To TRINE STATE RECREATION AREA 145 W. Feather Valley Rd. • Fremont, IN 46737 • (260) 833-2012 127 69 186 Acres Established 2007 27

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Marsh Lake Wetland Feather Valley Road Conservation Area

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Fremont 5 miles LOCATION MAP

To Fremont To Michigan and Gatehouse 80 90 Gate Entrance 69 1

727 Take I-69 1 Exit 354

To Fort Wayne 27 To Angola

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CABINS LEGEND 1 Flicker Boundary Accessible 2 Cardinal Road Vault Toilet 3 Tanager Hiking Trail Playground 1 4 Towhee Bike Trail Boat Dock 5 Woodcock Marsh Fishing Pier 6 Snipe Parking Boat Rental 7 Sandpiper Restroom Picnic Shelter 8 Killdeer

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5 Wild Turkey 10 Green Heron 3 Service Shelter 11 Kingfisher Area 12 Redwing

TRAIL TABLE Storage TRAIL MILEAGE TRAIL TYPE ➀ 2.5 Moderate, Hike Welcome Center ➁ .25 Moderate, Hike 69 2 ➂ .75 Easy, Bike 27 Well House 6 5 To Pokagon 4 8 7 State Park ^ 10 9 2 3 12 11 1 Swenson Lodge Rental

127 2 To Angola Gentian Lake

Wing Haven Nature Preserve

Please carry out all trash you produce 0 ⅛ ¼ in order to keep your park clean and beautiful for others to enjoy. Approximate Scale in Miles 12/2018 equipment rented at the Welcome Center. Reservation System. Basketball and shuffleboard, 260-833-2012. schedules available atinterpretiveservices.IN.gov or adequate. Skirental available atPokagon State Park. only through thePark Office. area, lounge, andmeetingroom for 26. Reservable through Central Reservation System. persons under21. Dogsprohibited. Reservations settings, bedandbathlinens. Cabins notrented to utensils provided. Renter provides individualplace no bedroom. All have kitchenette. Basiccooking bunkbeds andasleepersofa. Sixhave sleepersofa, guidelines atthe Welcome Center. Welcome Center. prohibited. Fishing specific rules to lake available at Minnows, aquatic-basedinsects leeches, andcertain IndianaOutdoor.IN.gov. Specialbaglimitsinplace. required, available at Welcome Center or fishing allowed whenconditionspermit. State license Fishing allowed only from rental craft orfishingpier. Ice State Park Office. availablerules atthe Welcome Center orPokagon allowed for ofboating. thevarious types Complete private boats. Specialseasonanddaily timesare Center. Valley Road with Wild Turkey Shelter and Welcome and vending machines. Lodge, andfishing registration. Guestlounge, TV, WiFi, FACILITIESACTIVITIES AND WILD TURKEY SHELTER TURKEY WILD PICNIC AREAS SERVICE NATURALIST INTERPRETIVE HIKING SKIING COUNTRY CROSS SKATING, ICE CAMPING AND INN LODGING SWENSON LODGE RENTAL FAMILY CABINS PIER FISHING FISHING RENTAL BOAT TRAIL BIKE WELCOME CENTER groups to 160. May bereserved through Central facilities. Available through . Program Allowed whensnow andiceconditions are at nearby Pokagon State Park. dining lodge, fully restored withkitchen,dining available. Sixfeature twin abedroom withtwo surfaced pathfrom Welcome Center. Fishing Bass, , perch, andthestate-rare cisco. motors,electric andkayaks available for rent. No trail connectsthemaingatehouse attheFeather point ofcheck infor cabins, shelters, Swenson DIFFICULTY Moderate Moderate Easy —Year-round. Easy-to-moderate trails. —Must check inat Welcome Center. wildlife viewing, viewing, wildlife —A one-halfmileaccessible bike —Fully accessible onhard- —Paddleboats, fishingboats with —Tables, grills, andtoilet —Single andduplex units hiking trail, parkinghiking trail, lot, DISTANCE 2.5 miles .25 miles .5 miles —Main property office—Main property and bike trail, hiking trail, wildlife wildlife trail, hiking trail, bike —Accommodates —Restored original —Available only interpretiveservices.IN.gov For a list of park events, visit events, a list of park For — — Pokagon State Park- State Pokagon Area- Wildlife & Fish Pigeon River Preserve- Olin Lake Nature viewing, interpretive services, interpretive center, center, services, interpretive interpretive viewing, range, shooting trapping, hunting, ice fishing, fishing, plant identification playground, historic features, fishing, ice fishing, ice fishing, fishing, features, historic playground, water (beach), swimming barn,saddle house, shelter camping inn, campstore, boat rental, skiing, boat launch area, dog training archery range, wetlands and over open meadows, all within or open meadows, and over wetlands hikers offers Multi-use trail oaks. within sight of tall a turnsTight offer nature. connection to an intimate biking challenge. mountain Gentian Lake Trail along the fen through lakeshore, lodge to from Runs marsh going through ending at road old roadbed, will Eventually Center. Welcome cabins to from lakeshore. include more Trail Bike at connects the main gatehouse trail bike Accessible and Shelter Turkey Wild with Road Valley the Feather Center. Welcome TRAIL & DESCRIPTION Rolling Oaks Trail Turkey northWild parking area from Runs of the along woodlands, and loops through Shelter DESCRIPTIONS OF TRAILS TRAILS. ON MARKED STAY PLEASE PARK YOUR THIS IS shall observe propertyVisitors rules which are parks the purposefor which state fulfill designed to a primitive preserve to namely, established, were use the public’s condition for landscape in its natural and enjoyment. DNR PROPERTIES NEARBY DNR PROPERTIES information. more Guide for up an Recreation Pick CAMP INN CENTRAL RESERVATION SYSTEM the park. Listoffees available inthemainoffice. used to defray theoperation andmaintenance costsof Receipts charges from are admissionandservice SPECIAL NOTE FOR MOREINFORMATION CENTRAL RESERVATION SYSTEM Resources, Executive Office, 402 W. 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This 23-acre lake provides seldom-matched fishing, seldom-matched fishing, provides lake This 23-acre Do not injure or damage any structure, rock, tree, Any firearm (except lawfully possessed handguns), Dogs and cats must be attended at all times and Vending or advertising without permission of the Camping is prohibited at Trine. Camping is allowed Fires shall be built only in designated places. Please comply with the Carry In/Carry Out trash Motorists shall observe posted speed limits and park Fishing permitted only from fishing pier or rented Drinking water should be taken only from pumps, Report lost or found articles to the Welcome Center. All motorized vehicles shall remain on paved Use of metal detectors is prohibited. except until 7 a.m., p.m. The park is closed from 11 flower,bird or wild animal. Do NOT gather limbs, brush or trees (either dead or alive) for firewood because they rebuild the natural humus. BB gun, air gun, CO2 gun, bow and arrow, paint gun or spear gun in possession must be unloaded or un-nocked and stored in a case or locked within a vehicle, except when owner is participating in an activity authorized by written permit. kept on a leash no longer than 6 feet. Pets are prohibited in family cabins or their immediate vicinity. Department of Natural Resources is prohibited. at nearby Pokagon State Park. policy in all day-use areas. Cabin guests shall put waste in receptacles provided for that purpose. only in designated areas. watercraft. Shoreline fishing is prohibited. Anglers must register at Welcome Center, where a complete list of fishing regulations is available. hydrants, or fountains provided for that purpose. This water is tested regularly for purity. roadway. Snowmobiles are prohibited. for cabin guests with a receipt or key. Please let wild animals remain wild. wild. Please let wild animals remain of wild animals can Feeding deer is prohibited. Feeding Animals who in harm both animals and people. result to and a visitors to depend on handouts become a nuisance and coolers up all food Please lock themselves. danger to tightly. up car windows Roll or campers. inside cars .

