Indiana State Parks


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Interpretive Center Hours and Locations

Map of Interpretive Centers


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Hoosier Discover Patch Program

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Hoosier Quest Pin Program – (PINS)

Arts In Indiana State Parks Program Schedule

Get Outdoors! Checklist and Hoosier Child! Certificate

Hoosier History Curriculum Pack

Cultural Resources & History at Indiana State Parks


Indiana State Parks and Recreation Areas

Park NameLocation
Brookville LakeBrookville, IN
Brown County State ParkNashville, IN
Cagles Mill LakeCloverdale, IN
Cataract Falls State Recreation AreaSpencer, IN
Cecil M. Harden LakeRockville, IN
Chain O’ Lakes State ParkAlbion, IN
Charlestown State ParkCharlestown, IN
Clifty Falls State ParkMadison, IN
Falls of the Ohio State ParkClarksville, IN
Fort Harrison State ParkIndianapolis, IN
Hardy LakeScottsburg, IN
Harmonie State ParkNew Harmony, IN
Indiana Dunes State ParkChesterton, IN
Lieber State Recreation AreaCloverdale, IN
Lincoln State ParkLincoln City, IN
McCormick’s Creek State ParkSpencer, IN
Mississinewa LakePeru, IN
Monroe LakeBloomington, IN
Mounds State ParkAnderson, IN
O’Bannon Woods State ParkCorydon, IN
Ouabache State ParkBluffton, IN
Patoka LakeBirdseye, IN
Pokagon State ParkAngola, IN
Potato Creek State ParkNorth Liberty, IN
Prophetstown State ParkLafayette, IN
Raccoon State Recreation AreaRockville, IN
Salamonie LakeAndrews, IN
Shades State ParkWaveland, IN
Shakamak State ParkJasonville, IN
Spring Mill State ParkMitchell, IN
Summit Lake State ParkNew Castle, IN
Tippecanoe River State ParkWinamac, IN
Trine State Recreation AreaAngola, IN
Turkey Run State ParkMarshall, IN
Versailles State ParkVersailles, IN
White River State ParkIndianapolis, IN
Whitewater Memorial State ParkLiberty, IN

Indiana State Forests

Clark State ForestHenryville, IN
Deam Lake State Recreation AreaBorden, IN
Ferdinand State ForestFerdinand, IN
Greene-Sullivan State ForestDugger, IN
Harrison-Crawford State ForestCorydon, IN
Jackson-Washington State ForestBrownstown, IN
Knobstone TrailBrownstown, IN
Martin State ForestShoals, IN
Morgan-Monroe State ForestMartinsville, IN
Owen-Putnam State ForestSpencer, IN
Pike State ForestWinslow, IN
Salamonie River State ForestLagro, IN
Selmier State ForestNorth Vernon, IN
Starve-Hollow State Recreation AreaVallonia, IN
Yellowwood State ForestNashville, IN

