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From the north: US 31 south to SR 4, west to park entrance. From the south: US 31 north to SR 4, west to park entrance. From the east: Use either US 6 or US 30 west to US 31 north to SR 4 west to park entrance. From the west: I-80/90 east to exit 72. Take 31/20 bypass south. South on US 31 to SR 4. West to park entrance.
One of the best parks in Northern Indiana. Parking, walking trails, and fishing access as well as camping sites and mountain bike trails are all easily accessible. Beautiful in all seasons!
What an amazing Indiana State Park. We arrived on Thursday evening and we’re informed that the dump stations at the family campground were closed for renovations. However the dump stations at the horseman’s camp were open. We drove there to dump and found newly renovated dump stations that were clean, easy to get to and completely updated. After dumping we drove across the street to the newly updated fresh water filling stations, again nicely renovated and super clean!
The renovations on the dump stations at the family campground are complete and they will reopen on 8/7/23. Every @INDNR property should duplicate what they are doing! 4 water stations at one time and there will be 5 dump stations.
The camp grounds were separated into about 5-6 different sections. With a bathhouse in the middle of each section which were clean and air conditioned. Overall around 250-300 campsites. The sites were all level and large. A fire pit and picnic table at each site.
The park itself was amazing! Big lake with a beach for swimming and a place to rent boats. There are paved bicycle paths. You can rent bikes at the camp store. There are plenty of nature programs to attend geared towards children and adults alike. We volunteered to walk the resident Eastern Box Turtle, Lilly, as part of the Explore Program, we also went to the Potter Cemetery to view some of the oldest gravesites. Totally fascinating.
This is a beautiful property and one that we intend on visiting again.
We camped here in October and it was wonderful. The campground bathrooms are nice and clean. The campsites are large and maintained. We rented bikes at the camp store and did the 3.3 mile bike trail. That was amazing! Didn't go on the trails but this park is well kept, manicured and we will definitely be back.
There is a fee to enter with a vehicle however it is well worth it to be able to use the trails and such. Used to fish here a lot when I was younger, still just as beautiful. They do have a map of everything which is helpful if you need to locate a restroom. I do often see dogs/pets on the trails as well. Lots of cool things to look at and find on the trails, we've only been on 2 and there are many others.
Beautiful state park! Not far off 31, so convenient to get to. I did trail 3, signage was great, trails were mostly empty of other hikers. Bathrooms were clean and well stocked. Trail 3 has a nice overlook area with some seating to enjoy the view. Plenty of benches and seating along the trail too, which is nice for taking stops to enjoy the ambiance. The birds were so talkative, the leaves are starting to change, and even with the drier weather I still spotted some mushrooms. Will definitely come back!