RULES AND RULES REGULATIONS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • GENTIAN LAKE RULES depth, Average and plant and animal viewing. boating, designed Carefully depth, 50 feet. maximum feet; 15 the To protect the fishery. preserve guidelines aim to fishing within it, shoreline and the life fen surrounding Welcome pier near the accessible the fully to is limited in Gentian Lake. is not allowed Swimming Center. © 12/2018 Indiana Department of Natural Resources

stateparks.IN.gov “nature cabin.” reflected with trails and even asmall andlovesimplicity ofnature was further colors. The Swensons’ attention to bird’seach according to theparticular and duplex units for birds anddecorated loved birds. Shenamed eachof12 cabin at Pokagon State Park’s Potawatomi Inn. after many years asinnkeepers of serving and BenSwenson boughttheproperty fromResort 1948 to theearly 1970s. Helen BRIEF HISTORY areas, andtrails for hikingandbiking. a casualboatingandfishingcenter, picnic plus anew meetingandconference facility, restored from lakeside resort yesteryear, features provide theperfect setting for a wetlands andakettle lake. The natural wooded hills, openmeadows, unique Trine provides nearly 200acres ofrolling, Helen was a naturalist and artist who who Helen was anaturalist andartist Much ofthislandwas Wing Haven Steeped innatural andcultural history,

T rine Indiana’s chapter of TNC identified the propertyTNC identified as of chapter Indiana’s the decade of the 2000s, during the first Finally, “up tiny impact of the classic, The environmental The today. is maintained feeling That old-fashioned picnicking, biking, hiking, offer The hills beyond Helen later sold the resort to a Fort Wayne church. church. Wayne a Fort sold the resort to Helen later operated On the north the church side of the lake, the generosity through in 2007, acquired was Oakhill its mix of rolling glacial history created The area’s Lakes Sisters of the Seven is the first Gentian Lake 1969 book, in the identified were Sisters The Seven book says the chain “merits the position at the very top the chain book says in preserves nature of the priority potential for ratings this use will to the imminent loss of the tract Indiana; in the Midwest.” preservation nature to be a major blow the organization’s it to and elevated “a portfolio project,” and preservation. highest priority protection for came true, scientists and naturalists of many dream protected. and the land was LIVING LIGHTLY People light. and 60s was north” resort of the 1950s along the lake sought a quiet connection with nature At a time and wetlands. woods through and the trails country full-throttle, when a mechanized moving was a simple fun, peace and possibly found vacationers world. the natural spiritual connection to small have and now been refurbished cabins have the The dining hall lodge named for kitchenettes. The rent. serves as a meeting place for Swensons, motors. gas from quiet and free remains lake study. and quiet nature gatherings, family sledding, She maintained a log home on 80 acres on the south a log home on 80 acres She maintained That property belongs now Gentian Lake. side of Little Nature Haven Wing and is called Trust Land ACRES to Preserve. The camp later facilities. and added Calvary Camp and Center, Resort and Conference became Oakhill added. was infrastructure more Angola, and of nearby Trine and Sheriof Ralph The Nature of Chapter Indiana’s the State. deeded to Land ACRES Trust, Heritage Natural Conservancy, and individuals other local organizations and Trust, also contributed. GEM NATURAL TO LEGACY AGE ICE and special plant and animal wetlands, lakes, hills, The term else in Indiana. nowhere found communities of enormous gouged by describes blocks lakes “kettle” pools in their paths. large and left ice that melted rimmed system of a lake chain, a pristine example marsh a unique fen and featuring wetlands by environment. The of Indiana and their Preservation. Areas Natural