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Mnt. Bike Trailhead Shelter C r Parking Lot Nature Center e e North Emergency Telephone Picnic Area k 0 ¼ ½ ance Restrooms Dumping Station Entr Boat Launch Saddle Barn Approximate Scale in Miles Swimming Pool Trailhead Boat Rental Covered Bridge Please carry out all trash you produce in order to keep your park clean and Gatehouse CCC Worker Statue beautiful for others to enjoy. 11/2020 Nature Center. on park’s natural andculturalondisplay history atthe InterpretiveServices.IN.gov or (812) 689-6424. Exhibits interpretive naturalist. Program schedulesavailable at programs and evening activities are offered by a seasonal the middleof August. Hikes, educationalandinterpretive FACILITIESACTIVITIES AND educational andrecreational. to to kidsofallagesthatatrip Versailles canbeboth Center located nearthelake. Itsinteractive exhibits prove provides, thatthepark visittheNatureopportunities expansive habitats for songbirds ofwildlife. andavariety underground drainage system thatdominates thepark. sinkholes andassociated pointto springs an extensive bryozoans, brachiopods, corals andcrinoids. Numerous many of the park’s creeks, hikers will find fossils, including 475-million-year-oldrich, Ordovician rock. Throughout reef limestone, creating cliffs rugged andexposing fossil- CreekOver hascutits way timeLaughery through Silurian Creek enters the , justsouthof Aurora. died inabattle withNative whereAmericans Laughery at theFalls oftheOhio. Before they arrived, thesoldiers down theOhioRiver to meetwithGeorge Rogers Clark soldier. In1781, Col. andhismenwere Lochry traveling named after Col. , aRevolutionary War lake isnolongerpermitted. a waterslide, openedin1987. As aresult swimming inthe over theyears. A swimming poolcomplex, complete with New facilities andfeatures have been addedto thepark public for boating, fishingand swimming in June 1958. area water supply andrecreation outlet,openingto the laborers,Using prison the230-acre lake was built asan includes 5,988acres. Park, ’s second-largest state park. Today thepark and the “Versailles Project” became Versailles State to thestate deededtheproperty Park ofIndiana, Service Versailles to inOregon. work By 1943,April theNational Park. isstillpresentwork throughout much of Versailles State buildingsconstructing andshelters. Mostoftheiroriginal Franklin Roosevelt’s “tree in army” also joined artisans controls, and water projects. construction President road watershed and path work, construction and erosion planting, native andwood stoneconstruction, masonry These CCCenrollees developed through thepark tree 28 years old,known astheCivilianConservation Corps. recreation building to housetheboys ranging from 18 to difficult. Hikingpermitted onmountain bike trails. fishing license required, available office. atthepark allowed. powered by 12-volt nomore thantwo batteries, are the lake attheboatramp. Only trolling electric motors, System. Reservations available through theCentral Reservation and recreation hall. Available throughApril October. cabins, kitchen with appliances, dining hall, shower house the complex. Swimming isprohibited in Versailles Lake. with lockers, showers andaconcession areaof are part play area withwading pooland “rainmaker,” apoolhouse Reservation System. firerings. Reservations available through the Central accommodate tents ortrailers andhave and electricity Occupancy islimited to 14 consecutive nights. All sites for overnight stay. are for day-use only. Horseman’s Campground available To more about learn Versailles State Park andthe The park’s beautifulhardwood forests provide An abundance liesbelow ofhistory thepark’s surface. Running directly Creek, through isLaughery thepark Construction of Versailles Lake began in January 1954. During fall 1937, Company 596was pulledfrom SHELTERS BOAT RENTALS BOAT GROUP CAMP GROUP CAMP STORECAMP CONCESSION SWIMMING playground equipmentandplayfields. Available three days aweek from Day Memorial to Hiking permitted onmountain bike trails. available. Ratings for thetrails are easy andmore bluegill, catfish,andothersmall game fish. State or day. Privately owned boatsmay belaunchedon 120 persons. This complex includessleeping Center nearthelake. Firewood may bepurchased. 