+Will+Bill Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 What is your favorite Park in Indiana and why? Our's would probobly have to be Delaney park. It has great Knobstone trail access (with some wonderfull caches) and has a great lake and campgrounds. Next time, we will have to place some caches in the park. Quote Link to comment
Neos2 Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 The Falls of the Ohio State Park in Clark county along the Ohio river--because it has the largest expanse of Devonian Period rocks and fossils in the world (and I am a geology nut!). It also has great fishing, access to the big beautiful river, and a great Interpretive Center. There are several areas of interest to nature-lovers. The fossils beds, of course, but also an area of willows, a woodsy area, several patches of meadows. I have seen dozens of different types of birds there including egrets, herons, and peregrine falcons. There are a few caches in there, and near there--I haven't found them all yet. Tried to look for one on the walking trail the other day, but mosquitos were having me for lunch. The Park backs into a huge federal nature perserve. The park could be improved if there were camping facilites, but I don't see any place to locate those, so it will likely never happen. Falls of the Ohio DNR on the Falls of the OHio Quote Link to comment
GeoStars Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 I would have to go with Shades State park. We love the trails and it's much less crowded than Turkey Run which is nearby. There were two caches there last time we were there and several others nearby. Runner-up would be Clifty Falls SP. Again, awesome trails. I don't know about caches there since the last time we were there, geocaching didn't exist! Quote Link to comment
+BeachBumWannaBs Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 When I was a kid we'd go to Spring Mill State Park in Mitchell, IN. Looks like there are 10 caches too! I haven't been there since my brother had his wedding there in 1990, but hope it's still a nice place. Nancy Quote Link to comment
+maleki Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 We really enjoyed a caching day in the Clark State Forest in southern IN, just off I-65. We stopped while driving back to the Chicago area and stayed longer than expected we enjoyed it so much. A bunch of caches scattered over this great park and very nearby. Easily one of our favorite caching days ever. The place was relatively empty on the Saturday we were there. Lots of vertical change which we were surprised to find in Indiana. Thanks to all the cache hiders in this area for the great caches! Quote Link to comment
+Will+Bill Posted July 14, 2004 Author Share Posted July 14, 2004 I would have to go with Shades State park. We love the trails and it's much less crowded than Turkey Run which is nearby. There were two caches there last time we were there and several others nearby. Runner-up would be Clifty Falls SP. Again, awesome trails. I don't know about caches there since the last time we were there, geocaching didn't exist! Shades is a park that our scout troop goes to almost every year. It is a very nice place! Quote Link to comment
+CYBret Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 I gotta go with Shades too. Site of my 500th find! Bret Quote Link to comment
Wild T2 Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Harmonie State Park together with the historic sites in nearby New Harmony. http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/parks/harmonie.html http://www.newharmony.org/ Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ting Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 I would have to go with Turkey Run State park, but only in the late winter, early spring when the creeks and waterfalls are still frozen in the canyons, but are starting to melt. We had the best time that day. Bear and Ting Quote Link to comment
+Torry Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 When I was a kid we'd go to Spring Mill State Park in Mitchell, IN. Looks like there are 10 caches too! I haven't been there since my brother had his wedding there in 1990, but hope it's still a nice place. Nancy Still a great spot to visit! Go to the Inn and try their cornmeal pie! Quote Link to comment
+Torry Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I can also put in a good word for Pokagon up in Angola. Not for the park as much for the caching. I rarely get to enjoy the parks as a guest but I deliver to several on a regular basis. A lot of cachers have been filling up Potato Creek, too. Quote Link to comment
+Sparhawk & Sparslady Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 I would have to say that the greatest park that I know of in Indiana is Wyandotte Woods State Forestry which is in Harrison/Crawford County. There are 26,000 acres in this park with 40 miles of hiking trails and 87 miles of horse trails. At the present time there are 40 caches located in this area. Today alone I found 13 caches in roughly 13 hours of hiking 17 miles in the park. This has got to be one if not the greatest areas for geocachers in the area. You can find more information about the park here: http://www.in.gov/dnr/forestry/index.html?...s/harcraw.htm&2 Quote Link to comment
+kbraband Posted July 25, 2004 Share Posted July 25, 2004 My favorite Indiana park is Brown County State Park, because of this experience. Quote Link to comment
+2qwerqE Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 When I was a kid we'd go to Spring Mill State Park in Mitchell, IN. Looks like there are 10 caches too! I haven't been there since my brother had his wedding there in 1990, but hope it's still a nice place. Nancy Still a great spot to visit! Go to the Inn and try their cornmeal pie! We very much enjoyed two recent visits to Spring Mill Park. This park has so much to offer: 3 caves, the Pioneer Village, the old family cemetery, the waterfall that feeds the grist mill, nice trails. It's not a very big park, so short hikes get you where you're going. Check out this log for some pics: Little Village People Quote Link to comment
mapguy56 Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 My favorite Indiana park is Brown County State Park, because of this experience. Nice story, Kbraband. I love bluegrass music. You were very lucky indeed. Quote Link to comment
+eddthejailer Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 my vote is for buffalo trace park in harrison county no caches there at this timwe but i am asking permission nevt time i go there. Quote Link to comment
+Mountain Climber Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 (edited) I like the Deam lake park on the south end of the Knobstone Trail. Indy Diver and Deermark have done a great job of putting out caches on the KT and you can get to them easily. They all have a good hikes to them so you get to be introduced to the trail. The park has camping,fishing, hiking and riding trails for those that like to take their horse or mountain bikes. NOTE The IN DNR dose not allow horses or mountain bikes on the Knobstone trail. MC Edited August 27, 2004 by Mountain Climber Quote Link to comment
+Daphne of Mysteries Inc Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 (edited) We very much enjoyed two recent visits to Spring Mill Park. This park has so much to offer: 3 caves, the Pioneer Village, the old family cemetery, the waterfall that feeds the grist mill, nice trails. It's not a very big park, so short hikes get you where you're going. Check out this log for some pics: Little Village People 2qwerqE: Glad you liked Little Village People; it belongs to my husband, Shaggy. I've been meaning to write to you to thank you for posting the great pictures. They really look good! Edited September 1, 2004 by Daphne of Mysteries Inc. Quote Link to comment
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