Starve Hollow State Recreation Area - Indiana
We are at Starve Hollow State Recreation Area right now for a 5 day week-end (Thursday through Tuesday). This is the first time we've ever been to this campground. Now, we have camped in a LOT of Indiana State Parks and State Recreation Areas in Indiana, but I will say, this one is sure a pleasant surprise and has just landed on the top of my list!
Now, this is a State Recreation Area, not a State Park. Difference between the two? Usually State Parks have hiking trails, bike trails, swimming pools, beaches, stuff like that. Recreation areas have really great campgrounds too. Usually much larger than State Parks, because the campsites are big enough to park your camper and your boat. (there again, depending on the campsite you get too).
Some Recreation areas specialize, not in boating, but in fishing, idle speed or paddle boats only, and horses. Yes, there are a some really great places if you own horses to camp in a horseman campground and ride your horses on the trails.
I think State Recreation Area campgrounds are overlooked too often in Indiana.
Anyway, Starve Hollow, near Seymour, Indiana is just a campground with a paddle boat lake and fishing. But what a fantastic campground! We've been here 2 night now (It's now Saturday morning), and this place is so quiet, and the campground is pretty much full with every spot around us occupied. The roads and campsites are all paved, there's a very large full hook section (which we're at right now), a much larger all electric, also non-electric and they have cabins you can rent... I mean a lot of cabins... right along the water.... Every campsite has trees. Theres many, many campsite right along the waters edge. Drive back too far and you're actually in the lake.
Now, getting here is a little tricky. It's really off any main highways and there's no towns close by, and I've really paid attention ... no airplanes flying overhead! None!
Forget your satellite dish ... too many trees! But if enjoy the dark ... and the quiet .. and the feeling of solitude ... and did I mention how quiet it is here! ... well, this is the campground for you!
Now, this is a State Recreation Area, not a State Park. Difference between the two? Usually State Parks have hiking trails, bike trails, swimming pools, beaches, stuff like that. Recreation areas have really great campgrounds too. Usually much larger than State Parks, because the campsites are big enough to park your camper and your boat. (there again, depending on the campsite you get too).
Some Recreation areas specialize, not in boating, but in fishing, idle speed or paddle boats only, and horses. Yes, there are a some really great places if you own horses to camp in a horseman campground and ride your horses on the trails.
I think State Recreation Area campgrounds are overlooked too often in Indiana.
Anyway, Starve Hollow, near Seymour, Indiana is just a campground with a paddle boat lake and fishing. But what a fantastic campground! We've been here 2 night now (It's now Saturday morning), and this place is so quiet, and the campground is pretty much full with every spot around us occupied. The roads and campsites are all paved, there's a very large full hook section (which we're at right now), a much larger all electric, also non-electric and they have cabins you can rent... I mean a lot of cabins... right along the water.... Every campsite has trees. Theres many, many campsite right along the waters edge. Drive back too far and you're actually in the lake.
Now, getting here is a little tricky. It's really off any main highways and there's no towns close by, and I've really paid attention ... no airplanes flying overhead! None!
Forget your satellite dish ... too many trees! But if enjoy the dark ... and the quiet .. and the feeling of solitude ... and did I mention how quiet it is here! ... well, this is the campground for you!
