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44 total sitesAbout Tipsaw Lake
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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- Showers
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Reviews (296)
What Guests Are Saying
Tipsaw Lake offers a clean, well-maintained campground with beautiful wooded sites, friendly staff, and a peaceful atmosphere ideal for families and nature lovers. While some campers reported issues like unlevel trailer pads and cold showers, many appreciated the stunning views, helpful hosts, and spacious sites. Overall, it is a highly recommended destination for a relaxing camping experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Tipsaw Lake offers a clean, well-maintained campground with beautiful wooded sites, friendly staff, and a peaceful atmosphere ideal for families and nature lovers. While some campers reported issues like unlevel trailer pads and cold showers, many appreciated the stunning views, helpful hosts, and spacious sites. Overall, it is a highly recommended destination for a relaxing camping experience.
Review Summary
Steven F
VerifiedJune 12, 2022 • Stayed at: GS5, Loop: PGRP
Love Tipsaw, great place to relax. We like using the group site so that we can have family in to stay and visit.
Steven F
VerifiedJune 12, 2022 • Stayed at: GS5, Loop: PGRP
Love Tipsaw, great place to relax. We like using the group site so that we can have family in to stay and visit.
Pati I
VerifiedJune 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: CATB
Beautiful site. Friendly staff. Highly recommend!
Pati I
VerifiedJune 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: CATB
Beautiful site. Friendly staff. Highly recommend!
Christopher R
VerifiedJune 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: JackPine
The roads was getting worked on so they were bad but that only means they are going to be good next time
Christopher R
VerifiedJune 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: JackPine
The roads was getting worked on so they were bad but that only means they are going to be good next time
Erin F
VerifiedJuly 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: Dogwood
Crazy amount of ticks and their nymphs here. A lot of poison ivy around campsites and lake. Very hospitable staff, just had to pick a lot of ticks off after the trip and we didn’t even do any hiking, just camped and kayaked.
Erin F
VerifiedJuly 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: Dogwood
Crazy amount of ticks and their nymphs here. A lot of poison ivy around campsites and lake. Very hospitable staff, just had to pick a lot of ticks off after the trip and we didn’t even do any hiking, just camped and kayaked.
Lucinda S
VerifiedJuly 11, 2022 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: JackPine
Clean and well cared for. Had electric, water, vault and flush toilets and shower houses. Good location to hiking trails.
Jennifer S
VerifiedJuly 11, 2022 • Stayed at: GS4, Loop: GGRP
Loved our stay here! Will come back here again. Showers were great. Sites were great and park attendants were friendly and helpful. We also enjoyed the beach.
Location & Directions for Tipsaw Lake
20250 Tipsaw Lake Access Road, Branchville, IN 47514 United States
Elevation: 159 ft
Getting There
From St. Croix, Indiana, travel south on State Route 37 about 5 mi to the Tipsaw Lake sign. Turn right and continue about 3 mi to the campground. Tipsaw Lake is only 3 mi from Interstate 64.
Highway access
Tipsaw Lake is approximately 3 miles from Interstate 64, accessible via State Route 37.
Policies & Rules
General
- First-come, first-served sites may be available
- $8 fee will be charged to vehicles using the day use area
- Only electric motors are allowed on the lake
- Each campsite fee includes a camping unit (tent,camper) & one vehicle (single sites) and two vehicles (double sites). There is a $8.00 charge per day for the second vehicle, and $8.00 charge per day for any additional vehicle (must be paid at time of check-in). Maximum two vehicles per single site, and four vehicles per double site. There is a surcharge for the site with electric and water.
- Click here for more information on the Hoosier National Forest
- Don't move firewood: To limit the spread of invasive tree-killing pests, firewood from outside the area is not permitted. Some states have quarantines and may confiscate your firewood. Please help protect our forests from invasive species by obtaining your firewood at or near your camping destination and burning it on-site. Visit dontmovefirewood.org for more information.
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Last updated: October 18, 2026