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    Looking fir seclusion

    Hi folks i am looking for a backing or super back country camp site. I live in Indianapolis and don't want to drive more than 12 hrs. The trip will be sometime in june. I am looking for a spot where i might see 2 to 3 groups of people max in 5 days.

    Every suggestion will be appreciated thanks


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    We're about 4 hours further than you want to go but Colorado would be a good option. Shaving hour off and you could hit Wyoming still 15 hours though

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    If you want isolation simply head south in June and you'll have your pick of back country sites as many of us hang it up in mid May due to the heat

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    In June you might see a few more folks, but I thru-hiked the Ozark Trail in Feb-Mar 2017 and only saw a handful of people in three weeks. I've done sections of it in warmer months and have the impression that most of the trail is lightly used all year. My wife's family lives in central Indiana and it takes us under 6 hours to get there. From Indy on I-70, the northern terminus of the OT is under 5 hours and most of the other trailheads would be under 6. If you'd like to read a review of the entire trail with pictures, I posted one here on the forum: https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...rail-Thru-Hike
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    Sounds like i need to look into this thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by PBThompson View Post
    Hi folks i am looking for a backing or super back country camp site. I live in Indianapolis and don't want to drive more than 12 hrs. The trip will be sometime in june. I am looking for a spot where i might see 2 to 3 groups of people max in 5 days.
    Dispersed camping is allowed throughout most of the Hoosier National Forest. Dispersed camping is acceptable on National Forest System lands away from developed campgrounds, nearly anywhere your camping equipment and/or vehicle does not block developed trails or road rights-of-way. It is not necessary to check in with the Forest Service when you camp overnight.
    Where dispersed camping is NOT allowed:

    within campgrounds
    along roads, parking areas, or day use areas within developed recreation areas
    at day use trailheads or parking areas, including boat launches
    within Pioneer Mothers Memorial Forest (Orange County)
    within the Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower site (Monroe County adjacent to the Charles C. Deam Wilderness)
    within Hemlock Cliffs area (Crawford County)


    200-plus square miles of dispersed camping ought to get you a secluded spot.

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