Indiana Nature Preserves

Acres Along the Wabash Nature PreserveBluffton, IN
Ambler Flatwoods Nature PreserveMichigan City, IN
Anderson Falls Nature PreserveHartsville, IN
Asherwood Nature PreserveWabash, IN
Ball Lake Nature PreserveHamilton, IN
Baltzell-Lenhart Woods Nature PreserveDecatur, IN
Barker Woods Nature PreserveMichigan City, IN
Barnes Nature PreserveMorocco, IN
Beanblossom Bottoms Nature PreserveEllettsville, IN
Beechwood Nature PreserveFremont, IN
Bell-Croft Nature PreserveComo, IN
Bender Memorial Forest Nature PreserveAlbion, IN
Bendix Woods Nature PreserveNew Carlisle, IN
Berns-Meyer Nature PreserveStar City, IN
Bicentennial Woods Nature PreserveHuntertown, IN
Big Spring Nature PreserveNew Pekin, IN
Big Walnut Nature PreserveBainbridge, IN
Black Rock Barrens Nature PreserveOtterbein, IN
Black Rock Nature PreserveOtterbein, IN
Blossom Hollow (Laura Hare) Nature PreserveNashville, IN
Blue Cast Springs Nature PreserveWoodburn, IN
Bluffs of Beaver Bend Nature PreserveShoals, IN
Boot Lake Nature PreserveElkhart, IN
Bryan Woods Nature Preserve – (TRAIL GUIDE)Frankfort, IN
Burnett Woods Nature PreserveAvon, IN
Burton Nature PreserveRochester, IN
Calli Nature PreserveNorth Vernon, IN
Cedar Bluffs Nature PreserveBloomington, IN
Chamberlain Lake Nature PreserveSouth Bend, IN
Chelsea Flatwoods Nature PreserveHanover, IN
Ciurus Park Nature PreserveDe Motte, IN
Clifty Canyon Nature PreserveMadison, IN
Coastal Plain Ponds Nature PreserveMedaryville, IN
Conrad Savanna Nature PreserveLake Village, IN
Conrad Station Nature PreserveLake Village, IN
Coulter Nature PreservePortage, IN
Cressmoor Prairie Nature PreserveHobart, IN
Crooked Lake Nature PreserveColumbia City, IN
Dobbs Memorial Nature PreserveTerre Haute, IN
Donaldson Cave, Donaldon’s Woods and Mitchell Sinkhole Plain Nature PreservesMitchell, IN
Douglas Woods Nature PreserveHamilton, IN
Dunes Nature PreserveChesterton, IN
Dunes Prairie Nature PreservePorter, IN
Dustin Nature PreserveHuntertown, IN
Dygert Nature PreserveColumbia City, IN
Eagle’s Crest Nature PreserveIndianapolis, IN
Elliott Woods Nature PreserveTerre Haute, IN
Fall Creek Gorge Nature PreserveWilliamsport, IN
Falling Timber Nature PreserveMilan, IN
Fawn River Nature PreserveOrland, IN
Fern Cliff Nature PreserveGreencastle, IN
Fisher Oak Savanna Nature PreserveWolcott, IN
Fogwell Forest Nature PreserveFort Wayne, IN
Fourteenmile Creek Nature PreserveCharlestown, IN
Fox Island Nature PreserveFort Wayne, IN
Gibson Woods Nature PreserveHammond, IN
Glacial Esker Nature PreserveAlbion, IN
Granville Sand Barrens Nature PreserveWest Point, IN
Green’s Bluff Nature PreserveSpencer, IN
Greider’s Woods Nature PreserveSyracuse, IN
Griffy Woods Nature PreserveBloomington, IN
Guthrie Memorial Woods Nature PreserveDupont, IN
Hall Woods Nature PreserveGreencastle, IN
Hammer Nature PreserveUniondale, IN
Hammer Wetlands Nature PreserveRome City, IN
Harmonie Hills Nature PreserveNew Harmony, IN
Hathaway Preserve at Ross RunWabash, IN
Hayswood Nature PreserveCorydon, IN
Hemlock Bluff Nature PreserveMedora, IN
Hemlock Ridge Nature PreserveRoachdale, IN
Hemmer Woods Nature Preserve – (TRAIL GUIDE)Buckskin, IN
Hoosier Prairie Nature Preserve – (TRAIL GUIDE)Schererville, IN
Hornbeam Nature Preserve Liberty, IN
Ivanhoe Dune & Swale Nature PreserveGary, IN
JD Marshall Nature PreserveChesterton, IN
Jackson-Schnyder Nature PreserveWest Terre Haute, IN
Kern Nature PreserveRochester, IN 
Knobstone Glade Nature PreserveBorden, IN
Kokiwanee Nature PreserveLagro, IN
Koontz Lake Nature PreserveWalkerton, IN
Kramer Original Woods Nature PreserveRockport, IN
LaGrange County Nature Preserve (Maple Wood Nature Center)LaGrange, IN
Lawrence Creek Nature PreserveIndianapolis, IN
Lincoln’s Woods Nature PreserveChrisney, IN
Lindenwood Nature PreserveFort Wayne, IN
Little Calumet Headwaters Nature PreserveLaPorte, IN
