Turkey Run state park Indiana
We always had this park on our list of places to visit. Other than the park itself, what other nearby things are worth a visit? We are going in early/mid August. Dan
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Turkey Run State Park is near Rockville, Indiana, which is in Park County, Indiana.
Park County is noted for the Covered Bridge Festival, that is a county wide event, in early October. In order to get a campsite anywhere in that entire area of Indiana, you have to reserve it months and months in advance.
There is sooooo much to see and do in Park County.
Here's a link to CoveredBridges.com which will give you more information than you ever wanted to know.
In addition, Turkey Run is right smackly located in Amish Country. Just North of Rockville is the second strongest Amish community in Indiana. If you can find it, there's a little Amish run country store, that's 100% pure Amish called, "Peachey's". I doubt you'll find it on the internet, and there's no advertisement for it. But someone in the area may be able to direct you there. It's on a gravel road. Once we found it, we put the coordinates in our Tom Tom so we'd be able to find it again.
In addition to Peachey's, the various driving tour routes of the covered bridges, there is also Mansfield, and Bridgeton that have grist mills, and of course their own covered bridge, and little shops here and there.
Sugar Creek is a great place for canoe rentals. There are several golf courses in the area, museums, Art Gallery, and nature center. Pay a visit to the old jail in Rockville, which is now a Bed and Breakfast, get a tour, and go to the basement, which use to be the drunk tank and get a beer. They say the old jail is haunted, but when we spent the night there several years ago, we never heard or saw any ghosts though.
You'll find Amish road side stands along the road.
There is just so much to do in area. Raccoon State Recreation area is right there too, which has a great campground too, and it's own attractions too.
2005 - October, Mansfield: Covered Bridge Festival, Mansfield Bridge:
Near Rockville:
Raccoon lake on my Father-in-laws pontoon boat. Yea, that's me.
OK, yes! I really did catch that fish!... um ... it's stuffed. My Father-in-law threw it at me and I did INDEED catch it! (Racoon lake)
Mansfield (not during the festival)
My wife and me at the Bridgton grist mill. When this photo was taken, I still had hair on my head!
One of the many bridges you can visit:
I've not even scratched the surface what you can do in the area. I've lived in Indiana most of my life, and still find new things to do and see in that area. All of the state parks in that area are great! Each one is well worth visiting too!
Park County is noted for the Covered Bridge Festival, that is a county wide event, in early October. In order to get a campsite anywhere in that entire area of Indiana, you have to reserve it months and months in advance.
There is sooooo much to see and do in Park County.
Here's a link to CoveredBridges.com which will give you more information than you ever wanted to know.
In addition, Turkey Run is right smackly located in Amish Country. Just North of Rockville is the second strongest Amish community in Indiana. If you can find it, there's a little Amish run country store, that's 100% pure Amish called, "Peachey's". I doubt you'll find it on the internet, and there's no advertisement for it. But someone in the area may be able to direct you there. It's on a gravel road. Once we found it, we put the coordinates in our Tom Tom so we'd be able to find it again.
In addition to Peachey's, the various driving tour routes of the covered bridges, there is also Mansfield, and Bridgeton that have grist mills, and of course their own covered bridge, and little shops here and there.
Sugar Creek is a great place for canoe rentals. There are several golf courses in the area, museums, Art Gallery, and nature center. Pay a visit to the old jail in Rockville, which is now a Bed and Breakfast, get a tour, and go to the basement, which use to be the drunk tank and get a beer. They say the old jail is haunted, but when we spent the night there several years ago, we never heard or saw any ghosts though.
You'll find Amish road side stands along the road.
There is just so much to do in area. Raccoon State Recreation area is right there too, which has a great campground too, and it's own attractions too.
2005 - October, Mansfield: Covered Bridge Festival, Mansfield Bridge:
Near Rockville:
Raccoon lake on my Father-in-laws pontoon boat. Yea, that's me.
OK, yes! I really did catch that fish!... um ... it's stuffed. My Father-in-law threw it at me and I did INDEED catch it! (Racoon lake)
Mansfield (not during the festival)
My wife and me at the Bridgton grist mill. When this photo was taken, I still had hair on my head!
One of the many bridges you can visit:
I've not even scratched the surface what you can do in the area. I've lived in Indiana most of my life, and still find new things to do and see in that area. All of the state parks in that area are great! Each one is well worth visiting too!
