State Forest · Indiana
Ferdinand State Forest Campground
State Forest · Indiana, United States · in Ferdinand State Forest
- Sites
- 57
- Hookups
- 57 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Elevation
- 659 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Ferdinand
- Phone
- 812-827-2857
About
Renovation notice (as of September 2026): contractors begin work on the family campground on or shortly after September 29 - improved camping pads, electricity to each site, a comfort station and new water points. Part of the campground stays open at first, then the whole campground closes for the work, expected to finish in late 2026 or early 2027; call 812-827-2857 for the current status.
Primitive (Class C) campground of 57 sites, each with a picnic table and grill; vault toilets and seasonal drinking water. First come, first served; self-register at the campground check-in booth.
A swimming beach on Ferdinand Lake (Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day, with restrooms, changing rooms and showers), rowboat and canoe rental, and a boat ramp for electric motors are in the same recreation area.
In Ferdinand State Forest.
Fees
$12.15 per night (the DNR's first-come state forest rate; taxes not included), paid at the self-registration station or the forest office; an entrance fee of $7 per vehicle ($15 with out-of-state plates) is collected at the gate from mid-May through October
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 25° | -3° | 66° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 46° | 28° | 4° | 69° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 58° | 39° | 17° | 79° | 8 of 11 |
| April | 67° | 49° | 30° | 81° | 2 of 11 |
| May | 77° | 61° | 43° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 85° | 67° | 51° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 71° | 63° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 70° | 60° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 84° | 64° | 52° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 66° | 49° | 35° | 83° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 53° | 38° | 14° | 74° | 5 of 10 |
| December | 45° | 31° | 2° | 67° | 9 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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- Patoka Lake · Indiana State Parks · 11 mi · 525 sites
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