Eads Campground is located in Monroe County, Indiana. From Bloomington, IN, take State Road 446 south 14 miles to Hardin Ridge - Chapel Hill Road sign. Turn right onto Chapel Hill road and go 1.7 miles to Hardin Ridge Recreation sign. Turn right and proceed to campground.
There are 22 total campsites. 5 are tent only campsites, 17 are tent or RV campsites, there is no electric or water hookups. All 22 campsites have picnic tables, and fire pits with grills attached to them. There are vaulted toilets, flush toilets, wheelchair friendly toilets, and hot showers.
The campground, one of six in the Hardin Ridge Recreation Area, is situated in a mature hardwood forest near Monroe Lake. Sites are secluded and well spaced. There are walk-in tent sites.
Monroe Lake allows swimming, fishing, power boating, water skiing, sailing, rafting, and kayaking.
There is a large sandy beach area with playgrounds for children. Monroe Lake is approximately 11,000 acres.
Eads Campground is a awesome place to bring your family, tents, sleeping bags, boats, kayaks, and fishing poles for some fun filled time in the outdoors and nature of the Hoosier National Forest. The Lake has Walleye, Bass, Catfish, Crappie, and Blue Gill.
There are 2 hiking trails, Twin Oaks Interpretive Trail ( foot ) 1.5 miles, and Hardin Ridge Trail ( foot & mountain bike ) - 2 miles.
Rate for campsites are $20 per day.
Eads Campground is open mostly year round, but if closed one of the other 6 campgrounds will be
open.
I hope you will plan a week or weekend with your family and try some tent camping in the outdoors and nature of the Hoosier National Forest!
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