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Prophetstown State Park Campground

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Location

Prophetstown State Park Campground is located in Indiana

Directions

Take I-65 to Exit 178/SR 43 north of Lafayette. Go south on SR 43 for a very short distance and turn left onto Burnett Road. Take a right on 9th Street to Swisher Road. This is a hard left immediately after the veterinary office. Once on Swisher Road, cross over the I-65 and find the park gatehouse.

Address

5079 Fisher Road
West Lafayette, IN 47906

Coordinates

40.50892852 N
86.8237684 W

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Access

Drive-In
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WiFi
Good
Verizon
Good
AT&T
Good
T-Mobile
Good

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)

Features

For Campers

ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Phone Service
Reservable
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Sewer Hookups
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites
Big Rig Friendly

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Anne S.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 14, 2023

Lots to do - Too crowded for me

I prefer quieter, more spaced out campgrounds. But if I had young kids and was looking for lots of fun stuff to do, this would be a great park. I did really love the bike trails. There’s a huge aquatic park which would be great for family’s.

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Month of VisitAugust

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Scott C.

Guide

Reviewed May. 2, 2023

Best State Park in Indiana!

One of only a handful of state parks which offer full hookups, Prophetstown is the best in the state. Clean sites, friendly staff, a community-like atmosphere, and only 15 min to Purdue's campus, this park has it all. Multiple playgrounds for the kids, great hiking/biking trails, and a resort-like water park in the summer. Book early, as these sites go fast!

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Month of VisitMay

Scott B.

Guide

Reviewed Mar. 2, 2023

Amazing park

Been here 5 times now and it’s still one of our favorite places to go. Water was on in the 100 section in February so that was nice. Farm is awesome because you can get beef and pork fresh. Water park in the summer is a hit for our kids. All in all it’s a great place. Our campsite was 1/2 off side to side and close to 4” front to back so not bad at all

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Month of VisitMarch

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Matt B.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 24, 2022

Hidden Gem

We stayed here for a quick overnight on a longer trip and want to come back for longer. Massive spots in a wooded area with lots of privacy. Full hookups as well as electric only with convenient potable water and dump stations. Nice playgrounds, bike trails (paved & mountain),fishing and an excellent aquatic center ($5 per person).

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Month of VisitAugust

Mark H.

Guide

Reviewed May. 12, 2022

It's nice however

The sites are nice. Good internet Bathhouse clean

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Month of VisitJune

Marty F.

Traveler

Reviewed Dec. 30, 2021

Family friendly and clean

Hiking, biking trails, playgrounds, lake, dairy, and Waterpark. Large sites, very nice place to camp.

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Month of VisitOctober

Jennifer K.

Guide

Reviewed Oct. 31, 2021

Very Unique, Pretty Park

Prophetstown State Park has a lot going on. First off it’s got a lot of different nature habitats, including prairies and wetlands. Beyond that there’s exhibits, an old village, and other fun activities. It wasn’t too busy when we went but I imagine it can get pretty busy and possibly noisy in the warmer months.

Month of VisitNovember

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amber P.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 9, 2021

Brand New campground

Everything is brand new, including shower houses . Camping / rv spots a little close together, but nice.

Whitley S.

Guide

Reviewed Jun. 21, 2021

Family Reunions

We hold our annual Family reunion here every year! Very affordable for everyone traveling into town. Huge Pavilions to rent with access to restrooms and playgrounds. Also great aquatic center that’s cheap!!

Month of VisitOctober

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Jacob A.

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 6, 2021

Park is only 30 minutes from my house, but I love camping here

We visit this park often throughout the year to ride the nice paved bike trails and take pictures of the restored prairie and wildflowers. We also take our first camping excursion of the season here to make sure the camper is good to go for the season. The full hook up sites book up quickly, and the electric only often do as well, so book your weekend early.

The sites are all pretty spacious, with a gravel pad for your camper or tent. The electric only sites lack shade, so bring an awning or canopy. There is also only one comfort station, although it has never been packed even with a full campground. Some of the sites are called buddy sites, and the gravel camping pads are close to each other, so consider that when booking.

