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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camperforlife wrote:Hammerboy wrote:...
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Dan
Certainly enjoyed your area, glad you enjoyed mine.
If you remember about 10-15 years ago when the economy in this country tanked after the Sept 11 event, fuel prices skyrocketed, and things were just kind of nuts for a while.
Because long distance traveling was a VERY costly endeavor back then, we came to the conclusion that folks travel from all over the world to visit Indiana parks and attractions. And funny, we traveled all over the world to visit theirs. Because of the transportation cost factor, we were kind of forced to wake up and realize, if other folks from distant locations take the effort to visit Indiana attractions, there must be something right under our own feet we've simply not seen before (or maybe because we lived here all our lives, just take it for granted).
It was then and there my wife and I decided we wanted to visit and camp if possible in every State Park and recreation area in Indiana and look what's in our own back yard with new eyes. So for the next several years, we started checking off the Indiana State Parks we camped at, and visited the few that did not have camping facilities. We've now camped at every state park and state recreation area maintained by the DNR in Indiana and I will have to admit, we had an eye opener just how nice and great these parks are.
Each park is so different, has their own uniqueness, and each one has local culture surround it, attractions, festivals, events, that we could spend the rest of our lives continuing to explore.
We are now making it goal to visit every city/county "Festival" in the state now too (of course, camping in the area for easy access), along with all the various places in the book series called "Weird US"... or in my case, "Weird Indiana"... Weird, click here!
We still do December Florida or South Carolina trip over Christmas week and the 2nd week in March. So it's not like we are stuck exclusively in Indiana.
So, just wanted to pass along an idea if you've never considered it. Check what's in your own back yard. You might be astonished at what's actually buried there.
