Daily Reporter staff reports Indiana state park trails swept all 10 places in the Indiana Office of Tourism Development’s 2019 Best of Indiana people’s choice campaign for best hiking trails. The Ladders Trail and the Lusk Earth Fill Trail at Turkey Run State Park in Marshall took the top two spots. Trail 2 at Clifty Falls State Park, which traverses Clifty Creek, took third. Turkey Run is known for its gorges and views of Sugar Creek. Clifty Falls is located near Madison and is known for its waterfalls, cliffs and views of the neighboring city. Clifty Falls will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2020. Rounding out Hoosiers’ top 10 trails are the Fire Tower Trail (Brown County State Park); Falls Canyon Trail (McCormick’s Creek State Park); Adventure Hiking Trail (Harrison-Crawford State Forest and O’Bannon Woods State Park); Wolf Cave Trail (McCormick’s Creek State Park); Pine Hills Nature Preserve Trail (Shades State Park); Three Dune Challenge Trail (Indiana Dunes State Park); and Donaldson Cave/Bronson Cave/Twin Caves Trail (Spring Mill State Park). To learn more about Indiana state park hiking trails, visit stateparks.IN.gov.
Daily Reporter staff reports
Indiana state park trails swept all 10 places in the Indiana Office of Tourism Development’s 2019 Best of Indiana people’s choice campaign for best hiking trails.
The Ladders Trail and the Lusk Earth Fill Trail at Turkey Run State Park in Marshall took the top two spots. Trail 2 at Clifty Falls State Park, which traverses Clifty Creek, took third.
Turkey Run is known for its gorges and views of Sugar Creek. Clifty Falls is located near Madison and is known for its waterfalls, cliffs and views of the neighboring city. Clifty Falls will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2020.
Rounding out Hoosiers’ top 10 trails are the Fire Tower Trail (Brown County State Park); Falls Canyon Trail (McCormick’s Creek State Park); Adventure Hiking Trail (Harrison-Crawford State Forest and O’Bannon Woods State Park); Wolf Cave Trail (McCormick’s Creek State Park); Pine Hills Nature Preserve Trail (Shades State Park); Three Dune Challenge Trail (Indiana Dunes State Park); and Donaldson Cave/Bronson Cave/Twin Caves Trail (Spring Mill State Park).
To learn more about Indiana state park hiking trails, visit stateparks.IN.gov.
