State Parks
| Name | Photo | City | County | Established | Area | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County | Nashville |
Brown | 1929 | 700415776000000000015,776 acres (63.84 km2) | Largest State Park in Indiana | |
| Chain O' Lakes | — | Albion |
Noble | 1960 | 70032718000000000002,718 acres (11.00 km2) | Features eight connected kettle lakes |
| Charlestown | Charlestown |
Clark | 1996 | 70035100000000000005,100 acres (21 km2) | Built on the grounds of the old Indiana Army Ammunition Plant | |
| Clifty Falls | Madison |
Jefferson | 1920 | 70031416000000000001,416 acres (5.73 km2) | Features a canyon that has daylight only at midday | |
| Falls of the Ohio | Clarksville |
Clark | 1990 | 7002165000000000000165 acres (0.67 km2) | Offers views of the Falls of the Ohio and Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Fort Harrison | Indianapolis |
Marion | 1996 | 70031700000000000001,700 acres (6.9 km2) | Built on the site of old Fort Benjamin Harrison | |
| Harmonie | — | New Harmony |
Posey | 1966 | 70033465000000000003,465 acres (14.02 km2) | Near historic Rappite and Owenite villages. |
| Indiana Dunes | Porter |
Porter | 1925 | 70032182000000000002,182 acres (8.83 km2) | Attached to Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. | |
| Lincoln | Lincoln City |
Spencer | 1932 | 70031847000000000001,847 acres (7.47 km2) | Across from Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, it was the last state park established by Richard Lieber. | |
| McCormick's Creek | Spencer |
Owen | 1916 | 70031924000000000001,924 acres (7.79 km2) | First state park in Indiana | |
| Mounds | Anderson |
Madison | 1930 | 7002290000000000000290 acres (1.2 km2) | ||
| O'Bannon Woods | Corydon |
Harrison | 2004 | 70032000000000000002,000 acres (8.1 km2) | Formerly the Wyandotte SRA, renamed in honor of the late Indiana governor Frank O'Bannon. | |
| Ouabache | — | Bluffton |
Wells | 1962 | 70031104000000000001,104 acres (4.47 km2) | Name comes from the French spelling of "Wabash" |
| Pokagon | Angola |
Steuben | 1925 | 70031260000000000001,260 acres (5.1 km2) | Well known for its skiing. | |
| Potato Creek | — | North Liberty |
St. Joseph | 1969 | 70033840000000000003,840 acres (15.5 km2) | |
| Prophetstown | — | West Lafayette |
Tippecanoe | 2004 | 70032000000000000002,000 acres (8.1 km2) | |
| Shades | — | Waveland |
Montgomery | 1947 | 70033082000000000003,082 acres (12.47 km2) | Only state park to ever have its own airstrip. |
| Shakamak | Jasonville |
Clay, Greene and Sullivan | 1929 | 70031766000000000001,766 acres (7.15 km2) | Used to be a strip mine | |
| Spring Mill | Mitchell |
Lawrence | 1927 | 70031358000000000001,358 acres (5.50 km2) | Featured a pioneer village, numerous caves, and a memorial to Gus Grissom | |
| Summit Lake | — | New Castle |
Henry | 1988 | 70032680000000000002,680 acres (10.8 km2) | |
| Tippecanoe River | Winamac |
Pulaski | 1943 | 70032761000000000002,761 acres (11.17 km2) | ||
| Turkey Run | Marshall |
Parke | 1916 | 70032382000000000002,382 acres (9.64 km2) | Famous for its sandstone gorges and unique terrain | |
| Versailles | Versailles |
Ripley | 1943 | 70035988000000000005,988 acres (24.23 km2) | ||
| White River | Indianapolis |
Marion | 1979 | 7002250000000000000250 acres (1.0 km2) | An urban park in downtown Indianapolis | |
| Whitewater Memorial | — | Liberty |
Union | 1949 | 70031710000000000001,710 acres (6.9 km2) | Built on land donated by four counties |
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