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Hardin Ridge Recreation Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · IN · 39.01000, -86.42849
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Hardin Ridge Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 787 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hardin Ridge Recreation AreaNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Hardin Ridge Recreation Area · Hoosier National Forest · IN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- ShShower3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- +Urgent care3 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- DDump5 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- AAir-up50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Hardin Ridge Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
787 ft
State
IN
Coordinates
39.01000, -86.42849
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Hardin Ridge Recreation Area · Hoosier National Forest · IN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHolland Pond (water) · nearby
- Nearest townChapel Hill · ~1.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.6 mi
- FuelFuel · ~2.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~5.0 mi
- GroceriesMarathon · ~7.0 mi
- PharmacyEngleking Rx · ~10.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicSouthern Indiana Community Health Care · ~10.1 mi
- HardwareBriggs & Straton Dealer Small Engine Repair · ~9.4 mi
EV charging — from Hardin Ridge Recreation Area · Hoosier National Forest · IN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.8 mi straight-line S — Bedford · EV Connect · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 32 within 50 · 174 within 100 · 348 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)11.0 mi — Bloomington, IN - East 3rd Street - Tesla Supercharger, Bloomington
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.8 mi — Curry Collision Center, Bloomington, IN · EV Connect · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Mon: 7:00am-5:00pm; Tue: 7:00am-5:00pm; Wed: 7:00am-5:00pm; Thu: 7:00am-5:00pm; Fri: 7:00am-5:00pm
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Community Nissan, Bloomington, 10.5 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 331332 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hardin Ridge Recreation Area · Hoosier National Forest · IN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHardin Ridge Recreation Area · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletH.R. Eads Loop · ~0.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletH.R. Holland Loop · ~0.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletH.R. Southern Point Loop · ~0.7 mi NW · USFS
Open Hardin Ridge Recreation Area elsewhere
Other camps near Hardin Ridge Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- H.R. Eads Loop~0.3 mi · fee
- H.R. Southern Point Loop~0.7 mi · fee
- H.R. Bluegill Loop~0.9 mi · fee
- H.R. White Oak Loop~1.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Hardin Ridge Recreation Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hardin Ridge Recreation Area are set by Hoosier National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Hardin Ridge Recreation Area
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Hardin Ridge Recreation Area
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Hardin Ridge Recreation Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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