Free camping near Helmsburg, IN
Yes. 27 of the 34 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Helmsburg, IN are listed as free; 7 charge a fee. The closest free one is Hickory Ridge Roadside Dispersed Campsite 1 (Hoosier NF), 16 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Mason Ridge Campground (Morgan-Monroe State Forest), 8.0 miles northwest, a fee campground.
All 34 camps near Helmsburg, IN
Who manages the camps near Helmsburg, IN
Who manages them: 33 on the Forest Service; 1 on IDNR.
- Hoosier National Forest — 33 camps: 27 free, 6 fee
- IDNR — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 1 of the 34: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Helmsburg, IN
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Helmsburg, 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.