28 state parks with swimming in Indiana

28 of Indiana’s 79 state parks list swimming. See these parks on a map

ParkEntryCampingLodging
Brookville LakeA 5,260-acre reservoir in the old east fork of the Whitewater River valley, with two recreation areas, a…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsites · full hookupsScreened shelters
Brown County State ParkIndiana's largest park spreads nearly 16,000 acres of steep ridges and fog-filled ravines the glaciers…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesCabins, Lodge, Screened shelters
Cagles Mill Lake (Lieber and Cataract Falls SRA)Indiana's first flood-control reservoir, finished in 1952, and the falls at Cataract that drop over buried…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesScreened shelters
Cecil M Harden Lake (Raccoon SRA)Big Raccoon Creek was dammed for flood control, leaving a lake edged with native forest and rock outcrops…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesScreened shelters
Chain O' Lakes State ParkNine kettle lakes left by the glaciers connect into one paddling route, with 29 miles of wooded trail around…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesCabins, Screened shelters
Clifty Falls State ParkFour waterfalls run through a canyon near Madison, roaring in spring and freezing solid in winter. Clifty…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesLodge, Screened shelters
Deam Lake State Recreation AreaA 194-acre lake built in 1965 and named for Charles Deam, Indiana's first state forester and the author of…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesCabins, Screened shelters
Ferdinand State ForestA local conservation club raised the money for the first 900 acres in 1933, and CCC crews built the roads and…CampsitesScreened shelters
Hardy LakeA 741-acre water-supply reservoir ringed by limestone bluffs, caves and fossils, where the shoreline shifts…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesScreened shelters
Harmonie State ParkWooded ravines above the Wabash 25 miles from Evansville, laced with walking, hiking and mountain-bike…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesCabins, Screened shelters
Indiana Dunes State ParkDunes nearly 200 feet high back three miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, preserved as a state park in 1925…$7–$20 / vehicleCampsitesScreened shelters
Lincoln State ParkThe hills where Abraham Lincoln grew up, set aside in 1932 as a memorial to his mother Nancy Hanks. Ten miles…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesCabins, Screened shelters
McCormick's Creek State ParkIndiana's first state park, cut by a creek falling through a limestone canyon. Climb the fire tower, cross…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesCabins, Lodge, Screened shelters
Mississinewa LakeOne of three reservoirs built to hold back Wabash floods, now 3,210 acres of water ringed by forest, prairie…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsites · full hookupsCabins, Screened shelters
Monroe LakeIndiana's largest lake at 10,750 acres, spread across eight state recreation areas and nearly 24,000 acres in…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesLodge, Screened shelters
O'Bannon Woods State ParkTwo thousand-odd acres inside Harrison-Crawford State Forest, on the Blue River — Indiana's first designated…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesScreened shelters
Ouabache State ParkPronounced O-bah-chee, this Wabash-side park began as a game preserve raising pheasant, quail and rabbit…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesScreened shelters
Patoka LakeNearly 26,000 acres of land and water, with freshwater jellyfish in the lake and bald eagles nesting above…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesScreened shelters
Pokagon State Park/Trine State Recreation AreaNamed for the Potawatomi leaders Leopold and Simon Pokagon, this 1925 park is built round CCC stone and log…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesCabins, Lodge, Screened shelters
Potato Creek State ParkWorster Lake's 327 acres sit among old fields, mature woods, restored prairie and wetland 12 miles from South…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesCabins, Screened shelters
Salamonie LakeA 2,665-acre flood-control lake with 12,554 acres of land around it, split between five recreation areas…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesScreened shelters
Salamonie River State ForestCreated in the mid-1930s to reclaim eroded bluffs above the Salamonie, whose name comes from a Native…CampsitesScreened shelters
Shakamak State ParkFour hundred acres of water across three man-made lakes, open to fishing and boating, with a family aquatic…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsites · full hookupsCabins, Screened shelters
Starve Hollow State Recreation AreaCarved out of Jackson-Washington State Forest, with a sandy beach and rental boats on a 145-acre lake. An…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsites · full hookupsCabins, Screened shelters
Summit Lake State ParkWet meadow and prairie round a large lake near New Castle draw black tern, bittern, sandhill crane and osprey…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesScreened shelters
Turkey Run State ParkDeep sandstone ravines and old-growth stands run down to Sugar Creek, on the trails that made this park…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesCabins, Lodge, Screened shelters
Versailles State ParkIndiana's second-largest state park, in the rolling hills where Morgan's Raiders crossed in 1863 and where…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesScreened shelters
Whitewater Memorial State ParkBought by four counties as a memorial to their Second World War servicemen and opened in 1949, with a…$7–$15 / vehicleCampsitesCabins, Screened shelters

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