100-foot waterslide is available. A children’s water equipped withflush toilets, hot water andshowers. available for their own horses. thosebringing Trails hours. through theCentral Reservation System. HIKING CAMPING BRIDLE TRAILS BRIDLE PICNIC AREAS MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS BIKE MOUNTAIN FISHING INTERPRETIVE NATURALISTINTERPRETIVE SERVICES For alistofpark events, visit interpretiveservices.IN.gov —More than 8milesofhikingtrails are —In 230-acre Versailles Lake. Bass, —Electric sites—Electric only. Campground is —Reservations for shelters are available —A 25-meter swimming poolwitha —Located atpool. pool Openduring —Located adjacentto theNature —Camp Laughery accommodates—Camp Laughery —Boats may berented by thehour —Tables, grills, toilet facilities, —25 miles of bridle trails are—25 milesofbridle —16 milesoftrails. — CAMP S. Co. Rd. 300E.,Milan,IN47031. and aquatic plants. Location: 39°03'44.7"N, 85°12'21.2"W, possesses a large body of water with surrounding cattails habitat. Take astroll andvisitthewetland area, which deer, squirrels, and many speciesofbirds intheirnatural through thesouthwest wooded area. Enjoy watching with native flora and fauna. Hike the3.1milelongtrail they lived nolongerexist, those83acres now flourish and farmed inthe1900s. Although thestructures in which November 2001, this is where theBradt family resided State Park, known astheBradt Natural Area. Donated in the park. Listoffees available inthemainoffice. to helpdefray theoperation andmaintenance costsof Receipts charges from are admissionandservice used SPECIAL NOTE FOR MOREINFORMATION CENTRAL RESERVATION SYSTEM condition for thepublic’s useandenjoyment. namely, to preserve aprimitive landscapeinitsnatural fulfill thepurpose for whichstate were parks established, Visitors therules,whichare shallobserve designedto THIS IS YOUR PARK For acomplete listofrulesandregulations, inquire atpark office. • • • • • • • • • • • REGULATIONSRULES AND Inn-operated cabinscanbemadeonlineorby phone. Reservations for theIndianaState Park Innsand BRANDT NATURALBRANDT AREA CENTRAL RESERVATION SYSTEM

Resources, Executive Office, 402 W. Washington Street, W256, Indianapolis, IN46204,(317) 232-4020. above,facility asdescribed orifyou information pleasewrite to: desire further ofNatural Department sex, ordisability. Ifyou believe thatyou have beendiscriminated against inany program, activity, or available to everyone. DNR prohibits on the basis of race, discrimination color, age, national origin, The programs, facilities, ofNatural services, Resources andactivitiesoftheIndianaDepartment are See everything IndianaState Parks hasto offer at except anglers andregistered campers attheirsite. allowed thosehours, entrance into between thepark isclosedfromThe park 11 p.m. until7a.m. Nooneis are notpermitted onhikingorbikingtrails. Horseback onhorse riders shallride trails only. Horses on duty. Swimming is limited to the pool, when lifeguards are only indesignated areas. Motorists posted shallobserve speed limitsandpark in receptacles provided for thatpurpose. in allday useareas. Overnightguestsmust putwaste Please comply Outtrash In/Carry withtheCarry policy Fires shallbebuilt only indesignated places. groups are permitted inthefamily campground. Camping ispermitted only inthecampground. Noyouth Vending withoutpermission oradvertising of the Depart on aleashnolongerthan6feet. Dogs and cats must be attended at all times and kept BB gun,airCO Any (except firearm lawfully possessedhandguns), the natural humus. (either deadoralive) for firewood becausethey rebuild bird or