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20 DNRecreation & Fishing Guide Atterbury FWA First purchased in 1969 from the To Nineveh 7970 S Rowe St., PO Box 3000 Government Services Administration, 252 Edinburgh, IN 46124-3000 5,410 acres of the former Camp Atterbury 550 S 31 (812) 526-2051 became Atterbury FWA. Atterbury FWA now maintains more than 6,000 acres 600 S of upland game habitat, marsh, running E 325 creeks and shallow impoundments. Mauxferry Rd. Hunting, fishing and shooting ranges are Headquarters Hospital available. Restrictions and/or permits Johnson Co. Rd. To Edinburgh may be required for some activities. Blue Grass FWA Blue Grass FWA is a unique natural Managed by Sugar Ridge FWA resource area because the land has W Located at: Boonville/New been strip-mined. Blue Grass FWA 164 1125 covers approximately 2,532 acres and Bo Harmony Rd Exit of I-164 onv Rd. il y W le- N on (812) 789-2724 features about 28 pits and lakes that ew Harm 1050 1050 W provide hunting, fishing and wildlife e watching opportunities. Restrictions 1200 . and/or permits may be required for some Kansas Rd . activities. To Evansvill St. Johns Johns St. Rd Warrick Co. Rd. Euler 150 N As Indiana’s largest state park, North Gate Brown County State Park (No vehicles over 9’ tall To Indianapolis 135 or 3 ton in weight ) P.O. Box 608 mailing address Brown County SP offers a variety of Nashville Campers & large West Gate - 1405 SR 46 W activities. Comfortable accommodations vehicles enter 46 We st Gate To North Gate - 1801 SR 46 E at the rustic Abe Martin Lodge, large Gate Entrances Columbus Horse Camp - 4800 SR 135 campgrounds, hiking and mountain 46 Nashville, IN 47448 (812) 988-6406 biking trails, interpretive services and 135 extensive horse riding facilities make this Bloomington To park popular year-round. Horsemen's Abe Martin Lodge is described on gate pages 36-37, 67. Brown Co. At more than 5,000 acres, Charlestown Charlestown SP 3 SP is now the third largest Indiana state To Madison PO Box 38, 12500 SR 62 Charlestown Charlestown, IN 47111 park. Campers will find spacious electric (812) 256-5600 and full hook-up sites. Visitors can enjoy 62 hiking the rugged terrain with Devonian fossil outcrops and sinkhole topography, To Louisville unique to southern Indiana. Explore the and 265 65 iver o R new overlook and boat launching facilities hi O on the Ohio River (mid-2007) for bank Clark Co. fishing, boating or wildlife viewing. Clark SF Established in 1903, Clark SF is the Scott Co. PO Box 119, #2 Service Rd. oldest state forest in Indiana. Used Clark Co. 1 mile N of Henryville on US 31 as an experimental forest in the early Henryville, IN 47126 years, the property has more than 150 65 (812) 294-4306 experimental tree plantings. Winding Washington Co. 31 roads with hiking, horse and mountain To Entrance bike trails lead visitors past many of Salem these experimental areas still there today. 160 Spectacular views can be seen from the Henryville Clark Co. many high points along roads and trails. Southern DNRecreation Online dnr.IN.gov CAMP.IN.gov wildlife.IN.gov indianaINNS.com 21 North Clifty Falls SP challenges any Clifty Falls SP Gate Entrance 62 To Madison misconceptions that the Indiana landscape 1501 Green Rd. • 2221 Clifty Drive is flat and boring. Winter and spring Madison, IN 47250 (mapping address) hiking show the cascading falls at their 62 (812) 273-8885 7 best while the rugged splendor of the creek and canyon offer exciting scenery year-round. Clifty Inn has a beautiful new South wing overlooking historic Madison. 56 Gate Entrance Clifty Inn is described on pages 36-37, 67. Jefferson Co. To Madison Crosley FWA is made up of 4,228 Crosley FWA To North Vernon W acres of rolling hills, ponds and the 2010 S SR 3 25 Muscatatuck River. About seven miles of North Vernon, IN 47265 W 7 75 the Muscatatuck River flows through the (812) 346-5596 property providing excellent shoreline 3 fishing. Hunting for deer, turkey and small game are common. Restrictions 300S and/or permits may be required for some Jennings Co. activities. Deam Lake SRA, named in honor of Deam Lake SRA Indiana’s first state forester Charles C. 1217 Deam Lake Rd Deam, is a forest property designed for Borden, IN 47106 recreational activities. Under a multiple- (812) 246-5421 use concept, visitors can camp, horse Entrance Clark Co. camp, fish, boat or picnic while enjoying d R ll the beautiful landscape of southern Hi Deam Lake Rd. To oom Br Indiana. Some activities are seasonal. 