Indiana Dunes State Park

We stayed at Indiana Dunes State Park in Chesterton, Indiana. (Campground Reviews listing.)

We stayed in the ironically-named “electric campground”… ironic since there was no electricity for most of our stay.

Dates:

Check in: 2025-07-26
Check out: 2025-07-29
3 nights
We were going to stay about a week, but cut it short to try to get our slide repaired at HWH

Weather:

Partly sunny, some rain
High temps 80-88°F, lows 74-76°F
Little wind, gusts to 18 MPH, sheltered by trees

Noise:

No road noise
Distant train horn noise
A bunch of neighbor noise (kids)

Site:

#97, back-in, asphalt and concrete
Needed to disconnect toad, parked beside coach
Somewhat level site; a little high in front and passenger side; used hydraulic leveling
Asphalt driveway with concrete pad, about 55 feet long by 12 feet wide
50 feet to neighbors on both sides
Grass and trees between sites
Picnic table
Fire pit
Tall trees
Clean site
Elevation 610 feet, front facing north

Utilities:

50 amp power, conveniently located
Though no power for much of our stay due to a 21-hour power cut in the area
No water or sewer connection
Potable water taps around the campsite (including one opposite us, though unthreaded, so would have been a hassle to fill our tank)
Dump station by campground exit

Internet (in usage priority order):

Starlink: 170-310 Mbps down, 10-19 Mbps up, 40 ms ping
RoamLink: 18 Mbps down, 0.5-1.5 Mbps up, 155 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used, other than not AT&T)
AT&T: negligible service
Campground Wi-Fi: none

Amenities:

Garbage dumpsters

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Lovely campground close to Indiana Dunes NP

This is a nice campground convenient to visiting Indiana Dunes National Park. The loop we were in had 50A electric, but no other utilities, which was fine for a short stay. Unfortunately, a power outage in the area forced us to run our generator for part of our stay. The dump station was inconveniently located for a large RV, so we didn’t wind up using it. The potable water faucets throughout the campground were unthreaded, which meant they couldn’t be used to top off our tank, either. We camped at Indiana Dunes State Park in a Motorhome.

Campground map:

Indiana Dunes electric camp