Directions

From the east side of Warsaw on US 30, take Old Road 30 E, north on 300 E, follow Chapman Lake Drive to the SE side of Big Chapman Lake. Marina is off water just north of the stop sign by the public access/boat ramp site.

Lake area seasonal business known as Chapman Lake Marina and Hide-Away Campground. Marina building is 30×53 pole building construction with 20×42 covered lean-to. It offers boat gas, fishing bait & tackle, convenience store items and has a small kitchen for pizza sales. Most trade fixtures and inventory included. Older MH behind the marina building previously rented year around for $600/month (included utilities). Campground has 14 MH campsites (units are owned by the tenants), 9 currently used, seasonal April thru Oct, Five leased @ 1900 per season, Five leased @ 2200 per season. Includes 44×60 pole building, 20×24 boat repair shop (with 9×20 screened lean-to that was used as a fish cleaning area; has a sink), bath house (his-hers, toilet, sink, shower). Shared 4 inch well, regional sewer hook-up required (one grinder pump is installed for the marina building and MH behind it; a large grinder pump is installed for the campground). Lakefront lot has 50 feet of frontage on Big Chapman Lake. Lot used for a multi-slip pier for pier space rental. $750 for pontoons ($600 for tenants in the campground), $500 for fishing boats. Currently 20 pontoon/large boat slips (5 are rented by campground tenants) and 5 fishing boat slips. The north 10 feet of the lakefront lot has a chain link fence on both sides. There was a smaller pier installed in front of this area for temporary boat docking for boaters wanting to walk across the street to the marina (for boat gas, bait, convenience store items, pizza, etc). Popular Chapman Lake Drive location just around the corner (200 yards away) from the public access site with boat launching ramp (no fee for use), and approx a third of a mile from the Chapman Lake Conservation Association clubhouse which hosts various annual events; pancake and sausage breakfast, fish fries, 5k runs, 4th of July parades, and a professional Independence Day fireworks display at the local social gathering area (sand bar) approx 1,000 feet in front of the lakefront lot. The CLCA clubhouse is available for daily renting to its members for birthday parties, wedding receptions, graduation parties, family reunions and other functions. The Chapman Lakes are located one hour from Fort Wayne and South Bend and two hours from Indianapolis and Chicago. Big Chapman is a spring fed all-sport lake (one cleanest lakes in Indiana) and is connected by a 2-way channel to Little Chapman Lake (10 mph speed limit fishing lake). Good boating, swimming & fishing lakes.