Saddle Lake Campground in IN -- Campground & RV Camping
Saddle Lake Campground in IN
CampgroundUSFS
9.4 mi from Tell City
Maps 626 ft
Tell City Ranger District Front Office: 812-547-7051
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Road Access
Rough
- All 1.6 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, mostly gravel with 0.5 miles of dirt.
Campground details
13 sitesFires allowed
Setting
Some privacy
Saddle Lake Recreation Area features a primitive 13-site campground set among hardwoods and conifers along Saddle Lake, built as part of a flood control project on the Middle Fork of the Anderson River. The site includes a vault toilet, trash cans, a boat ramp, and a 2.4-mile hiking trail that loops entirely around the water.
- Moderately separated here.
- The Saddle Lake shoreline is 0.3 mi off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- 2 hike-in sites.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 45–70°F, 3.8″ 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 82 of 100.
Tree cover82%30m sat. est.