Thursday, August 28, 2014

Southern Point Campground in the Hoosier National Forest

Southern Point 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 and go 1.7 miles to Hardin Ridge Recreation Area. Turn right and proceed to campground.

There are 58 total campsites. 25 are tent only campsites, 33 are tent or RV campsites. There are no electric or water hookups. All 58 campsites have tent pads, picnic tables, and fire pits with grills attached to them. There are vaulted toilets, flush toilets, wheelchair friendly toilets, and hot showers.

Southern Point Campground, one of six in the Hardin Ridge Recreation Area, is situated in a mature hardwood forest near Monroe Lake. Some sites have wooded platforms and are terraced. There are some very nice walk-in tent campsites.

Monroe Lake allows swimming, fishing, power boating, water skiing, sailing, rafting, and kayaking. There is a large sandy beach with a playground for children. Monroe Lake is approximately 11,000 acres.

There are 2 hiking trails, Twin Oaks Interpretive Trail (  foot ) 1.5 miles ( located at the Twin Oaks Visitor Center ), Hardin Ridge Trail ( foot & mountain Bike ) 2 miles.

Rates for campsites are $20 per day.

Southern Point Campground is open from April 15 Through October 15.

Southern Point Campground is a great place to bring your family, tents, sleeping bags, and all your camping gear for a weekend or week and enjoy the outdoors / nature in the Hoosier National Forest.




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