Brown County State Park is an Indiana state park on 15,776 acres (63.84 km2) near Nashville in Brown County, Indiana in the United States. The park opened to the public in 1929, and is Indiana's largest state park. It was the most visited Indiana State Park in 2008 with more than 1.3 million visitors per year. It is located along the Knobstone Escarpment and features dramatic views from its highest elevations.
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