Reviews

Christopher Sanchez

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pokagon State Park is one of my absolute favorite places to visit — and I’ve been there many times! Every season offers something new and special. In the summer, the hiking and biking trails are incredible, and the lake is perfect for swimming, boating, and kayaking. In the fall, the colors are breathtaking and the park feels like a peaceful escape into nature. What I love most is how well the park is maintained. The trails are clean and clearly marked, the staff is friendly, and the facilities are always in great shape. Whether I’m staying at the Potawatomi Inn, camping with friends, or just visiting for the day, I always leave feeling relaxed and refreshed. The Toboggan Run in the winter is such a unique experience — it’s a must-try! It’s one of the few places in the region where you can have that kind of fun outdoors in the cold months. Pokagon truly has something for everyone — nature lovers, families, photographers, or anyone just looking to unwind. It’s a gem of Indiana, and I’ll keep coming back for years to come.

Becky Thacker

This is a delightful park in autumn. Walking/ hiking trails of all levels. They wind through and around woods, wetlands, lakes, and a bit of open prairie. I'm sure the toboggan run is great fun, but hey, Ft. Harrison park has a great sledding hill but nobody typecasts it for that. Enjoy Pokagon for its other loveliness.

Tiffany Carr (Tiff)

It was a beautiful experience to walk some of the trails. Beautiful State Park! We also venture to the Inn to eat. It was wonderful food, but a little on the pricey side in my opinion. We wanted to enjoy lunch there as a treat to us. We plan to be back to walk around more and also hope to camp there sometime!

Kathy's Channel

And this was an absolutely gorgeous campground. We had a very nice site. Our loop had 2 shower houses with restrooms. The water pressure was not great and it could have been a little bit warmer, but in August, it felt good. We were there midweek, so it wasn't very crowded. We pulled out on Saturday morning and it was quite a different atmosphere but still a quiet night.

Michelle Pelton

Love this place! Something fun for everyone! Our family group of between 20-30 people has been coming here for decades! Improvements needed: better beach access (like a boat ramp or be allowed to use the access road), bathrooms in the 400s are BAD. Overly attentive rangers except when you need them.

Becky B

Nice park with quite a bit to see and do. There are 9 well maintained trails, highly recommend the first part of trail 3 and all of trail 9. Hell's point was ok, but not quite the view we anticipated. Along with trails, the park offers an Inn/cabins, lake(s), a beach, toboggan run, skiing, stables, nature center, and a variety of landscapes that's perfect for photos!

Brittany Newman

We went toboggan’ing and had fun! Try it out. All ages are appropriate. Staff was really friendly! A bit of a walk up after your run and toboggans are a bit heavy. ENJOY THE RIDE!!!

Stormy Hicks

Really love the trails but a bit confusing if you aren't sure where to go. People are so friendly, the trails are well taken care of. They also have horseback riding and a beautiful floating pier perfect for a picnic. There are many things to do, from boat rentals to an entire resort. It's 7$ for an in state resident and 9$ for an out of state resident. It is well worth the money and can be a full day of hiking and fun for your family.

Justin Persing

I liked the park, lots to do. Camping, beaches, picnic area, Inn, restaurant, nature center, miles of hiking trails, bike rentals, boat rentals, tobaggon run, and a bunch more I probably missed. Really expensive entry fee for a state park, $9 a day, $70 for a year for out of state. Michigan state parks are only around $15 a year, and you get a sticker for your car, not a card like Indiana with if you lose, you have to purchase a new one. Overall, I loved the park. I would have given it a 5 star if it wasn't for the expensive entry. It is also a great place to bring your dogs. Definitely will return. Animal pics are from the nature center.

Dean Stobinski

Nice park. Well taken care of. Fun all year long. They a toboggan run for the winter. And a very nice Beach. Actually two beaches for in the summertime. They are a walk to get to though. One of their beaches is behind the lodge and we didn't get to check that out but it looked pretty cool. The other one has a parking lot and it's a hike to get to. You are definitely not taking a bike to it. Water in the morning is really clear until all the boats start flying by. There's a lot of hiking trails around. There's some bike trails. Camping is pretty nice too. We did the tent camping and there is a shower house and bathrooms with running water. And they are very nice and very clean. Somebody obviously take care of them everyday. They have a nature center. A natural spring. They also have a camp store. And that camp store has wood to buy for your fire ring. Plus lots of food and other supplies. Also they have a lot of gifts too. Flashlights and lanterns also. I think it was only like $19 to tent camp. And I believe it was $10 per car to get into the park. Not a huge Park but it is a nice park.