Indiana will expand state park-managed land in Northern Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that over 1,400 additional acres of forestland in northern Indiana will soon be part of the Indiana State Parks system.

Effective July 1, Salamonie River State Forest will be managed as part of Salamonie Lake, and Frances Slocum State Forest will be managed through Mississinewa Lake. Recreational opportunities, including hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, and horseback riding, will continue to be available at both properties, and both properties will maintain staffing.

Primitive and horseman’s campsites at Salamonie River State Forest will be reservable via that Indiana State Parks reservation system starting in August for reservations beginning on September 1.

The Indiana State Parks system manages 24 state parks and seven small satellite locations, eight reservoir properties, two state forest recreation areas, and two off-road riding areas.