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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 ...
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.
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Hardy Lake is surrounded by other state and federal properties. Fifteen miles to the north is the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge, 12 miles to the northeast is Crosley Fish and Wildlife Area; 15 miles to the east is Clifty Falls State Park; 20 miles to the south is Clark State Forest; and 20 miles to the west is Starve Hollow S.R.A.
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]
Splash Down Dunes was bought by Seven Peaks Water Park and it re-opened on May 27, 2013, as Seven Peaks Water Park Duneland. [ 6 ] The location of the amusement park is at the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and Indiana State Road 49 , north of Chesterton near the border of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore .
Muscatatuck County Park, formerly known as Vinegar Mills State Park and Muscatatuck State Park, is a recreational park located near the town of Vernon, Indiana, in Jennings County. Formally opened on May 17, 1921, on land given by Jennings County to the state of Indiana , Vinegar Mills State Park was established as an 86-acre (35 ha) park.
The Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located 3 miles (5 kilometers) east of Seymour, Indiana, on U.S. Route 50. Established in 1966, it comprises 7,802 acres (3,157 hectares) in its main area of eastern Jackson and western Jennings counties, and an additional 78 acres (32 ha) in northwestern Monroe County ...