65 To Salem 60 Horse decal needed in decal board when using the horsemen’s campground. Fairbanks Landing FWA has been Fairbanks Landing FWA developed through a partnership between Managed by: Minnehaha FWA the DNR and Indiana Michigan Power. 63 West of Fairbanks, Ind. on CR 925 N Vigo Co. The area includes six miles of Wabash (812) 268-5640 Sullivan Co. River frontage and 8,000 acres of wildlife r e v i habitat. Deer, turkey and small game are R 925 N h common throughout the property. Some s Fairbanks a b a W activities may be restricted on certain 48 days. A permit is required for hunting. To Located on the banks of the Ohio 62 Falls of the Ohio SP Indianapolis River, Falls of the Ohio SP features 386- George Rogers Clark 65 201 W Riverside Dr. Home Site & Boat Ramp million-year-old fossil beds. A spectacular Clarksville, IN 47129 M Clarksville interpretive center overlooks the beds (812) 280-9970 cAlpine Dam 62 e onvill with an exhibit gallery containing river Sand Island fers r Jef and marine aquariums. Fishing, hiking, Shippingport Rive Island Interpretive Ohio bird watching and picnicking are enjoyed Center 64 65 Take Exit 0 throughout the park. No gate fee but a Louisville, KY $2 parking fee is required. Night fishing Clark Co. 31 requires an Annual Entrance Permit. Southern 22 DNRecreation & Fishing Guide Ferdinand SF Established in 1934 as a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp, 64 6583 E SR 264 To Jasper Ferdinand, IN 47532 Ferdinand SF is well known for its (812) 367-1524 excellent deer and squirrel hunting. The multiple lakes throughout the property provide swimming, fishing and boating, 162 in addition to many other activities. Many Entrance local landmarks and seasonal community To 26264 festivals are nearby. 64 Dubois Co. Perry Co. Glendale FWA is comprised of 8,060 To Hwy. 50 Glendale FWA 500 S 6001 E CR 600 S acres of upland game habitat, marshes, 1 mi. E To Hwy. 257 Montgomery, IN 47558-9549 shallow impoundments, a 1,400-acre 600 600 S (812) 644-7711 lake and small woodlots. Birds, raptors, 700 S waterfowl, deer and turkey are among E wildlife attracted to the area. Excellent 500 E hunting, fishing, camping and boating E 850 are available on the property. Restrictions 800 and/or permits may be required for some Daviess Co. activities. East Fork White River Goose Pond FWA Through a partnership between the to Linton Base Road Route 1, Box 431 DNR and many conservation-minded 25 S Linton, IN 47441 organizations, the 8,064-acre Goose 100 S 100 S 100 S W Pond FWA became the newest addition W 900 (812) 659-9901 200 S 1400 200 S 200 S 59 Beehunter to fish and wildlife areas. Hoosiers will W 300 S 300 S W appreciate the marsh and grassland birds, 1450 Goose 900 Pond shorebirds, waterfowl and raptors drawn 400 S 450 S to the property. Some activities may be W 67 W 500 S S 1000 restricted. Permits are required for all 1100 Green Co. activities including hunting, hiking, and to Sandborn wildlife watching. Greene-Sullivan SF is composed of Greene-Sullivan SF Dugger 54 2551 S SR 159 8,900 acres of reclaimed surface-mined Dugger, IN 47848 land. With rolling hills and beautiful Entrance Linton (812) 648-2810 woodlands, the property is managed for wildlife and timber production. The 159 59 120 lakes throughout the forest provide marvelous fishing and camping. Visitors Bucktown may also hunt game, ride on horseback or photograph local wildlife. Pleasantville Sullivan Co. Greene Co. Hardy Lake Situated in scenic southeastern Indiana, 4171 E. Harrod Rd.• 5620 Hardy Lake Rd. Hardy Lake (2,448 acres) is the smallest (mapping address) Scottsburg, IN 47170 state-operated reservoir. The dam was Gate Entrance (812) 794-3800 constructed on Quick’s Creek in 1970 Harrod Road d a for water supply and outdoor recreation. o R Owned and operated by the DNR, e k a the park features a 741-acre lake with To L y d boating, fishing and camping. Picnicking, Austin r To 65 a and H Madison archery ranges and hiking trails are also Scott Co. 256 available. 203 Southern DNRecreation Online dnr.IN.gov CAMP.IN.gov wildlife.IN.gov indianaINNS.com 23 To St. Louis To Louisville Harmonie SP is located “on the banks 64 Harmonie SP To New Harmony of the Wabash,” 25 miles northwest of 3451 Harmonie State Park Rd. and 66 68 Evansville. A beautiful swimming pool, New Harmony, IN 47631 Gate Entrance shady picnic areas, ravines and pristine (812) 682-4821 r e v i landscape await visitors. Trails for R h 69 a s walking, biking and nature hikes provide a b W To Mt. Vernon excellent scenery. Camping, fishing and and 62 family cabins are also available. Posey Co. 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