Hardy Lake State Recreation Area Overview

Hardy Lake SRA has 151 campsites in two campgrounds set in a forested area next to the 740-acre lake in southern Indiana.

Shale Bluff Campground has 143 spacious campsites with electric hookups. Each site also has a gravel parking spur, table, fire ring and grill. Campground amenities include potable (drinking) water (spigots), flush and vault toilets, and trash collection (dumpsters).

Wooster Campground has 8 primitive campsites (no hookups). Each site has a gravel parking spur, table, fire ring and grill. Amenities include potable (drinking) water, vault toilets and trash collection (dumpsters).

Other amenities include an archery range, boat launch/ramp, boat trailer lot, docks, dump station, fish cleaning station, horseshoe pits, marina (store), picnic area, playground and a swim beach. Firewood is also available to purchase from the camp host (or store/marina).

Hardy Lake SRA – Area Recreation & Activities

Outdoor recreation includes archery, biking, boating, canoeing, kayaking, paddle-boarding, fishing, swimming, water sports, hiking, hunting, picnicking and wildlife viewing.

You may also like Deam Lake SRA (about 33 miles south).

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Amenities

• Amphitheater
• Archery
• Archery Range
• BBQ Grills
• Boat Launch/Ramp
• Boat Ramp
• Boat Rental
• Camp Store
• Campground Host
• Campsite Tables
• Cell Service Fair
• Dock
• Drinking Water
• Dumpsters
• Fire Rings
• Firewood Available
• Fish Cleaning Station
• Grills
• Hiking & Biking Trails
• Horseshoe Pit
• Ice
• Pets OK
• Picnic Tables
• Playground
• RV Dump Station
• Swim Beach
• Trash Collection

Activities

• Archery
• Biking
• Bird Watching
• Boating
• Canoeing
• Fishing
• Hiking
• Horseshoes
• Hunting
• Jet Skiing
• Kayaking
• Mountain Biking
• Paddle boarding (SUP)
• Photography
• Picnicking
• Stargazing
• Swimming
• Water Sports
• Wildlife Viewing