Indiana State Parks · Indiana
Brown County State Park
Indiana State Parks · Indiana, United States
- Sites
- 603
- Hookups
- 488 electric, 115 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Max RV length
- 42 ft
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,096 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · Verizon weak · AT&T good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Nashville
- Address
- 1405 SR 46W, P.O. Box 608, Nashville, IN 47448
- Phone
- (812) 988-6406
- Activities
- Camping, Equestrian Camping
491 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
491 numbered sites are mapped one by one on the imagery, with the operator's own facts and pictures for each site where it publishes them. Tap a site to rate it, keep a note and add your own photos; press and hold the map for a pin of your own. Your ratings, notes, pins and photos are kept with the campground on your Saved list, the same list the camping map and the drive page keep.
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About
Brown County State Park is Indiana's largest state park, near Nashville, with 603 real campsites: 373 Electric, 115 Equestrian Electric, 79 Equestrian Primitive, 31 Non-Electric, 4 Rally Camp (large-RV group rally sites, not individual group camping), and 1 Youth Tent. RVs/trailers must enter via the West Gate on SR 46 (the North Gate has a 9 ft height clearance and 3-ton weight limit).
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 | 34° | 22° | -8° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 44° | 26° | 0° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 53° | 35° | 15° | 74° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 65° | 45° | 28° | 80° | 4 of 11 |
| May | 74° | 58° | 39° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 63° | 47° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 68° | 61° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 68° | 57° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 81° | 61° | 49° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 64° | 46° | 32° | 81° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 50° | 35° | 12° | 71° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 42° | 28° | -8° | 64° | 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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All public campgrounds in Indiana · Every state and province · Facts read from the operator 2026-08-25. Confirm fees, rules and current status with the operator before you go.