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Free camping near Bloomington, IN

34 camps: 27 free, 7 fee

Within 25 straight-line miles of Bloomington, IN there are 34 camps: 27 free, 7 fee. The closest is H.R. Pine Loop, 11 miles south of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Blackwell Campground, 12 miles out. Today's season read covers 1 of them: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call.

Who manages them: 33 on the Forest Service; 1 on IDNR.

All 34, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
H.R. Pine Loop11Fee4.1 mi to Smithville-Sanders
H.R. White Oak Loop11Fee4.4 mi to Smithville-Sanders
H.R. Bluegill Loop11Fee4.7 mi to Smithville-Sanders
H.R. Southern Point Loop11Fee4.9 mi to Smithville-Sanders
H.R. Eads Loop12Fee5.4 mi to Smithville-Sanders
Hardin Ridge Recreation Area12FeeHolland Pond (water)1.4 mi to Chapel Hill
Blackwell Campground12FreeTower Blackwell Lake (water)3.4 mi to Chapel Hill
Mason Ridge Campground (Morgan-Monroe State Forest)13Fee6.0 mi to MartinsvilleOpen
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 1 (Hoosier NF)14Free7.6 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 2 (Hoosier NF)15Free7.4 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 3 (Hoosier NF)15Free7.2 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 4 (Hoosier NF)16Free6.8 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 9 (Hoosier NF)16Free6.6 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 21 (Hoosier NF)16Free3.9 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 24 (Hoosier NF)16Free3.5 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 22 (Hoosier NF)16Free3.7 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 10 (Hoosier NF)16Free6.4 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 5 (Hoosier NF)16Free7.0 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 11 (Hoosier NF)16Free6.2 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 17 (Hoosier NF)16Free4.9 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 12 (Hoosier NF)17Free5.9 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 7 (Hoosier NF)17Free7.4 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 15 (Hoosier NF)17Free5.6 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 18 (Hoosier NF)17Free5.1 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 6 (Hoosier NF)17Free7.8 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 8 (Hoosier NF)18Free7.5 mi to Freetown
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 13 (Hoosier NF)18Free6.4 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 19 (Hoosier NF)18Free5.4 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 14 (Hoosier NF)18Free6.5 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Campgound18FreeHickory Grove Pond (water)1.9 mi to Norman
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 16 (Hoosier NF)18Free6.8 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 20 (Hoosier NF)19Free6.6 mi to Heltonville
Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 23 (Hoosier NF)19Free6.2 mi to Heltonville
Little Salt Creek Group Site23FreePine Ridge Pond (water)1.2 mi to Becks Grove
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Every distance on this page is a straight line from Bloomington, IN, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.