The hiking and biking trails are all moderate, but again they are in the open and a sunny day can wear you out without a hat and water.

We love this park to visit and to stay, and will always recommend it!

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Month of VisitMay

Michael L.

Traveler

Reviewed Mar. 29, 2021

Prairie-style w half full hookups & half electric. Great for RVs & tents.

Not too far out of the way, this is Indiana's newest state park, if I'm not mistaken, and it shows. The lower loop is all full hookups with 50, 30, and 20 amp service and respectably woody. The back loop is more open grassland type camping, but it has electric at every location and water every 2-4 sites.

There's a big playground including a section for younger kids and the main area for 5-12 year olds. About a half mile outside of the campground is another, smaller, playground in the state park. And about a mile and a half outside of the campground back towards the entrance to the state park is a water park. The aquatic center was not open during my stay, but according to the web is open Memorial Day through Labor Day and is $5 per person (3 and under free). It's a VERY short car ride, a maybe 30 minute walk, or a reasonably short bike ride from the camp sites.

AT&T service at my site seemed to average 2 bars. Sometimes 1, sometimes 3. No wifi.

There's a primitive-style potty shack with 2 restrooms in between the two sections and a bathhouse in the center of the back loop. My wife said the hot water wasn't working (I would have docked them a half star for that, but The Dyrt only does full stars and we only stayed 2 nights), so you may just call and ask if they've had any complaints about it recently.

Firewood was available, but it was honor system and cost $5.35 cash only. I assume the price is set by the state, but exact change is rare for us so that was a mild annoyance.

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Month of VisitApril

George B.

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 23, 2020

Awesome Prairie Camping

The whole premise of Prophetstown is to recreate pre-colonial landscape so not a lot of mature growth trees around the park, but nice sites with some trees in the full hookup area, very “prairie” in electric only area. Water park (closed 2020) is nice attraction as are hike and bike trails, fishing, and The Farm.

Cindy B.

Ranger

Reviewed May. 4, 2020

Campground with lots to offer

This is a really nice campground with many shaded sites. We camped in a pull-through full hookup site that was very level. There is a 5-mile paved bike trail that runs through the park. The trail winds through a prairie to where the Wabash and Tippecanoe Rivers meet. Very pretty ride. The state park has a water park and a working farm.

Month of VisitJune

Logan E.

Guide

Reviewed Aug. 6, 2019

Very Clean

This is a great campground to just relax at. It is very clean including the restrooms. You must have all your equipment on the rocks provided. They have some walking trails and a nice farm at the front of the park. Overall, there isn’t a lot to do, but it is still a nice campground.

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Amy Y.

Guide

Reviewed Aug. 4, 2019

Great well kept campground. Tent camping sites are ok.

Prophetstown is a very well kept and clean park. The sites book up super fast on weekends and you have to book months out. If you tent camp like we do the park makes you set tent up on gravel which is a little disappointing. The best sites are the rev sites and they are slowly growing the tent ones. Very little shade. Unless you are on a full hookup site. The playgrounds are nice and big but far away from the electric sites. Bike trails are great and paved roads make it easy. The best thing about this park is the water park. Not included for camping price but still decent priced. We did go 3 days ina row which cost us $40 total for the weekend. It can become costly if you go to the park multiple Fay’s ina row. Overall our trip was great. We have camped 2 times now.

Month of VisitAugust

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Jessie W.

Guide

Reviewed Jun. 24, 2019

One of our favorites!

We have camped at Prophetstown many times, and it is always a fun time. The sites are almost all level and gravel covered which is nice. The facilities are always very clean and newer. The DNR patrol a lot and are really on top of things. The farm is fun to visit, and the water park is definitely worth a visit. It very well maintained and the kids absolutely love it! They have a great playground there too out by the big shelters. We have another trip planned at Prophetstown later this summer, and we can’t wait!

Dawn G.

Traveler

Reviewed Jun. 20, 2019

One of our favorite state parks in Indiana !

This state park has it all. Sites are amazing! In the 100’s they are full hookup, yes that’s right sewer hookups in a state park! The 200’s are electric only. They offer a water park for a small fee, fishing, Bike trails, nature center, Indian village and have an 1800’s working farm where you can buy eggs and bacon. Easy to access right off of 65 and plenty to do in the area.

