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Hickory Ridge Campgound
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · IN · 38.97651, -86.29335
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Hickory Ridge Campgound
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 867 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hickory Ridge CampgoundNIFC · 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 Hickory Ridge Campgound · Hoosier National Forest · IN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- WWater9 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- DDump10 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- AAir-up44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Hickory Ridge Campgound
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
867 ft
State
IN
Coordinates
38.97651, -86.29335
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Hickory Ridge Campgound · Hoosier National Forest · IN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHickory Grove Pond (water) · nearby
- Nearest townNorman · ~1.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.0 mi
- FuelDenny's Grocery · ~9.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~10.5 mi
- GroceriesIGA · ~12.7 mi
- PharmacyCrowders Pharmacy · ~12.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicSouthern Indiana Community Health Care · ~12.8 mi
- HardwareBriggs & Straton Dealer Small Engine Repair · ~13.6 mi
EV charging — from Hickory Ridge Campgound · Hoosier National Forest · IN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.1 mi straight-line SW — 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 reach11 within 25 mi · 30 within 50 · 186 within 100 · 334 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.7 mi — Bloomington, IN - East 3rd Street - Tesla Supercharger, Bloomington
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.5 mi — Jackson County REMC, Brownstown, IN (at an utility) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-12-12 · 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 Hickory Ridge Campgound · Hoosier National Forest · IN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHickory Ridge Campgound · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlackwell Campground · ~5.9 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBrooks Cabin · ~6.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHardin Ridge Recreation Area · ~7.6 mi W · USFS
Open Hickory Ridge Campgound elsewhere
Other camps near Hickory Ridge Campgound
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 19 (Hoosier NF)~0.4 mi
- Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 23 (Hoosier NF)~1.1 mi
- Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 15 (Hoosier NF)~1.1 mi
- Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 18 (Hoosier NF)~1.1 mi
The unit that manages Hickory Ridge Campgound
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hickory Ridge Campgound are set by Hoosier National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Hickory Ridge Campgound
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Hickory Ridge Campgound
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 — Hickory Ridge Campgound
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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