From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources:
Trek on and off trail to discover an abandoned recreation area within Patoka Lake’s Newton-Stewart State Recreation Area on a guided hike on April 18th at 1 p.m. The hike will reveal the original purpose of the location.
Hikers should wear sturdy footwear, long pants, and insect spray, and arrive no later than 12:45 p.m. Advance registration is required, and space is limited. Call the Nature Center at (812) 685-2447 to reserve a spot by Friday, April 16th at 1 p.m.
The entrance fee of $7 per vehicle for Indiana residents and $9 for out-of-state vehicles is required for Newton-Stewart SRA, which is located north of Wickliffe on State Road 164. For more information regarding this program and other interpretive events, please call the Nature Center at (812) 685-2447.
Patoka Lake (on.IN.gov/patokalake) is at 3084 N. Dillard Road, Birdseye, Indiana 47513. If you are not familiar with Birdseye, it is about a 1.5 hour drive down mostly US231.
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