Free camping near Eckerty, IN
Within 25 straight-line miles of Eckerty, IN there are 34 camps: 26 free, 8 fee. The closest is Birdseye Roadside Dispersed Campsite 3 (Hoosier NF), 2.5 miles south of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Birdseye Roadside Dispersed Campsite 3 (Hoosier NF), 2.5 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at. The circle crosses a state line: IN and KY.
Who manages them: 27 on the Forest Service; 5 on IDNR; 1 on an agency our record does not name; 1 spread across 1 other manager.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Eckerty, 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.