Indian Creek Campground in Michigan is a private family campground at 9415 Tangent Road in Tecumseh, in Lenawee County south of Ann Arbor. Its full name is Indian Creek Camp & Conference Center, and it’s known for a heated pool, a zip line and climbing tower, a jumping pillow, mini golf, disc golf, a fishing pond with paddleboats and a herd of llamas. It isn’t the only campground called Indian Creek, and it isn’t ours. GatherGrounds runs The Oaks Campground in Munith, a lake-and-trails family campground about an hour’s drive to the northwest, so we get asked about Indian Creek often enough to write an honest guide.
Here’s where Indian Creek is, what it offers according to its own website, where to read reviews, how it compares with The Oaks, and how to tell it apart from the Indian Creeks in other states.
Where is Indian Creek Campground in Michigan?
Indian Creek sits just outside Tecumseh, a small downtown roughly half an hour south of Ann Arbor and a short drive north of Adrian. That puts it in the southeastern corner of the state, within reach of the Irish Hills, Hidden Lake Gardens, Michigan International Speedway and the River Raisin (the campground’s own site points to a paddling outfitter about 5 miles away). Campground listings show it open seasonally from spring through October, with the office open 9 AM to 5 PM; call 517-423-5659 for current dates.
If you were picturing a campground near Jackson or Waterloo Recreation Area instead, that’s The Oaks, covered below.
What does Indian Creek Campground in Tecumseh offer?
Everything in this section comes from Indian Creek’s website, so check there for the current season before you book.
Sites and cabins
- Full-hookup RV sites with water, 30-amp electric and sewer, including pull-through sites. 50-amp power is on select sites with limited availability (call ahead).
- Tent sites, rustic or with water and 20-amp electric.
- Standard camping cabins (two rooms, sleep 6, charcoal grill) and a deluxe “Chief Tecumseh” cabin that sleeps 8.
- Fire ring and picnic table at every site; restrooms, a shower house, laundry, a dishwashing station, a dump station and Wi-Fi.
Amenities and activities
- Heated swimming pool, open daily Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.
- Zip line and rock climbing on a 45-foot tower with a dual zip line. Sessions run Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 11 AM in season, participants must weigh 70 to 225 pounds, and spots are reserved ahead (six per 15-minute slot).
- Jumping pillow, free for registered campers.
- 9-hole mini golf (free with your own ball) and a 9-hole disc golf course with discs sold or rented at the store.
- Fishing pond of about an acre, catch-and-release for bass and bluegill, with paddleboats and single kayaks to sign out.
- Llamas, plus goats, horses and cats at the ranch area, and a spring “Llamapalooza” weekend where guests walk a llama.
- An RC dirt track, nature trails and a memorial garden, a playground with a big sandbox, sand volleyball, basketball, horseshoes and a rec hall with table tennis, foosball and a library.
- Themed weekends (Camp Carnival, Big Foot Weekend, Luau, Haunted Pirate Party) and evening rec-hall programs in summer: movies, karaoke, candy bar bingo and trivia.
- Pets are welcome with current vaccinations, as long as they aren’t left alone at the site.
It’s a well-rounded list, and the pool, zip line and llamas are the things people remember. If those are what your kids want, Indian Creek is a good fit.
Indian Creek Campground Tecumseh reviews: where to read them
We don’t publish other campgrounds’ reviews; they’re best read at the source: Indian Creek’s Google Business profile, its Campendium and TripAdvisor listings, and the reviews on its Campspot booking page. A few tips for reading any campground’s reviews:
- Sort by most recent and read the last full season. Campgrounds change hands and change fast.
- Look for mentions of the things that affect a family weekend: restroom cleanliness, how strictly quiet hours are kept, whether the pool and activities ran on schedule.
- Give less weight to reviews about weather, bugs or a neighbor’s dog. Those happen everywhere.
- Call with your specific questions. Office staff will tell you which sites are shaded, level or close to the pool faster than a review will.
Indian Creek vs The Oaks Campground: how they differ
Both are private, pet-friendly, family-focused campgrounds in southern Michigan with themed weekends, a camp store and a season that runs spring to fall. The differences are in setting and in the kind of water and play each one has.