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Nicole P.

Guide

Reviewed Jun. 17, 2019

Good for new campers

Spacious sites and accessibly paved drive makes it easy to car camp here. Neat thing about this area is the clear examples of two biomes meeting (tall-grass prairie and eastern deciduous forest). This central forest-grassland transition makes for fairly easy trails that the whole family could participate in. Great bird watching here.

Diane T.

Traveler

Reviewed May. 30, 2019

Memorial weekend 2019

Stayed here from Thursday to Monday. Park is clean, sites roomy.

There isn't a whole lot to do in the park itself. Once you've seen the Indian village, self guided, and the homestead, you're pretty much done. The biking is on nice pavement, but not many trails.

There is a nice water park for families. We didn't spend any time there, so I don't feel I can give it a review at this time.

The potential is there, I guess time will tell if it gets developed.

The full hookups are awesome! Love that capability, and being five minutes from Lafayette, and all the activities and things to see it offers was nice. We will go back again, just wish there was more to do in the park itself

Sondra D.

Traveler

Reviewed May. 11, 2019

Prophetstown State Park

Prophetstown State Park is located between Lafayette and Battleground, IN. It proved to be a lovely place to stay. We parked in Spruce Loop which had spacious sites and full hookups. I especially appreciated the fact that all the sites were, at the least, partially shaded and at a distance from neighboring sites. We were also within easy walking distance of a spacious and clean vault toilet. A little further walk brings you to a large restroom/shower facility. It also was very clean. The full hookup sites are in Spruce Loop. Electric only sites are in Savanna Loop. They are fairly new so not offering much shade as yet, although plenty of young trees are sprouting. They park offers much in the way of hiking, biking, playgrounds, basketball court, spacious shelters, a farm and nature center to visit, plus a large fun, water park. We plan to return with our bikes and also with a grandchild soon.

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Month of VisitJune

Angie A.

Scout

Reviewed Sep. 25, 2018

Battle Ground

Inside the park are blacktop trails for hiking or bike riding. They also have walking trails. Nice and relaxing campground. Modern bathhouse, three large playgrounds and shelters to use.

Pat S.

Scout

Reviewed Sep. 5, 2018

Great hikes, great sights, clean, and private! Fun water park & playground

The full hook up sites are level and private.

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Month of VisitSeptember

J C.

Guide

Reviewed Aug. 18, 2018

great family campground!

sites have chip gravel, clean sites, clean comfort stations. This is NOT a woodsy campground with waterfalls. read the descriptions. Some sites are full hookup. they planted some trees in the prairie area. Spruce trees In the spruce loop are dyIng from whatever Is killing all spruce trees. Bike trails are paved and good for little ones and families. Waterpark is $5.00 and entertains all ages. Haven’t been to the Wolf Park nearby but planning to go.

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Sarena W.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 18, 2018

Waves of Grain

Well kept and clean area in the plains of Indiana. Great amnesties for the area such as a new, large public pool and a few hiking and biking trails.

Month of VisitJuly

Rich K.

Scout

Reviewed Apr. 15, 2018

Awesome Stay!

Wonder campground! We have camped here several time during 2017 and have never been disappointed. Very nice shower house. Great swimming pool, paved bike & walking trails. Nice wooded trails and shelters for group events.

Battle Creek near by as well as on site historical/informational site to visit. Rangers offer several options for activities.

We plan to camp there again during the 2018 season.

Month of VisitJuly

Mike V.

Ranger

Reviewed Jul. 23, 2016

Prophetstown State Park, near Lafayette, IN

We go to Prophetstown State Park sometimes because it is close to Lafayette, IN, and it is a place where you can go hiking. You can ride bikes within the park if you want to. Fairly large modern campground area w/ water and electrical hook-ups, bath house and restrooms. Everything was quite clean here, and very little trash seen on the ground. This is one of Indiana's newest state park and has a lot of acres of prairie, so much of the landscape is not very impressive. Most hiking trails are easy to hike on, but a bit boring compared to some other more scenic parks. Not much shade at many of the campsites. Can do some birding here if interested.