Indian Lake (FR 1141.000) in IN

Road corridorHoosier NF, Tell City Ranger District

12 mi from Ferdinand

Maps 488 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.

Motor-vehicle season 4/15–10/15Stay limit: 14 days · 28 days total per calendar year · within 28 days

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Rough

1.4 of this road’s 6 miles are maintained for passenger cars, mostly paved with 0.2 miles of gravel.
Near Gatehouse.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Winds through 9 switchbacks.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
A gate 2.8 miles along the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
The Indian Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

Dispersed camping is allowed throughout most of the Hoosier National Forest.…All dispersed camp sites must be at least 200 feet away from trails, trailheads, roads, water sources, rock shelters, caves, and historic structures, unless in a Forest Service designated campsite.
Camping rules

October normals 45–70°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Indian Lake (FR 1141.000) in IN -- Camping Rules & Access