NATURE
PRESERVES
& TRAILS
Big Walnut’s 2,600 acres includes a nature preserve and four trail systems winding through both the upland and lowland forests.
Owned and managed by a non-profit foundation whose mission is focused on youth development, Camp Friend is a wooded, 62-acre campground among farmland south of Greencastle.
Deer Creek Fish and Wildlife Area, near Putnamville, is a 2,161-acre park featuring excellent hunting, fishing and hiking over rolling agricultural land and mature oak-hickory woods.
This 520-acre park is in, and around, a retired limestone quarry, with perfectly maintained trails, outstanding views and wildlife teeming along Big Walnut Creek.
Home to the sand from which Coca-Cola’s first green glass bottles hailed, Fern Cliff and its sandstone cliffs have long been a popular Indiana refuge.
Hall Woods includes a loop trail through a mature wood known for wildflowers, ferns and songbirds, and offers access to Big Walnut Creek, one of the highest-quality streams in the state.
8,000 acres containing Cagles Mill Lake, five trail systems, a variety of land and water recreation opportunities, camping, and educational events all year-round. Lieber & Cataract SRA are independent sections of the same DNR property connected by the lake.
A 20-plus-mile urban and rural system of very flat, extra wide trails, perfect for biking, running and walking.
