Suburban Raccoons

Raccoon Lake Indiana has lots of camping facilities for vacationers who are looking for some time away from the stress of everyday life to camp and enjoy the great outdoors. This is a great place to take the family with the kids in tow to spend some quality time. The picture on the right depicts a beautiful lake in late summer. Or late fall with calm waters perfect for fishing. The trees have just started to turn and the scenery is spectacular at this time of year. Whether you are fishing, hiking or hunting this is a great place to spend some time.

The Campground at Raccoon Lake Indiana comes with many enjoyable things to do. Including archery, basketball courts, volleyball, boating, of course, camping, cultural arts programs, fishing, hiking, horseshoe pits, hunting, interpretive programs, picnicking, playground equipment, swimming, and even water skiing.

There are also cabins as well as Campgrounds at Raccoon Lake Indiana. With so many things to do , there has to be something for everyone in the family. In fact, you can camp there many times during the season and always have something different to do.

Cecil M. Harden Lake is located at 1588 S Raccoon Parkway, in Rockville IN. The Campground at Raccoon Lake Indiana has 235 campsites with electrical hookups and 40 campsites without electrical hookups. There are 35 primitive camping sites as well as youth tent areas.  We suggest that you get there early or book online to reserve your campsite. Better to go early or book online rather than be disappointed. The Campground at Raccoon Lake Indiana offers a camp store with lots of activities for the young and the old alike.

Raccoon Lake Indiana – Mammals

Common mammals at or near the Campground at Raccoon Lake Indiana include of course raccoons in your camp. Also muskrats, coyotes, red and gray foxes, mink, striped skunk, white-tailed deer, river otters, extirpated birds, and even bobcats.

Raccoons are quite common with several dens within close proximity of each other and feed on crayfish, frogs, insects, and fruits in the wild. They will also go through your garbage and any food left in the open at the Campground in Raccoon Lake Indiana. Seasoned campers know that they should never leave food and supplies that the raccoons might be interested in out in the open.

If you do there is a really good chance that you will have a visitor or two during the night and a mess to clean up as well in the morning. Raccoons have learned that there is usually something good to eat at campsites, so talk to the warden if you are unsure about what to do regarding how to protect your camp at night from these marauders.

Raccoon Lake Indiana – Raccoons

In urban areas, raccoons are known to make dens in attics and enjoy good meals from going through everyone’s garbage. Always ensure that your home is kept clean and all food is stored away properly out of harm’s way when you put your garbage out. Some people in our neighborhood have started using tamper-proof garbage cans so that the raccoons cannot get into them. We just wait until the morning to put our garbage out.

It is a hassle to get up early and place the garbage out on the street before the garbage trucks go around, but it is less hassle picking up all of the garbage that the raccoons have spread all over the street. Following this simple rule will help everyone enjoy their weekend camping activities.

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