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NAME WEBSITE NOTES Bendix Woods County Park http://sjcparks.org/bendix.html 195 acres including 26-acre state dedicated 3212 State Road 2 nature preserve, children's discovery room New Carlisle, IN 46552 Brown County State Park http://www.browncountystatepark.net/natur 15,766 acres, Brown County Interpretive Center 1810 State Road 46 East e_center/index.htm Nashville, IN 47448 Cagles Mill Interpretive Center http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/3263.htm 1317 W. Lieber Road, Suite 1 Cloverdale, IN 46120 Chain O' Lakes State Park http://in.gov/dnr/parklake/2987.htm 2,718 acres, one-room schoolhouse nature center 2355 E. 75 South Albion, IN 46701 Clifty Falls State Park http://in.gov/dnr/parklake/2985.htm 1,416 acres, includes nature center 1501 Green Road Madison, IN 47250 Cool Creek Park Nature Center https://www.hamiltoncounty.in.gov/Facilities/ 90 acres, 4 miles of trails 2000 East 151st Street Facility/Details/Cool-Creek-Park-12 Carmel, IN 46033 Cope Environmental Center http://www.copeenvironmental.org/ 102 acres, focus on youth education and 4910 Shoemaker Road sustainability Centerville, IN 47330 Dunes Learning Center https://duneslearningcenter.org/ residential education camp for the IN Dunes 700 Howe Road National Lakeshore Chesterton, IN 46304 Eagle Creek Park Earth Discovery http://www.indy.gov/eGov/City/DPR/ECPark/ 3,900 acre park with Discovery Center, Center Pages/EDC.aspx Ornithology Center, GoApe Ropes Course 5901 Delong Road Indianapolis, IN 46254 Falls of the Ohio State Park http://www.fallsoftheohio.org/ 165 acres, visitor center exhibits about the park's 201 West Riverside Drive fissil beds, natural and human history Clarksville , IN 47129 Fort Harrison State Park http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2982.htm 1,700 acres, interpretive center with 5753 Glenn Road environmental education programs Indianapolis, IN 46216 Harmonie State Park http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2981.htm 3,465 acres, includes seasonal nature center with 3451 Harmonie State Prak Road interpretive programs New Harmony, IN 47631 Hayes Arboretum http://www.hayesarboretum.org/ 365 acres, displays about native flora and fauna 801 Elks Country Club Road Richmond, IN 47374 Hilltop Garden and Nature Center http://www.indiana.edu/~landscap/hilltop/in demonstration gardens, gardening and nature 2367 E. 10th Street dex.shtml education programs Bloomington, IN 47408 Holiday Park http://www.hollidaypark.org/ 95 acres, Marion County and Holiday Park natural 6363 Spring Mill Road and environmental history, hand-on discovery Indianapolis, IN 46260 based activities for all ages Indiana Dunes State Park http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2980.htm 2,182 acres, nature center open year round 1600 N. 25 East Chesterton, IN 46304 Kirkendall Nature Center http://www.cityofkokomo.org/new_departme 100 acres, features aquariums, mounts of area 4200 South Park Road nts/kirkendall_nature_center.php mammals, birds, insects, fish, fossils Kokomo, IN 46902 Lilly Nature Center http://www.westlafayette.in.gov/department 195-acre Celery Nature Area 1620 Lindberg Road /division.php?structureid=134 West Lafayette, IN 47906 Lincoln State Park Interpretive http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/3294.htm 1747 acres Lincoln State Park, Lincoln Interpretive Center Center by the Pine Hills area Box 216 Lincoln City, IN 47552 Luhr Park Nature Center http://www.laportecountyparks.org/nature.ht 89 acres, hands-on environmental displays and 3178 South 150 West ml exhibits, live animals, and wildlife observation La Porte, IN 46350 room Maplewood Nature Center http://lagrangecountyparks.org/index.php/par Hardwood forest, wooded swamp, wet prairie, 4550 E. 100S ks/maple-wood hiking LaGrange, IN 46795 McCloud Nature Park http://www.hendrickscountyparks.org/ 232-acre park, nature center features interactive 8518 Hughes Road nature exhibits, bird viewing area, greenhouse, North Salem, IN 46165 resource library and monthly rotating art exhibits McCormick's Creek State Park http://www.mccormickscreekstatepark.com/n 1924 acres, nature center with interactive exhibits 250 McCormick Creek Park Road ature_center/index.htm Spencer, IN 47460 Merry Lea Environmental Center http://merrylea.goshen.edu/ 1189 acres, education for K-Graduate in ecology, of Goshen College biology, geology, sustainable agriculture and 2388 South 550 West recreational facilities Albion, IN 46701 Metea County Park http://allencountyparks.org/ 250-acre park, includes the Gloria Goeglein 8401 Union Chapel Road Nature Center and 120 acre Meno-aki State Fort Wayne, IN 46845 Nature Preserve Mounds State Park http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2977.htm 251 acres, interpretive center includes a wildlife 4306 Mounds Road viewing room, animal displays, interactive games, Anderson, IN 46017 exhibits about the 10 ceremonial mounds built by the prehistoric Adena culture O'Bannon State Park http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2976.htm 2,000 acres, houses the O'Bannon Woods 7234 Old Forest Road SW Interpretive Center, which offers exhibits and Corydon, IN 47112 nature programs year round Paynetown SRA Activity Center http://in.gov/dnr/parklake/3388.htm Nature center at the Paynetown Beach, drop-in 4850 South State Road 446 activities, live reptiles, open seasonally Bloomington, IN 47401 Pokagon Nature Center http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2973.htm 1,260 acre park, nature center includes animals 450 Lane 100 Lake James and displays about Pokagon and its surrounding Angola, IN 46703 areas Potato Creek State Park http://in.gov/dnr/parklake/2972.htm 3,840 acres, nature center includes live animals 25601 Indiana 4 North Liberty, IN 46554 Rum Village Nature Center http://sbpark.org/parks/rum-village-park/rum- 160 acre park, exhibits about the plant and animal 2626 South Gertrude Street village-nature-center/ life of northern Indiana South Bend, IN 46614 Salamonie Interpretive and http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/3260.htm live animals, interactive reservoir, exhibits, natural Nature Center and cultural displays 3691 S. New Holland Road Andrews, IN 46702 Shakamak State Park http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2969.htm 1,766 acres, seasonal nature center 6265 W. State Road Jasonville, IN 47438 Spicer Lake Nature Preserve http://www.sjcparks.org/spicer.html 320 acres, trails along wetlands, woods and old- 50840 County Line Road growth fields, nature center, environmental New Carlisle , IN 46552 education program Spring Mill State Park http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2968.htm 1,358 acres, park includes a pioneer village, 3333 Indiana 60 nature center, cave tours, memorial for Gus Mitchell, IN 47446 Grissom Turkey Run Nature Center http://www.turkeyrunstatepark.com/nature_ 2,382 acre park, nature center oper year round 8121 Park Road center/index.htm Marshall, IN 47859 Versailles State Park http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2963.htm 5,988 acres, seasonal interpretive programs 1387 U.S. 50 Versailles, IN 47042 Wesselman Woods Nature http://www.wesselmannaturesociety.org/ 240 acres Preserve 551 North Boeke Road Evansville , IN 47711 Woodlawn Nature Center https://woodlawnnature.org/ 10 acres natural history museum 604 Woodlawn Avenue Elkhart, IN 46514 Zion Nature Center http://www.zionsville-in.gov/270/Zion-Nature- Offer a variety of youth/adult education programs 690 Beech Street Center Zionsville , IN 46077.
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