Please read every word of this description and the rules and safety page before booking. Dave’s Meadow View Gem is a designated grassy barnyard spots with afternoon shade in the Summer. Bring your tent, camper, van, or cargo trailer conversion or truck camper. We have fire rings with cooking grates for each site and one large bonfire pit. There is a warm water shower tent
Please read every word of this description and the rules and safety page before booking. Dave’s Meadow View Gem is a designated grassy barnyard spots with afternoon shade in the Summer. Bring your tent, camper, van, or cargo trailer conversion or truck camper. We have fire rings with cooking grates for each site and one large bonfire pit. There is a warm water shower tent available. When it is rainy it is possible to park vehicles in the gravel parking lot which is just steps away. See our other listing for Dave’s RV Spot.
This rural property of almost 20 acres hosts a not for profit children’s physical therapy program that utilizes horses as part of individual treatment plans. You may see and hear horses and ponies, children, volunteers, dogs, barn cats and chickens, distant cattle, frogs, toads, crickets, or coyotes, deer or other wildlife. There are country roads for walking and biking, a hayfield and small nature trail for walking and biking, seasonal vegetable and flower cutting gardens. Beautiful sunrises and sunsets are reason enough to visit.
Located just 15-20 miles away from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Lucas Oil Stadium, and down town Indianapolis. 30-35 minutes away from Turkey Run and Shades state parks, Splash Island Water Park, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis and The Indianapolis Zoo. We are 15 minutes away from highly rated Mc Cloud Nature Park, Eagle Creek Park and Eagle Creek Reservoir, and the Gill Family Aquatic Center. We are only 10 minutes away from several local food establishments, golf courses, groceries, and familiar chain restaurants and the Hendricks County Fairgrounds. Conveniently located off I-74, and 15 miles from the Indianapolis International Airport
Fresh farm eggs and baked goods are available as extras and will be paid for as part of your Hipcamp checkout process or for cash on site.
- Check in: After 2PM
- Check out: Before 12PM
- Cancellation policy: Super Strict
- On arrival: Meet and greet
- Minimum nights: 1 night
- Accepts bookings: 3 months out
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Firewood Bundle
Each milk crate of fire wood is $5. Two bundles per rented campsite per day u...Read more
Souvenir Toss Pillow
Generally horse, pony or farm themed throw pillows are available for purchase...Read more
Pumpkin Bread
A 1.5 pound loaf of delicious, freshly baked pumpkin bread.
8 oz Jar Fruit Jam or Apple Butter
8 oz, home made fruit jam or jelly, various kinds, choose at arrival. Strawbe...Read more
Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake
10” square Freshly baked from scratch
Waffles
Four 4” square waffles, freshly made.
Pancakes
Six 4” pancakes, freshly made from scratch
Apple Crisp
10-inch pan of apple crisp, fresh baked from scratch.
Peach Cobbler
10-inch peach cobbler, fresh baked from scratch.
Iced Dark Chocolate Cake
10-inch rich, dark chocolate cake, baked from scratch. Will be iced with choc...Read more
Brownies
10-inch pan of rich chocolate brownies made from scratch. Will have walnuts u...Read more
Savory, Spicy, or sweet Cornbread
10-inch pan or 10 muffins made from scratch.
Mixed Fruit Pie
May include seasonal or preserved fruits such as raspberries, strawberries, b...Read more
Apple Pie
10-inch apple pie made from scratch - including the crust.
Blueberry Muffins
One dozen large blueberry muffins, made from scratch.
12 Large Biscuits
One dozen large biscuits from scratch. Terrific for topping with jam, honey, ...Read more
12 Large Oatmeal Cookies
One dozen large, fresh baked cooked from scratch
12 Large Chocolate Chip Cookies
Large fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies from scratch.
Cinnamon Rolls
One dozen fresh baked and iced cinnamon rolls. They will be iced unless requ...Read more
Zucchini Nut Bread or Muffins
A one pound load of bread or muffins. Please let me know ahead of time if you...Read more
Banana Nut Bread or Muffins
Please let me know ahead of time if you want a loaf or if you want this baked...Read more
One Dozen Eggs
One dozen farm fresh eggs, collected daily. Eggs may or may not be multiple s...Read more
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9 Reviews
Very polite and caring
I can’t say enough about how wonderful my stay was on Dave’s property! He and the wife made me feel like family! I got some farm fresh eggs and even an offer of Morning coffee. The land is beautiful and the area set up very nicely. I wandered and enjoyed the horses, the doggies, and a little trail out back. Meticulously landscaped! Sun rose over the barn and the birds were lovely! I loved it here and hope to return on my way back home🥰 I also had two bars cell reception and was able to attend my zoom meeting! Five stars❤️❤️❤️
We loved tent camping at Dave's! Dave was there to welcome us and give us a tour of everything we might need, and he went above and beyond to set up our fire pit and help us even when travel plans got complicated.
The place is absolutely beautiful! It's so quiet with the noises of frogs from time to time and the horses off in the distance. There are a few faint lights at night to help you find your way around. There are areas in the campsite where you could set up with or without light shining on your tent, depending on what makes you feel comfortable! We slept like a dream. There was a little "bathroom" station with a huge cooler of potable water, hand soap, hand sanitizer, paper towels, and the cleanest porta-potty we had ever seen in our lives - hah! We loved the cool little outdoor shower (in a hunting hide, so very private). There's also a table and chairs, which had been wiped down and sterilized before we got there. Everything was so clean, safe, welcoming, peaceful, and FUN!
We loved it so much and have already told our friends all about it!
So glad you enjoyed your stay, hope you visit again some time.
Extremely polite and accommodating
Really nice area. Clean and soft grass. Bathroom was very clean. Dave greeted us and was responsive to our questions. Lovely eggs! We'll return if in the area again.
Dave was very accommodating and nice. It is a great place to pitch a tent!
Thanks for choosing to set up your tent on our land. We hope you will pick us again sometime.
I enjoyed my farm camping experience. Great hosts and the site is convenient to the the interstate and just west of Indianapolis. My small camper was provided power via extension cord and water was a few steps from my site. Would recommend and would definitely stay again.
So glad you enjoyed your stay here. Hope to see you again some time.
We had a great time at the site. It was spacious and beautiful. My wife loved being able to see the horses and walk on the different trails. The firepit was set up for us and we had ample privacy as we watched the stars each night. The only problem we had was the taste of the water, but everythinf else was perfect.
PS we visited Danville ans Shades State Park during our stay and they were wonderful.
Hi Robert. I just now saw this review. Point well taken on the water. Even if potable, it is still well water. Way must have failed to point out the bottles of water in the refrigerator. We will work harder to address this in the future!
- Property
- Dave’s Country Gem
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- $20/night
- 1 Site
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Thanks for the kind review. We do hope you will stop here again!