wild animal. Do NOT gather limbs, or trees brush Do notinjure ordamageany structure, rock, tree, flower, ment of Natural Resources is prohibited. is ment ofNaturalResources an activity authorizedby writtenan activity permit. within avehicle, except in whenowner isparticipating unloaded orun-nocked andstored inacaseorlocked or spearguninpossessionastate must be park Enjoy the scenery of the eastern sideof Enjoy oftheeastern thescenery Versailles @ . andreservoirs INdnrstateparks Reservations for ofcamping, alltypes family Online: camp.IN.gov Call: 1-866-6campIN toll-free. and forests can be made online or by calling cabins, and shelters at state parks, reservoirs Online: on.IN.gov/versaillessp Call: (812) 689-6424 Mapping Address: ersailles State Park Write: Online: Call: Visit toSubscribe OutdoorIndianamagazine today, 1-877-lodges1 (1-877-563-4371) Versailles, IN47042 1387 EastU.S. 50 Box 205 V beautiful for others to enjoy! in order to keep your cleanand park outalltrash youPlease carry produce IndianaInns.com

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© 10/2019 Indiana Department of Natural Resources PLEASE STAY ONMARKED TRAILS. gatehouse andmountainbike trailhead. Mountain bike trail mapsare available atentrance DESCRIPTION OFHIKING TRAILS Pick up an Indiana Recreation Guide for more information. DNR PROPERTIES NEARBY inhabit thecreek bottom. times before joining Trail 2. Numerous invertebrates along Fallen Timber Creek. Crosses thecreek three ofFallenBegins north Timber andgoeseast bridge the lake. in thecampground, andfrom Fallen Timber at bridge picnic area, behind Trailside shelter, from several points Campground A, accesscanbemadenearOak Grove Grove shelter, where Trail 1canbepicked up. Encircling Campground A to neartheCCC-constructed Oak of Fallen Timber Creek/ravine. The trail rounds Makes edge afigure 8alongthehillofsouthern Fallen Timber Creek TrailFallen Timber Orchard Trail children atroad crossings. or nearOak Grove picnicarea. Parents, pleasewatch be accessedfrom below, from the OldFire Tower Road Look for limestone sinkholesalongtheway. Trail can beech, tulippoplar, black walnut andothernative trees. bluff ofLaughery Valley, featuring oak,hickory, maple, Circles uplandwoods andravines alongtheeastern Forest TrailOld TRAIL &DESCRIPTION Otter Trail ranges, trapping, wildlife watching inside cars orcampers. Roll upcarwindows tightly. danger to themselves. Pleaselock upallfood andcoolers depend onhandoutsbecomeanuisance to visitors anda toresult bothanimalsandpeople. inharm Animals who Feeding deerisprohibited. Feeding ofwildanimalscan Please let wild animals remain wild. wildlife area ramps, dogtraining, areas, fishing, hunting, target stateparks.IN.gov Selmier State Forest Splinter Fish Ridge and Wildlife Area Crosley Fish and Wildlife Area mess hall, anadministration building anda first focus was constructing 15 barracks,a as Company 596arrived to beginwork. The January, more than 200 young men known the first inIndiana.federal park The following Versailles Recreation Demonstration Area, farmland. Byfall, landwas secured for the on 1,700 acres of marginal Ripley County announced plansto develop afederal park Depression, theNationalPark Service historic andrural Versailles State Park. ghost tales narrated by distant owls. tent to enjoy a night of marshmallows and Creek forbanks ofLaughery crawdads. a family ofraccoons eagerly searches the to prepare for anightofcatfish excitement as Versailles Lake. Anglers castglowing bobbers breaks thesilenceasitglideseffortlessly over clouds, theloudsquawk ofagreat blue heron perfect backdrop ofred, blue andpurple As thesuntucks away behindthepicture- In August 1934, theGreat during This isjustanotherday inthemakingat Another family lights its campfire near the V -fishing, hikingtrails, hunting ersailles 1.5 miles 2.75 miles DISTANCE 1.5 miles 2.25 miles -boating, boat Easy Easy Easy DIFFICULTY Difficult -hunting,