Hardy Lake

Nice Indiana State Park. HUGE lake. Nice and clean campgrounds; well-groomed grounds. Not big on hiking trails but not bad. It's more about the watersports, fishing, and perhaps hunting. There are two campgrounds, one primitive/tents and the other for mostly RVs and trailers, with a few spots for tents. Everything was clean, given it was a holiday weekend. There is no store or restaurant close by, so bring EVERYTHING YOU NEED, including fuel-- as their marina wasn't pumping when we stayed there (not that we needed it). When it's not a holiday weekend, it's reasonably quiet, but expect a lot of boat traffic noise and loud music on the holidays-- we tried both a holiday and a non-holiday adventure. The signage to the park gates from the county roads stinks, but inside the park, it's not too bad. Get the downloadable map from the IN DNR before you go. Cell service is spotty, and thank heavens!

Pretty large lake and campground. It's an electric hookup only area with random water spigots for water fill.Most of the sites are flat and shaded, some are open to the sun.A few clean and spacious bath houses conveniently located. Two dump stations. One is oddly placed as your coming in, but it does give campers 2 options instead of one.There is an amphitheater and they do random movie nights.There's a beach area with a snack shack. Decent sand for a fun day out with the kids.Playground is in the first loop to the right.