Indiana State Parks · Indiana

Brown County State Park

Indiana State Parks · Indiana, United States

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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

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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

MonthTypical highTypical lowColdest nightHottest dayYears with a night below 32°F
January34°22°-8°64°11 of 11
February44°26°0°68°11 of 11
March53°35°15°74°9 of 11
April65°45°28°80°4 of 11
May74°58°39°87°0 of 11
June81°63°47°91°0 of 11
July85°68°61°95°0 of 11
August83°68°57°90°0 of 11
September81°61°49°91°0 of 11
October64°46°32°81°0 of 10
November50°35°12°71°6 of 10
December42°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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