Indiana State Parks · Indiana

Patoka Lake

Indiana State Parks · Indiana, United States

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Sites
525
Hookups
443 electric, 82 no hookups
Max RV length
56 ft
Drinking water
Yes
Restrooms
Yes
Showers
Yes
Dump station
Yes
Pets
Yes
Elevation
781 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)
Lake
Patoka Lake
Nearest town
Birdseye
Address
3084 N Dillard Rd, Birdseye, IN 47513
Phone
(812) 338-5589
Activities
Camping

About

Patoka Lake, Indiana's second-largest reservoir, near Birdseye, offers 525 real campsites: 443 Electric and 82 Primitive. DNR's own page notes water/sewer hookups are "not universally available" across sites without giving a specific count, left null here rather than guessed. The Newton-Stewart SRA beach area is part of this same property.

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

MonthTypical highTypical lowColdest nightHottest dayYears with a night below 32°F
January37°25°-2°65°10 of 11
February46°28°4°69°11 of 11
March57°38°17°78°8 of 11
April67°48°29°81°3 of 11
May77°60°42°90°0 of 11
June84°66°49°94°0 of 11
July86°70°62°96°0 of 11
August84°70°59°94°0 of 11
September83°64°51°93°0 of 11
October65°49°34°83°0 of 10
November53°37°14°74°5 of 10
December45°30°2°66°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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