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Location: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Type: reservoir: Primary inflows: Griffy Creek: Primary outflows: Griffy Creek: Basin countries: United States: Surface area: 109 acres (44 ha): Water volume: 1,280 acre⋅ft (1.58 hm 3) [2]: Surface elevation: 633 ft (193 m) [2]: Settlements: Bloomington: Griffy Reservoir, commonly known as Lake Griffy, is a ...
It is among Indiana's most visited state parks with about 1.2 million visitors annually. [1] Although Bloomington, Indiana, is the closest city, the park is closer to the small town of Nashville in Brown County. Brown County is named for General Jacob Brown, who fought in the War of 1812 and became Commanding General of the United States Army.
It is located 14 miles (23 km) west of Bloomington in Owen County. The park receives about 640,000 visitors annually. [1] The park is 1 of 14 Indiana State Parks that are in the path of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse, with the park seeing 4 minutes and 1 second of totality. [2]
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Total eclipse 2024: Indiana state parks to open camp reservations Saturday. April 7-9, Paynetown State Recreation Area, 4850 Ind. 446, Bloomington, at Lake Monroe, will have special programming ...
The number of state parks rose steadily in the 1920s, mostly by donations of land from local authorities to the state government. Of the initial twelve parks, only Muscatatuck State Park is no longer a state park, having been given back to Jennings County in 1968. [ 3 ]
Central Indiana: 8,075 acres, reservoir and state recreation area, features the Cable Mills Interpretive Center Chain O'Lakes State Park Interpretive Center: Albion: Noble: Northern Indiana: 2,718 acres, one-room schoolhouse nature center Clifty Falls State Park: Madison: Jefferson: Southern Indiana: 1,416 acres, includes a nature center
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