We stayed here in June 2006. We found the campground to be in need of updates. The sites were closer together than any other Indiana state park that we've been to, and we've been to over a dozen. The roads were very narrow and made it a little difficult to maneuver your camper into the site. Our site was O.K., but not too level and the pad was at a 90 degree angle to the road. The restrooms are old and there is no soap or hot water to wash your hands with; the showers are also old and didn't appear very clean. I don't believe that cleaning is lax; rather I think the facilities are old enough that no amount of cleaning is going to make them presentable. The playgrounds had virtually no equipment. There was a note explaining that some would be coming soon. The camp store was well stocked; firewood was reasonable ($3.50 for 8-10 decent size pieces.) The scenery was nice, but with so many campers crammed into a relatively small area, it's clear to us that there are nicer state parks to stay in Indiana. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Wow! A terrific place to kayak, canoe, fish, and swim. You can kayak from one lake to another because 8 of 10 lakes are connected. The lake edges are covered with water lilies, cattails, marsh plants, and water hyacinth. In some places it feels like you are paddling through the everglades because the vegetation almost closes over the canoe path. It was an exciting experience. Very peaceful because only electric trolling motors are allowed. We saw a heron, woodpecker, geese, turtles, dragonflies, and fish. There are 212 surface acres of water. The campground is well maintained but the bathrooms could have been a bit cleaner and hand soap would be very welcome. There isn't a swimming pool at the campground but you can swim at the beach at Sand Lake. There is a concession stand there. The park has rental cabins, picnic areas, playgrounds, shelter houses, and a campstore. If you have a long vehicle such as a motorhome, you may want to check with the park if they have a space that will accomodate your RV's length. The majority of camping was done in tents, trailers and fifth wheels. This state park is close to where many recreational vehicle manufacturing factories are located. This is convenient if you are picking up or dropping off a RV, in for service, or scheduled to tour one of their factories. We enjoyed our weekend at Chain O' Lakes State Park and look forward to staying there again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Very shady, clean campground. 8 lakes in park, with rental boats, paddleboats, fishing, swimming, hiking, canoes and a nauralist on duty during busy season. Water is available all over the campground, and two dual island dump stations are available. This park is a nature lovers dream. We camped here in a camper.