify a multi-night stay. Accommodation options include cabin rentals across a range of comfort levels alongside traditional RV and tent camping sites, ensuring the property serves guests with and without their own gear. The activities roster is designed specifically to engage children across a wide age range: a swimming pool for aquatic recreation, disc golf for older children and adults, a jumping pillow for high-energy play, guided gold panning for interactive discovery, and organized programming tied to the Yogi Bear theme that creates a consistent entertainment thread across a multi-day stay. The property's family-first design means parents can find meaningful activity for children of different ages simultaneously rather than managing competing interests. The Henry County landscape around Knightstown is quintessential Indiana Heartland—flat to gently rolling cropland punctuated by woodlots, small towns, and the occasional meandering creek that defines the agricultural character of east-central Indiana. The terrain provides minimal topographic drama but delivers a genuine sense of Midwestern rural calm that itself has value for families escaping the density and pace of Indianapolis suburban life. The surrounding farmland's seasonal cycles—spring planting, summer crop growth, fall harvest—give the area a working agricultural authenticity that urban children rarely encounter. Indianapolis lies approximately 30 miles west of Knightstown via I-70 East, placing the full complement of state capital attractions within straightforward day trip range. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway—home of the Indy 500, the Brickyard 400, and the Indianapolis Grand Prix—includes a museum and track tours that operate year-round, making it one of the most accessible major sporting landmarks in the country. The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, consistently ranked among the top children's museums in the world, and the Indianapolis Zoo provide additional half-day family excursion options. Knightstown itself gained quiet fame as the fictional town of Hickory in the 1986 film Hoosiers, making it a point of cultural interest for basketball fans who grew up watching the underdog high school team story unfold. Jellystone Park Indianapolis East operates seasonally from spring through fall, with summer representing peak demand when school is out and family travel is at maximum intensity. Spring and fall offer reduced rates and smaller crowds while retaining most on-site programming, making shoulder seasons attractive for families with scheduling flexibility. Cabin reservations for summer weekends and holiday periods fill well in advance, and guests who want to combine Jellystone programming with an Indianapolis day trip should plan their itinerary to include the motor speedway or children's museum visit on a midweek day when those attractions are less crowded.

from $35/night