There is no place like Crooked Lake in my book. It is the perfect size, big enough to spend the day…read moreon the water but not too big that it loses its tight-knit community. The Crooked Lake Association does a great job of hosting events and keeping the community cohesive- the most notable are the fantastic 4th of July firework show and 5k race. The water is clean and beautiful and very family oriented. There are two sand bars that are a great place to float, throw a football or let kids search for shells. The lake freezes over in the winter and is great for hockey, ice skating, ice boating, or ice fishing! It's one of my favorite places, it's truly beautiful.

A great little lake in northeast Indiana. Very quiet on week days and tons to do during the…read moreweekend. Nice beach with a great playground for small children. Boat launch just down the beach. Tons of parking and very quiet setting.

I finally visited Pokagon State Park for the first time. After hearing my mom talk about a…read morechildhood visit she had (including the Toboggan run) for decades, we made the three hour trek north from Indy for a cozy weekend of staying at the lodge, hiking on the trails, visiting the nature center, etc. The overall park and setting was peaceful. The Tobaggan run definitely makes them stand out from other Indiana state parks as one of the more winter-friendly destinations. It was certainly hopping during our chilly January visit. Given the park's popularity, I was surprised at how much TLC the inn could use. The nature center is fairly simple but worth a visit. They have a trail that runs out the back door and easy parking. You'll also find Nordic skiing trails, homes along the lake and a simple restaurant at the inn. The toboggan run was a hit with our four year old. I cheered overhead with our two year old and I have to say that watching is quite enjoyable as well

They have a day long hike called the Hell's Point Challenge. I would love to return in the warmer…read moreweather and complete this hike, due to below freezing weather in January I just did portions of the hike, with car heater breaks. There is a beautiful historic lodge with restaurant. The restaurant prices are reasonable and the dining room is historic. For kids they have sled riding shoots, when I was a kid I would have lived this. There is a unique beauty about hiking in the winter.

Please don't come here, My brother and I went onto the bounce pillow and there was rude girls,…read moreprobably around 10 of age. They were also swearing in front of a 4 year old. We had a hole situation with them. A few minutes later, there was a shirtless boy who picked up my eight year-old cousin. He was yelling NO NO NO! So the boy threw him. Staff did nothing about it. This is ridiculous. Tried joining a parade. Kathy said she saw us go on 2 wheels. If we did we would have flipped over on golf cart. We didn't. I will say don't go here and don't waste your money. (WiFi is terrible)

This RV park was by far the kids' favorite of our entire summer RV road trip this year. Not only…read moredo they have a playground, bouncy pillow, lots of camp games, a pool, AND a lake, but they also have a lazy river at the pool and a huge inflatable play set in the lake that is not far out to swim to. Their office is has friendly staff to help you check in and out, serve ice cream, and they also have plenty else for sale including swimwear, camping gear, etc. The summer weather certainly made for some thunderstorms and a mix between partly cloudy and outright scary weather, but the camp staff was nimble and allowed for the kids to play in the pool and lake as long as there were no nearby thunderstorms, so they just had to take a break anytime the weather started moving in. We had not planned to come here, but didn't have a great experience elsewhere and located this place at the last minute. Somehow they had plenty of excess capacity and we were able to get a couple spots up front. Unfortunately, anytime another RV came in between our travel trailer and the office, our Wi-Fi would not work. To get around that, we just went outside and found a place within line of site to the office and it worked fine. The last night we were there, we moved our rigs down to right next to the lake where we could watch the kids playing on the huge inflatable things in the lake and the Wi-Fi down there was excellent.

Very nice campsites! Grassy spots no concrete. Level sites. Peaceful and friendly. Very reasonably…read morepriced! Lake Gage is a short walk.

Friendly service and nice employees. great selection. My one stop shop for my fishing needs.read more

Great place when your on or around the lake. They have the basics when you don't have to run to…read moretown. They have gas and pontoon rentals and some local merchandise to remember your visit. Great place when you don't want to make the 40 minute trip to town and back.

This company is a joke. It was bought out by spoon fed spoiled brat who just use mama's money. It…read moreshows all the way down the line through the service and their sales. I bought a boat there two years ago. I've had nothing but trouble with that boat since the day I bought it it was brand new and cost $125,000. I went to trade it in because it's such a piece of crap and I didn't get even an answer back for 30Days. Then they wanted to cosign the boat and sell it for me and I just found out it's been sitting on their lot for 30 days and not even been listed for sale. Please save yourself the time and the headache do not use these people it will be an aggravation from day one

Service at this marina is not acceptable. I purchased a boat with them and due to problems wanted…read moreto consign with them to sell it. I just found out that during the best sale time for boats, mine has been sitting, unlisted, for a month. Dont waste your time, go somewhere else

So beautiful and peaceful - i only came here to go hiking and i'm glad i did. There were…read morebutterflies everywhere and very minimum mosquitos - the grass was recently cut a few days ago which made the trail viewable. I had to use the ALL TRAIL app because they did wave in and out a little but thing were you'll get lost - its more of just missing additional trail and not getting all your steps in. Last but not least - i'm unsure if you're suppose to pay; at least when i went that day it was FREE but they did have signs posted of a list of fees. Since it was already an holiday because they decided to have the weekend free entry just be aware there's a possibility they might ask for some money. Lol! Happy hiking!!!

We are a family of 4 couples, each couple stayed in a different cabin. We stayed in Towhee, Flicker…read moreboth pet friendly one bedroom units with fold out couches, and Snipe and Redwing, studio units with pullout couches. We also rented the linens and towels. No one complained. These cabins are immaculate, equipped with kitchens, kitchen gadgets, heat, and screened in porches. The beds were comfortable, the towels fluffy and clean and the sheets soft. The windows opened, the doors and drawers opened and shut, the equipment was clean and worked. We used the refrigerators, the freezers, the range, microwave, toaster and coffee makers. We were pleasantly surprised to find kitchen towels and a dishrag along with dish soap. We used the grill located just outside the unit. Upon arriving we were greeted by Ranger Mark who explained everything and helped us get our linens to the units. There are lovely moderately difficult and very easy trails and walkways. The Rolling Oaks Trail is about a 3 mile off-the-grid trail. It has hills, grassy trails, flower fields and lots of twists and turns in the shade and sunshine. There's also a multi-use blacktopped trail which could be manageable for bikes, wheelchairs, and baby strollers. The Trine Recreation Area is part of the Indiana State Recreation Areas and its smaller and more private than others we have visited. It's wonderful. There's the option of boating, hiking, biking and there's a children's playground. Just across the highway there is Pokagon State Recreation Area that is much larger with a more diverse trail system along with horseback riding and an Inn as well as cabins and camping. It also has a black topped bike trail. We tried the short hikes one day and the 8 mile Devils Challenge another day. Pokagon SRA was busy, everyone was respectful of social distancing when passing. The hours for check-in 4 pm and it is 4 pm! Checkout is 11 am and they request you cleanup your cabin and pack up the linens and towels (if rented). It's no big deal and as long as you're respectful of the property the cleanup should be easy. The cabins are 5 years old and in great shape. You can see they are well maintained. My suggestions to further improve the units: one more shelf in kitchen high up on the level of the cabinet above the refrigerator. I struggled to find places for non-refrigerated foods of the floor. A full length mirror for those of us who need to be sure we are ready for the public (perfect spot on short wall near the bed head to the right of the pocket door) and some clothing hooks in the bedroom. The dresser is great but without a closet coats, hats and clothes that are worn regularly need hanging. It looks like maybe a few people have tried hanging off the curtain rods? We highly recommend Trine State Recreation Area and it's lovely cabins.