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- Place Types Park
- Address E 500 S, Peru, IN 46970, USA
- Coordinate 40.7002998,-85.9406798
- Website http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2955.htm
- Rating 4.6
- Compound Code P325+4P Peru, IN, USA
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This is a close convenient campground for us. It has a very nice size reservoir for boating! The campground is well maintained. This state park has some full hook up sites available. I think there are only 2 other state parks in Indiana that have full hook ups. There are hiking trails that go around the lake. A camp store is located nearby and is well stocked. There is another camp store just outside of the park by the main entrance that has some food and ice cream.
Great area for camping, hiking, and picnics.
Clean, well kept grounds. Friendly, helpful staff. However, there's only supposed to be 2 vehicles at each site and that rule clearly wasn't being enforced. Made for small and tight camping quarters. Also the lake was great! Lots of little coves with shallow areas to park the boat and relax in the water. Nice beach area and multiple launches. I'll definitely go back and would recommend it.
This park has so much to offer. Hiking, a beach, camping, and boating. They have Autumn Fest the second Saturday in October every year. People decorate their campsites and pass out candy to the trick or treaters.
Did this suddenly become one of my favorite places to hike in Indiana? No, but it's a nice area that is less crowded than major state parks like Turkey Run or Brown County. We did the Blue Heron trail, which was relatively flat and offered some great picnic spots and views of the lake via some spur trails. The disc golf course was also a highlight. It started off easy, but quickly opened up into some very long and challenging holes - offering more than just the par 3s I've become accustomed to in courses around Indianapolis. On the negative sides, almost no one was wearing a mask, not even the gate attendant, which is something I hadn't experienced at any of the other state parks or recreation areas I've been to recently. And if you want to check out some really unique rock formations nearby, you should check out the Seven Pillars Nature Preserve which is less than 15 minutes away.
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