Little Cedar Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Nature PreserveHuntertown, IN
Loblolly Marsh Nature PreserveBryant, IN
Lonidaw Nature PreserveKendallville, IN
Loon Lake Nature PreserveAngola, IN
Low Gap Nature PreserveMartinsville, IN
Manitou Islands Nature Preserve (boat only)Wagoner, IN
Marion’s Woods Nature PreserveAngola, IN
Marott Park Woods Nature PreserveIndianapolis, IN
Marsh Lake Nature PreserveAngola, IN
McCloskey’s Burr Oak Savanna Nature PreserveHobart, IN
McClue Nature PreserveAngola, IN
McCormick’s Cove Nature PreserveSpencer, IN
McNabb-Walter Nature PreserveSpencerville, IN
Meltzer Nature PreserveShelbyville, IN
Mengerson Nature PreserveFort Wayne, IN
Meno-aki Nature PreserveFort Wayne, IN
Merry Lea Nature PreserveAlbion, IN
Meyer (Fred and Dorothy) Nature PreserveMartinsville, IN
Mongoquinong Nature PreserveMongo, IN
Moraine Nature PreserveValparaiso, IN
Mossy Point Nature PreserveBloomingdale, IN
Mouth of Blue River Nature PreserveCorydon, IN
Munsee Woods Nature PreserveSelma, IN
Nine Penny Branch Nature PreserveCharlestown, IN
Ober Savanna Nature PreserveKnox, IN
Ogle Hollow Nature Preserve – (TRAIL GUIDE)Nashville, IN
Olin Lake Nature Preserve – (TRAIL GUIDE)Wolcottville, IN
Orangeville Rise of the Lost River Nature PreserveOrleans, IN
Pine Hills Nature Preserve – (TRAIL GUIDE)Waveland, IN
Pipewort Pond (Lieber Memorial) Nature PreserveBristol, IN
Portland Arch Nature Preserve – (TRAIL GUIDE)Covington, IN
Post Oak-Cedar Nature Preserve – (TRAIL GUIDE)Corydon, IN
Potawatomi Nature PreserveAngola, IN
Prophetstown Fen Nature PreserveLafayette, IN
Ritchey Woods Nature PreserveFishers, IN
Robb Hidden Canyon Nature PreserveHamilton, IN
Rocky Hollow-Falls Canyon Nature PreserveBloomingdale, IN
Ropchan Memorial Nature PreserveOrland, IN
Ropchan Wildlife Refuge Nature PreserveFremont, IN
Round Lake Nature PreserveKnox, IN
Samuel and Stella Stout Memorial Forest Nature Preserve (Stout Woods)New Castle, IN
Sandhill Nature PreserveWinamac, IN
Saunder’s Woods Nature PreservePrinceton, IN
Scout Ridge Nature Preserve – (TRAIL GUIDE)Unionville, IN
Section Six Flatwoods Nature PreserveMt. Vernon, IN
Seidner Dune & Swale Nature PreserveHammond, IN
Shakamak Prairie Nature PreserveJasonville, IN
Sherman Minton Nature PreserveNew Albany, IN
Shrader-Weaver Nature Preserve – (TRAIL GUIDE) (TRAIL GUIDE)Connersville, IN
Smith Cemetery Nature PreservePerrysville, IN
Spicer Lake Nature PreserveNew Carlisle, IN
Spinn Prairie Nature PreserveReynolds, IN
Spring Lake Woods and Bog Nature PreserveFort Wayne, IN
Spring Pond Nature PreserveIndianapolis, IN
Springfield Fen Nature PreserveValparaiso, IN
Spurgeon Nature PreserveLigonier, IN
Steele Nature PreserveNashville, IN
Stoutsburg Savanna Nature PreserveWheatfield, IN
Sweedy Hollow Nature PreserveMartinsville, IN
Tamarack Bog Nature PreserveMongo, IN
Tank Spring Nature PreserveMitchell, IN
Teeple Glade Nature PreserveElizabeth, IN
Tefft Savanna Nature Preserve – (TRAIL GUIDE)Medaryville, IN
Ten O’Clock Line Nature PreserveNashville, IN
Thomastown Bottoms Nature PreserveScottsburg, IN
Thousand Acre Woods Nature PreserveWashington, IN
Tippecanoe River Nature PreserveWinamac, IN
Tribbett’s Woods Nature PreserveCommiskey, IN
Twin Swamps Nature Preserve – (WILDFLOWER GUIDE)Mt. Vernon, IN
Vandolah Nature PreserveLeo, IN
Wabash Border Nature PreserveNew Harmony, IN
Wabash Lowlands Nature PreserveMt. Vernon, IN
Warbler Woods Nature PreserveIndianapolis, IN
Weiler-Leopold Nature PreserveOtterbein, IN
Wells Woods Nature PreserveCommiskey, IN
Wesselman Woods Nature PreserveEvansville, IN
White Oak Nature Preserve – (TRAIL GUIDE)Henryville, IN
Wildwood Nature PreserveSilver Lake, IN
Wing Haven Nature PreserveAngola, IN
Wintergreen Woods Nature PreserveMichigan City, IN
Wolf Cave Nature PreserveSpencer, IN

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