Comlara Park, IL, August 2026
The total drive is about 260 miles.
Driving Directions
- (0.0 miles) Head towards camp loop exit
- (0.3 miles) Left on main park road towards exit
- (1.5 miles) Right on park entrance road / N Messick Rd
- (2.8 miles) Right on US-36 W
- (6.7 miles) Right onto IN-3 N towards Muncie
- (16.6 miles) Left on IN-67 S towards Indianapolis
- (24.8 miles) Left on I-69 S / IN-67 S towards Indianapolis
- (61.3 miles) Stay right to merge onto I-465 W
- (73.1 miles) Keep in right two lanes onto I-465 S towards I-65 S
- (82.1 miles) Take exit 16, on far right lane, to I-74 W
- (241.4 miles) I-55 and I-74 merge to one interstate southwest of Bloomington
- (248.0 miles) Stay on I-55 northwest of Bloomington. Do NOT take exit 163.
- (249.1 miles) Take exit 164, on right, to I-39 North / US-51 North towards Rockford
- (257.9 miles) Take exit 8, on right, to IL-251 towards Kappa / Bloomington Lake Rd
- (257.9 miles) Left at stop sign on E 2500 North Rd / IL-251 West
- (259.1 miles) Left onto Comlara Park Road
- (259.6 miles) Right onto Recreation Area Dr at the Park Entrance
- (259.7 miles) Right at visitor center to reach the campground
Rest Stops
- 28.0 miles, just before I-69, QuickTrip (left, tiny, at Innovation Dr), One9 Travel Center (left, small, at Frontage Rd), (near: Arbys)
- 28.4 miles, just after I-69, Pilot Travel Center (right, pull-thru), (near: McDonalds, Wendys, Subway)
- 47.0 miles, Exit 214, Loves Travel Stop (left, McDonalds)
- 89.6 miles, Exit 66, Walmart (right/right, not great), (near: McDonalds, Taco Bell, Wendys, Burger King, KFC, Culvers, Panda Express, IHOP)
- 94.0 miles, Exit 61, Loves Travel Stop (left, few pull-thru)
- 98.7 miles, Rest Stop on I-69
- 115.2 miles, Exit 39, Pilot Travel Center (left, few pull-thru, Subway)
- 151.3 miles, Exit 4, One9 Fuel Stop (right, small, Arbys)
- 167.5 miles, Rest area on I-74
- 169.1 miles, Exit 206, Pilot Travel Center (left, DD), Phillips 66 (left, not great, Subway), Loves Travel Stop (right, Hardees), (near: McDonalds)
- 219.1 Miles, Rest area on I-74
- 226.1 Miles, Exit 149, Loves Travel Stop (right, some pull-thru, Arbys), (near: McDonalds, Subway)
- 244.7 Miles, Exit 160, TA Travel Center (right/left, pull-thru, hard turns?), (near: McDonalds, Panda Express, Arbys, Culvers)
General Notes
- N Messick Rd has some bad potholes on the road edges. Watch for traffic and stay more towards the center
- If the roads in New Castle are ever fixed, it might be better that way. The route above is a little longer, but less railroads crossings, better roads to the interstate, and better interstate.