There are endless opportunities for fun as a Parke County resident! Popular activities include hiking through the county's rolling hills, swimming, fishing, kayaking or taking a relaxing canoe ride through the county's two state parks. Enjoy an exciting journey through wild rapids or a peaceful trip on serene waters surrounded by breathtaking sandstone cliffs. Make sure you stop along the many sandbars to hunt for rocks, fossils and Indian beads. Canoe and kayak rentals are readily available.

Are you itching for exercise? Join a Parke County Covered Bridge bike tour! Enjoy nature at its best while riding among plush forests alive with the sounds of chirping birds, gurgling streams and endless green hills. A bike tour is the perfect way to take in the stark beauty of the county's 32 covered bridges!

Turkey Run State Park is renowned for its beauty and geological wonders. Explore the deep, sandstone ravines and walk along trails winding through dense, ancient forests and along the bubbling Sugar Creek. Park facilities include cabins, a campground, meeting and conference facilities, a nature center and planetarium, picnic shelters, playgrounds, tennis court, a swimming pool and more!

Other recreation areas include Shades State Park, comprised of over 3,000 acres of wooded ravines and rolling hills. The amazingly beautiful Pine Hills Nature Preserve is located adjacent to the park, and Raccoon Recreational Area provides another location where you can be out enjoying nature.

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