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Indian Celina Recreation Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · IN · 38.19908, -86.59820
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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 Indian Celina Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 745 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Indian Celina 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 Indian Celina Recreation Area · Hoosier National Forest · IN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- DDump14 mi
- WWater15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- OOutfitter37 mi
- PPropane52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out.
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 — Indian Celina Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
745 ft
State
IN
Coordinates
38.19908, -86.59820
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Indian Celina Recreation Area · Hoosier National Forest · IN (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLeopold · ~6.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMarathon · ~1.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~14.4 mi
- GroceriesMarathon · ~1.8 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~14.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicFirst Aid · ~17.9 mi
- HardwareSanta Claus Hardware · ~18.5 mi
EV charging — from Indian Celina Recreation Area · Hoosier National Forest · IN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.7 mi straight-line W — Sternberg Ford, Dale, IN (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 102 within 100 · 356 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)42.7 mi — Washington, IN - Tesla Supercharger, Washington
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.6 mi — Corydon, Corydon
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.6 mi — FROSTY JONES FROSTY JONES 1, Huntingburg, IN · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Holiday World & Splashin' Safari - Tesla Destination, Santa Claus, 18.2 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Saint Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, 11.9 mi · J1772 · hours: School business hours; call 812-357-6611 if you wish to make a reservation · AFDC lists it “$1.50 per hour” - 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 454184 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Indian Celina Recreation Area · Hoosier National Forest · IN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletIndian Celina Recreation Area · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCelina Northface Loop · ~0.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCelina Southslope Loop · ~0.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRickenbaugh House · ~1.0 mi SW · USFS
Open Indian Celina Recreation Area elsewhere
Other camps near Indian Celina Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Celina Northface Loop~0.3 mi · fee
- Celina Southslope Loop~0.6 mi · fee
- Indian Lake Roadside Dispersed Campsite 2 (Hoosier NF)~0.7 mi
- Tipsaw Recreation Area~3.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Indian Celina Recreation Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Indian Celina Recreation Area are set by Hoosier National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Indian Celina 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 Indian Celina 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 — Indian Celina Recreation Area
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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