| Indian Creek (Tecumseh) | The Oaks (Munith) | |
|---|---|---|
| Setting | Lenawee County, near Tecumseh and Adrian | 155 acres next to Waterloo Recreation Area, bordering Haehnle Sanctuary |
| Swimming | Heated pool | Spring-fed swim lake with a sand beach and an Aquaglide floating water park (ages 7+, under 16 with a parent, life jackets required) |
| Signature feature | Zip line and 45-ft climbing tower; llamas | About 120 acres of forest and grassland trails for golf carts, bikes, hiking and day riding with your own horse |
| Free play | Jumping pillow, mini golf, playground | Kangaroo Jumper (bounce pillow), playground, gaga ball, basketball, sand volleyball, ball field |
| Fishing | One-acre pond, catch and release, paddleboats | Fishing lake with a dock; keeping fish is allowed; bait and gear at the store |
| RV power and hookups | Full hookups, 30 amp; limited 50 amp; pull-throughs | 30-amp water/electric with a gray-water drain and honey-wagon service; no full hookups or pull-throughs |
| Site size | Not published | 35×65 ft up to 55×120 ft; sites 46 to 61 have no rear neighbors |
| Cabins | Standard cabins (sleep 6) and a deluxe cabin (sleeps 8) | None |
| Laundry and Wi-Fi | Both | Laundry in the bathhouses; no Wi-Fi |
| Nearby | Irish Hills, Hidden Lake Gardens, River Raisin paddling, MIS | Portage Lake boat launch (9 min), Eddy Discovery Center, Chelsea and Dexter, MIS (20 to 30 min) |
The Oaks is more of a traditional camping experience with modern amenities layered on. The sites are the largest at any of our parks, under old-growth trees in the older section (sites 22 to 109), and the drive in feels like you’ve left town behind. A campground employee describes the trails as “several different loops”: one runs toward the wetlands that border the Haehnle bird sanctuary, where sandhill cranes feed, and another winds through miles of forest where you’ll spot deer that seem to know nobody hunts here. The swim lake is fed by an artesian spring, and the beach was rebuilt in 2026 with hundreds of tons of new sand running out into the water so kids step onto sand instead of mud.
What The Oaks doesn’t have is a pool, cabins or sewer hookups. Our sites (50 amp on short-term, 30 amp on seasonal) use a gray-water drain, and a honey wagon pumps the black tank on request (most campers need it about six times a season). Full details are on The Oaks amenities page.
Which campground should your family pick?
- Pick Indian Creek if a heated pool matters, your kids are set on a zip line, you want a cabin, or your RV needs sewer at the site.
- Pick The Oaks if you want a big wooded site, lake swimming and a floating water park, fishing off a dock, and trails you can ride a golf cart or bike through without leaving the campground. It also puts you next to the largest state park in the Lower Peninsula: Waterloo Recreation Area covers more than 20,000 acres with the Portage Lake swim area, 20-plus miles of horse trails and the Eddy Discovery Center. See our guide to camping in and around Waterloo Recreation Area.
- Either works for Michigan International Speedway race weekends; both are within a reasonable drive of Brooklyn.
Rates at The Oaks are dynamic. RV sites start around the high $40s a night and include two adults and two children; see The Oaks rates page. Discounted monthly stays (25% off nightly rates on non-beachfront sites, 30-night minimum) are offered at The Oaks only. If you’re coming from Ann Arbor, Jackson or Adrian, start with campgrounds near Ann Arbor, campgrounds near Jackson or campgrounds near Adrian.
Which Indian Creek campground are you looking for?
“Indian Creek” is one of the most common campground names in the country, and search results mix them together. If the Tecumseh campground doesn’t match what you had in mind, you may want one of these:
- Indian Creek Campground, Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming): a National Park Service campground in the park’s northwest corner, nowhere near Michigan.
- Indian Creek RV Resort, Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio: a large RV resort near Lake Erie, about three hours from Tecumseh.
- Indian Creek recreation areas in several other states, run by federal, state or county agencies.
The Michigan one is in Tecumseh, Lenawee County, and its website is indiancreekcampingmichigan.com.
Common questions
Is Indian Creek Campground in Michigan pet friendly?
Yes, per its website: pets are welcome with current vaccinations and can’t be left unattended at the site. The Oaks is pet friendly too: dogs can run off leash in the dog run at the front of the park and on the back trails, and swim in the fishing lake (not the swim beach); elsewhere in the park they stay on a leash.
Does Indian Creek have full hookups and 50 amp?
Full hookups with 30 amp, yes. 50 amp is limited to select sites, so call ahead. For full hookups in our family, that’s Walnut Hills in Durand, with 80 such sites; The Oaks is water and electric (50 amp on short-term sites).
How far apart are Indian Creek and The Oaks?
Roughly an hour by car. Tecumseh is south of Ann Arbor on the Lenawee County side; Munith is northwest of Ann Arbor in Jackson County, between Chelsea and Jackson.
Does The Oaks have a pool?
No. Swimming at The Oaks is in the spring-fed lake, with a sand beach, campground lounge chairs and the Aquaglide water park. Wristbands for the Aquaglide come from the store; the beach and the Kangaroo Jumper are free for campers.
