Indiana State Parks · Indiana
Chain O' Lakes State Park
Indiana State Parks · Indiana, United States · in Chain O'Lakes State Park
- Sites
- 424
- Hookups
- 323 electric, 101 no hookups
- Max RV length
- 65 ft
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 958 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon weak (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Chain O' Lakes
- Nearest town
- Albion
- Address
- 2355 East 75 South, Albion, IN 46701
- Phone
- (260) 636-2654
- Activities
- Camping
396 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Chain O' Lakes State Park, near Albion, offers 424 real campsites across a chain of small glacial lakes: 323 Electric, 49 Non-Electric, 33 Primitive, 7 Canoe Camp (paddle-in sites), 5 Youth Tent, and 4 Rally Camp (large-RV group rally sites); an additional 18 Cabin units are separate lodging, excluded from the site count above. Only trolling/electric motors are allowed on the park's lakes.
Fees
Indiana DNR statewide camping fee schedule (in.gov/dnr/state-parks/rates-and-fees/camping-fees), rates shown as Sun-Wed / Thu-Sat / Holiday: Full Hookup $40-52 / $50-62 / $54-66; Electric $33-45 / $40-52 / $43-55; Non-Electric $20-22 / $23-25 / $26-28; Primitive $14-16 / $14-16 / $16-18. Equestrian sites: Electric $36-48 / $43-55 / $46-58; Non-Electric $23-25 / $26-28 / $29-31; Primitive $17-19 / $17-19 / $19-21. A reduced 'no comfort station' electric rate ($29-31 / $32-34 / $35-37) applies to specific electric sites lacking a nearby comfort station at Salamonie Lake, Versailles, and Whitewater Memorial. Rent-A-Camp furnished-tent cabin $40-60/night; Youth Tent $20 minimum (10 people @ $2 each); State Park Rally Camping $50 minimum. Statewide regulations (in.gov/dnr/state-parks/property-rules-and-regulations and .../rates-and-fees/camping-restrictions): 14 consecutive nights maximum stay; campground hours 7am-11pm (generators same window); 1-2 vehicles per site depending on property; 6-person / 2-tent-or-1-camper-plus-small-tent maximum occupancy; registering party must be 18+ and remain onsite for the whole stay; no firewood collecting or cutting standing trees. Pets are allowed at Indiana State Parks campgrounds under a statewide policy (in.gov/dnr/state-parks/property-rules-and-regulations): "Dogs and cats must be attended at all times and kept on a leash no longer than six feet."
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 20° | -11° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 21° | -10° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 48° | 30° | 16° | 72° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 60° | 40° | 25° | 78° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 54° | 36° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 79° | 61° | 48° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 66° | 53° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 65° | 52° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 77° | 59° | 48° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 60° | 45° | 32° | 80° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 33° | 6° | 67° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 38° | 26° | -2° | 61° | 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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