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Owen-Putnam State Forest
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Stop your puttering around and get on down to Owen-Putnam State Forest before the season passes you by. Get up close and personal with the beauty of the hardwood forests and hills of south central Indiana. You can choose between three different camping areas within the forest, so you can fish for that perfect spot. Trails are waiting to be explored either on foot, mountain bike, or horse. Don’t forget to scope out the 50-foot sandstone bluff from the trails. Why not bring along the fishing rod and try to snag some dinner in one of the ponds while you’re at it? Sounds like a pretty sweet way to spend a few days off.
Stop your puttering around and get on down to Owen-Putnam State Forest before the season passes you by. Get up close and personal with the beauty of the hardwood forests and hills of south central Indiana. You can choose between three different camping areas within the forest, so you can fish for that perfect spot. Trails are waiting to be explored either on foot, mountain bike, or horse. Don’t forget to scope out the 50-foot sandstone bluff from the trails. Why not bring along the fishing rod and try to snag some dinner in one of the ponds while you’re at it? Sounds like a pretty sweet way to spend a few days off.
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3 campgrounds in Owen-Putnam State Forest
Get into the woods and become one with the trees while you get acquainted with your crash spot during your stay at Owen-Putnam State Forest—Rattlesnake Campground. It's a primitive, first-come, first-served camping area where you can rekindle your wilder side amongst deer, squirrel, and wild turkeys. Make it easy on yourself and bring your own wa Read more...
Get down with your wild side in one of the most diverse and beautiful hardwood forests in the whole country. The horse trails in Owen-Putnam State Forest will take you across rolling hills, dark forests, and beautiful meadows, while the Horse Campground is primitive and secluded—perfect for anyone who wants to escape from society for a while. Brin Read more...
“This one is too big, this one is too small, but this one is juuuuuust right!” Alright, so Goldilocks might not have been talking about the campgrounds of Owen-Putnam, but she might as well have been. Just inside the park entrance, Fish Creek Campground is the perfect middle ground of three available campsites. It’s wild, but accessible; it’s larg Read more...
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