Interpretive Areas

Interpretive Areas Areas

• Brooks Cabin
• Hardin Ridge Recreation Area

  Hardin Ridge Recreation Area is located on Monroe Lake south of Bloomington, Indiana. This recreation area offers​ six campground loops, two picnic areas and three shelterhouses,​ two of which are available for reservation, a three​ lane boat launch, a swim beach with shelter and showerhouse,​ hiking trails, and two rental cabins on the lake. The​ campground loops offer modern restroom and shower​ facilities. This area is operated by a concessionaire under a​ special use permit issued by the Forest Service from mid-​April through mid to late October.

• Ted T. Turtle Trail
• Hemlock Cliffs Special Place and Trail
• Indian-Celina Lakes Recreation Area

  Indian-Celina Lakes Recreation Area is located two miles south of Interstate 64 off Indiana 37. It offers​ opportunities for both overnight and day use, with two camping loops and two lakes that offer paddling,​ fishing and boating (electric motors only), and two​ trails for hiking. This area is operated by a​ concessionaire under a special use permit issued by​ the Forest Service from mid-April through late​ October.

• Celina Interpretive Trail
• Rickenbaugh House
• Initial Point
• Lick Creek Trail
• Mano Point Fishing Area
• Pioneer Mothers' Memorial Forest
• Underground Railroad: African American Landowners
• Underground Railroad: Civil War Soldiers
• Underground Railroad: Cultural Landscape
• Underground Railroad: Indiana State Laws
• Underground Railroad: James Guthrie
• Underground Railroad: Lick Creek
• Underground Railroad: Lick Creek Church
• Underground Railroad: The Lindley Family
• Underground Railroad: William Paul Quinn