Recreation Areas

Recreation Areas in Indiana

Facility Name Description Activities Art Museum of Greater Lafayette Founded in 1911 as the Lafayette Art Association by former Rookwood potter, Laura Ann Fry, the collection of the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette focuses on 19th and 20th century American art,  more... Museum/Visitor Center Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge consists of approximately 50,000 acres within Jefferson, Ripley, and Jennings counties in southeastern Indiana. Under a recent agreement with the US Army and US Air  more... Fishing , Hunting , Wildlife Viewing George Rogers Clark National Historical Park A classic memorial stands on the site of Fort Sackville to commemorate the capture of the fort from British Lt. Governor Henry Hamilton and his soldiers by Lt. Col. George Rogers Clark and his  more... Museum/Visitor Center , Picnic Hoosier National Forest Located in the rolling hills of southern Indiana, lies the Hoosier National Forest. Backed against the Ohio River to the south, this Forest is within a days drive of the metropolitan centers of  more... Autotouring , Biking , Camping , Fishing , Hiking , Horseback Riding , Hunting , Picnic , Water Sports , Wildlife Viewing Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, authorized by Congress in 1966, is located approximately 50 miles southeast of Chicago, Illinois in the counties of Lake, Porter, and LaPorte in Northwest Indiana.  more... Autotouring , Biking , Camping , Fishing , Hiking , Horseback Riding , Museum/Visitor Center , Picnic , Restaurants and SnackBar , Water Sports , Wildlife Viewing , Winter Sports Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial preserves the site of the farm where Abraham Lincoln spent 14 formative years of his life, from the ages of 7 to 21. He and his family moved to Indiana in 1816 and  more... Museum/Visitor Center Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge is located in south central Indiana. The refuge takes its name from the Muscatatuck River, which forms the southern boundary. The "land of winding waters" is a  more... Autotouring , Fishing , Hiking , Historic/Cultural Sites , Hunting , Museum/Visitor Center , Wildlife Viewing Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area is located in southwestern Indiana within the historical north-south flyway of the Wabash River Basin. The refuge is strategically located  more... Fishing , Hunting , Wildlife Viewing