BROWN COUNTY STATE PARK
BROWN COUNTY STATE PARKP.O. Box 608 Nashville, Indiana 47448
Phone: 812-988-6406 Toll Free: 800-457-8283 Reservations: 812-988-6406
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Brown County State Park
'Water Fall'
Water fall at Strahl Lake
Brown County State Park
'Ogle Lake'
Brown County State Park
'Strahl Lake'
End of trail 6.
Brown County State Park
'Strahl Lake'
Brown County State Park
Wildlife viewing area at nature center
Brown County State Park
'Looking down from Fire Tower'
Heres advice if you want to climb the sixty-foot firetower -
dont look down when youre near the top
Brown County State Park
'Hesitation Point'
This may be the most spectacular vista in the park.
Brown County State Park
'Vista unnamed'
This is one of the first vistas you will come to if you enter the state park by the north entrance.
Brown County State Park
Brown County State Park
Brown County State Park
'shell creek'
Brown County State Park
'fathery and son riding'
riding the beautiful trails of Brown County
Brown County State Park
'sitting around the camp fire'
Brown County State Park
'awesome hillside'
Brown County State Park
'family riding in Brown Co'
A cold, crisp day for riding.
Brown County State Park
'creek'
We had a flock of turkeys fly over the creek in front of us here
Brown County State Park
Brown County State Park
Brown County State Park
'Ogle Lake at Brown County SP'
From the trail on the north side of the lake
Brown County State Park
'Lake at Brown Cty SP'
Early morning at the lake
Brown County State Park
Brown County State Park
Located in the beautiful hills of Brown County off Highway 46, you will especially enjoy the variety offered in Indiana's largest state park, including nearly 20 miles of roads, with numerous scenic vistas.
Comfortable accommodations at the rustic Abe Martin Lodge, large campgrounds, hiking trails, mountain bike trails, interpretive services, and extensive horse riding facilities are some of the things that make Brown County State Park popular year round.
Abe Martin has become a favorite son of Brown County and of the State Park, which includes Weed Patch Hill and its surroundings. The Abe Martin Lodge commemorates his connection with the county.
For twenty-five years, from 1905-1930, "Abe Martin" was the mouthpiece for Kin Hubbard's daily quips in The Indianapolis News, which, accompanied by sketches of Abe and his friends in action, were syndicated across the nation. Hubbard was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, and settled in Indianapolis, starting the Abe Martin Character in 1904. At first Abe Martin belonged to no particular locality, but on February 3, 1905, he announced, "I'm goin' ter move ter Brown County Tewmorrow," and the next day he was depicted in a wagon piled high with household goods.
His comment was, "By cracky, it's sum travelin' ter git ter Brown County." The reason for the move lay in the fact that the steep hills and the general "picturesque-ness" of that area lent themselves to humerous exaggeration and provided the material Hubbard liked for his pictorial backgrounds.
Gradually many of Abe's neighbors came into being, to appear in the pictures and text. The cottages of the Abe Martin Lodge in the Park bear the names of these characters.
Much of Hubbard's humor is as timely now as it was during its heyday, from 1905 to 1930. Will Rogers called Kin Hubbard "America's greatest humorist."
Hubbard's cartoons played a significant part in drawing the attention of artists and tourists to Brown County. They, in turn, have made the area world famous. In dedication to his memory, the Department of Natural Resources built Abe Martin Lodge in 1932 on Kin Hubbard Ridge, naming the cottages after his principle characters.
FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES OVERVIEW
GeneralLand, acres15000
Day-UseFishingyes
Hiking Trailyes
Picnickingyes
Picnic Sheltersyes
Swimming Beachyes
Bridle Trailsyes
Nature Centeryes
Nature Programsyes
BoatingLaunch Rampsyes
CampingPrimative, #28
Electric Sites, #401
Flush Toiletsyes
Dumpstationyes
Showersyes
Camp Commissaryyes
Group Camp, capacity60
Youth Group Campyes
Horsemen Campsites, #204
WinterIce Fishingyes
Activitiesyes
AccommodationsLodge Rooms, #84
Family Cottagesyes
Tennisyes
Outdoor Swimming Poolyes
Restaurantyes
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great park only bad thing the store at camp ground is very expensive esp. the price of wood, thousands of acres of wood and they beat you up on wood prices.!!
Brown County is my number 1 place to come and camp and ride my horse. It is so lovely year round .I have been coming up there for 15 years.
