German Ridge Campground in IN -- Campground & RV Camping

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German Ridge Campground in IN

CampgroundUSFS

8.9 mi from Cloverport

Maps 677 ft

Official campground page ↗

$8 per nightOpen 4/15-10/15

Tell City Ranger District Front Office: 812-547-7051

VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD

Road Access

Rough
  • All 0.7 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, mostly paved with 0.1 miles of gravel.

Rig fit

  • 2 pull-through sites.
No drinking waterVault toiletsFirst come

Campground details

20 sitesFires allowed

Setting

Limited privacy

German Ridge Recreation Area is a historic, CCC-established site set among rolling hills, hardwood forests, and sandstone outcrops. The location features a 20-site primitive campground equipped with accessible vault toilets, picnic tables, grills, and hitching racks, plus non-potable water for livestock. A seasonal day-use beach area offers lake swimming and a picnic shelter, while over 25 miles of multi-use trails and a short lake loop originate nearby.

  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 20-site campground with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 45–69°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 58 of 100.

Tree cover85%30m sat. est.