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The first state park in Indiana was McCormick's Creek State Park, in Owen County in 1916, followed in the same year by Turkey Run State Park in Parke County. The number of state parks rose steadily in the 1920s, mostly by donations of land from local authorities to the state government. Of the initial twelve parks, only Muscatatuck State Park ...
The Indiana General Assembly in 1901 created the Indiana State Board of Forestry. [1] [2] Entrance sign. In May 1903, the Indiana state government purchased 2,028 acres (8.21 km 2) of forest in the north of Clark County, noted for its knob features (isolated conical hills), [3] for use as Indiana's first state forest, at a cost of US$16,000. [4]
Potato Creek State Park is an Indiana state park located in north-central part of the U.S. state of Indiana about 12 miles (19 km) southwest of South Bend.Potato Creek is open year-round and supports various activities and facilities, including fishing, hiking, camping and mountain biking.
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It also featured one of the largest hardwood forests in central Indiana. [10] The United States Department of the Interior chose in 1995 to give 1,700 acres (6.9 km 2) of Fort Harrison's 2,500 acres (10 km 2) to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources for use as a state park, similar to how Charlestown State Park started in Southern Indiana ...
Whitewater Memorial is the sixteenth state park in Indiana.It is located 47 miles (76 km) in Union County, Indiana, west-southwest of Dayton, Ohio.At 23,000 acres (93 km 2), it is the third-largest state park in Indiana; its seventeen miles (27 km) stretches between Brookville, Indiana, and Liberty, Indiana, paralleled by Indiana State Road 101.
Tippecanoe River is a state park in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States.It is located 58 miles (93 km) south-southwest of South Bend, Indiana.It was formed in 1943 when the National Park Service gifted the land to Indiana's Department of Conservation land to form a state park; other land along the river becoming the Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area.
Lincoln State Park is a state park of Indiana, United States. It is located in southern Indiana in Spencer County approximately 35 miles (56 km) east of Evansville. The park was established in 1932 and encompasses 1,747 acres (707 ha). There are 10 miles (16 km) of trails in the park.