- O'Bannon Woods State Park
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O'Bannon Woods State Park, Indiana, USA IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
Location Harrison County, Indiana, USA Nearest city Corydon, Indiana Coordinates 38°13′41″N 86°17′46″W / 38.22806°N 86.29611°WCoordinates: 38°13′41″N 86°17′46″W / 38.22806°N 86.29611°W Area 2,000 acres (8.09 km2) Established 2004 Governing body Indiana Department of Natural Resources O'Bannon Woods State Park is located near Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana, 32 miles (51 km) west of Louisville, KY.
O'Bannon Woods was originally known as the Wyandotte Woods State Recreation Area, which was part of the Harrison-Crawford State Forest. Its main attraction is Wyandotte Caves, which contains over fifty miles of underground caverns and one of the world's largest underground "mountains". The Blue River runs through the park. Indiana DNR lists it as one of their "Seven Hidden Jewels".
The park was named for former governor Frank O'Bannon and houses the O'Bannon Woods Interpretive Center, which offers exhibits and nature programs year round.
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Nature Center
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Duck pond by the Forest office, near the state park entrance.
References
- "O'Bannon Woods State Park". Indiana Department of Natural Resources. http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2976.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
- United States Geological Survey. "Wyandotte Cave, USGS Leavenworth (IN,KY) Topo Map". TopoQuest. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lon=-86.2961&lat=38.2281. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
Protected Areas of Indiana National Park Service National Forests National Wildlife Refuges National Natural Landmarks State Parks Brown County • Chain O'Lakes • Charlestown • Clifty Falls • Falls of the Ohio • Fort Harrison • Harmonie • Indiana Dunes • Lincoln • McCormick's Creek • Mounds • O'Bannon Woods • Ouabache • Pokagon • Potato Creek • Prophetstown • Shades • Shakamak • Spring Mill • Summit Lake • Tippecanoe River • Turkey Run • Versailles • White River • Whitewater Memorial
State Forests and State Recreation Areas Clark • Deam Lake • Ferdinand • Greene-Sullivan • Harrison-Crawford • Jackson-Washington • Martin • Morgan-Monroe • Owen-Putnam • Pike • Salamonie River • Selmier • Starve-Hollow • Yellowwood
National Historic Landmarks National Register of Historic Places Categories:- IUCN Category III
- Protected areas established in 2004
- Protected areas of Harrison County, Indiana
- Indiana state parks
- Nature centers in Indiana
- Southern Indiana geography stubs
- Indiana geography stubs
- Midwestern United States protected area stubs
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