State Forest · Indiana
Jackson-Washington State Forest Campground
State Forest · Indiana, United States · in Jackson-Washington State Forest
- Cost
- $15 per night (tax included), paid at the forest office
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 797 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Brownstown
- Phone
- 812-358-2160
About
Primitive (Class C) campsites spread across the landscape below the knobs near the forest office - some on the Knob Lake waterfront, others among hardwoods and eastern white pines; sites 1 and 48 are wheelchair accessible. The DNR states no site count. Vault toilets.
First come, first served. Firewood is sold at the forest office in business hours from Memorial Day weekend to late October. A youth tent campground for scouts and other groups is near the office at the Trail 3 trailhead.
In Jackson-Washington State Forest.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 23° | -6° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 45° | 27° | 0° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 55° | 35° | 17° | 75° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 66° | 46° | 28° | 82° | 4 of 11 |
| May | 76° | 58° | 39° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 83° | 65° | 47° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 69° | 60° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 69° | 56° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 61° | 48° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 65° | 46° | 32° | 82° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 51° | 35° | 14° | 72° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 43° | 28° | -4° | 66° | 10 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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