My goal is to visit every state park in Indiana. I had 3 left to go and decided we should visit Potato Creek SP on the way home from the Indiana Dunes. We had never heard anything about this SP either good or bad. It is truly a gem and we were very wowed. This SP has something to offer for everyone. It has a huge lake with canoe/kayak rentals. It has a lovely 3 mile paved bike trail that offers a bit of a work out. Also over 7 miles of mountain bike trails. We hiked 2 well established wooded trails. There are plenty of picnic spots with modern restrooms. This park offers a beach, horse trails, boating etc. - you name it. When we arrived there was a line to get in and I thought oh it will be crowded, but it is such a large SP with so much to offer that we hardly saw anyone. Well worth a visit. I am sad that it is so far away from our house! If we can go back sometime, we plan to kayak. If you are passing through this area of Indiana or just curious about this SP, make plans to visit this summer, as it is a great time!
Potato Creek State Park is one of my favorite local attractions. They have a six-mile (three miles one way and then you need to bike back to your car) bike trail that is really enjoyable. You cross some roads where it's necessary to be careful of traffic, but most of the trail is quiet and pure nature. Of course coasting down the gentle hills under the canopy of trees is much more enjoyable than pedaling up them, but you won't be alone if you need to walk your bike up to the top of a hill. There is a vendor who rents bikes at the camp store, but they have a limited amount of bikes (in various conditions) so it's ideal if you can bring your own. I especially like biking the trail in the fall when the trees are changing color.
Beautiful state park. Very large with lakes and trails to enjoy. When we arrived, the person told us our campsite was located another 3 1/2 miles down the road...and motor vehicles only cover a small portion of the park. Grab your bike or hiking shoes to explore other areas.The park is known as a birders haven and they are working to re-establish an osprey population. Fishing on the lake while we were there was not great, but we didn't have ideal conditions either.Check this place out. And it's less than two hours from Chicago.
Great part with designated mountain bike trails, great hiking, nice lake with swimming beach, horse trails, campgrounds and cabins. We camped in mid November just after some snow, since we were the only ones camping in the entire park we camped in the horse camp area since they have a great bath house. Wonderful four seasons park.
We camped at this park for the first time last week. The campground's restrooms and showers were clean and well maintained. The campsites were good sized, and ours was shaded. We enjoyed biking on the 3.3 mile (one-way) paved path. Hiking several trails rounded out our camping experience. Enjoy this park; it is representative of our wonderful Indiana State Parks.
We have visited several state parks in indiana. This one does not have trails that our to long or very challenging, but it does have lots of nature to be viewed from the birds nesting, to flowers blooming. You can rent boats and bikes, which is nice and the prices are reasonable. great place to take a little peaceful getaway to.
This is a great state park in northern Indiana. It has a very large lake that is great for fishing and has a very nice swimming beach with showers and changing area. There is a small but fun nature center that kids really enjoy. There are stables and horse trails for the equestrians. Historical buildings and a lot of nice hiking trails. The campground is very shade and has nice level sites. If you visit for the day there is a fee, but it is worth the cost to see all of the nice area.
This is a most amazing state park- separate camping for cabins, campers, tents and horse trailers. We had our GMC Motorhome Rally here with nearby clean modern showers/bathrooms and the use of a octagon shelter for our meetings and catered meals. The beach is sandy with roped off section for unguarded swimming. Concession stand is nearby. There are kayaks, canoes and bicycles for rent- this is such a peaceful vacation spot! Environment is being returned to natural wetlands and some "prairie", so many animals can safely return including osprey birds and eagles. Enjoy your stay here in the park!!
The campsites are large, bathrooms are clean. Lots of things to do. Well priced. Last place I got to spend valuable time my sister before she died (2 months later). TY for the memories that will last me forever
We stayed here in one of the family cabins for a 3 night mini vacation during the week; Mon-Wed. It was very spacious and quiet. Peaceful! The bike trails were awesome and the scenery was great. The only things we didn't like about the cabins: 1.) The mattresses were stiff as a board. They were the vinyl wrapped ones that stay dry no matter what. 2.) The tent campground sites all have fire rings to start a fire to cook on or sit around at night and look at the stars but the cabins don't supply these and only have the charcoal mini grills. The fire ring out front and softer beds would have gotten this a 5 out of 5!