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Brown County State Park
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Brown County State ParkNashville, IN 47448
(812) 988-4418
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
6 reviews for Brown County State Park
6 reviews in English
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Review from Bodie S.
3/12/2012 1 photo
First of all, have you heard of Nashville, IN? What an oasis of magic in southern Indiana. It's like a tiny tinsel town located in the middle of nowhere. It was beautiful.
Brown County State Park was an idea that was thrown at me by a friend when they invited me to go hiking with them. I had never been there before, but I love hiking and was more than willing to be a part of this adventure. It is relatively easy to get too (less than 1.5 hours from Broad Ripple) and on the Sunday that we went it was only $5 for a car full of us to get in, which was great. There are many, many trails to hike on and smaller attractions scattered around the hugely overwhelming property. We hiked for hours and visited Ogle Lake and Hesitation Point and the nature center and other smaller sights. The park is clean and you can tell that they put a lot of time and effort into keeping the park nice. There is camping here and it seems like a fantastic place to bring your family. There are rolling mountainous hills and uncountable trees and foliage. There are trails strictly for hiking and there are also lots of trails dedicated to mountain biking. Something that I thought was extremely interesting is that they have horseback riding along trails if you are willing to try something new. At one of the lakes, we saw tons of trees that have been cut down by beavers and I was really excited about that prospect. You could spend days walking around this park and it would be a wonderful weekend getaway for anyone. I highly recommend coming here to get a taste of mother nature at her finest. -
Review from Angie A.
5/8/2011 2 photos
I've lived in the Midwest 44 of my 45 years, and of all the places I've been threw out this mostly flat land, not one place can top Brown County State Park for Fall Foliage viewing.
I've chosen this beautiful spot to have family photo's taken, held my Wedding night festivities here. And just returned to time and time again to push my reset button in the Fall.
It's not only beautiful in the Fall, in Winter with a blanket of snow it's breathtaking as well, and when the redbuds are in bloom in April, it's magic!
They have a few rental cabins that belong to the Park Inn and some housekeeping cabins that are relatively new, but will require thinking a head to get as they are few in number so they rent out quickly.
Pack a pic-nic or grab some steller grub from the Hob-knob or Muddy Boots and choose from a plethora of scenic pic-nic sites some with outdoor fireplaces, and enjoy one of the best meals you'll have all year. -
Review from Diane E.
11/8/2010
What a gem in Southern Indiana. I came here last weekend to hike the Volksmarch and ended up doing about 12 miles. Lots of ups and downs and a great workout, not to mention the beauty of this park. The leaves are still changing and the crisp fall air made this an especially enjoyable outing.
Only 1.25 hours from my home in Broad Ripple. I will return here a lot to hike. Looking forward to doing some snowshoeing here this winter :-) -
Review from Mark W.
San Francisco, CA
7/5/2009
Lost my job three weeks ago.
Been trying to make myself feel better, so thought I would go motorcycle camping, that always makes me happy. Went out the garage to find that my $200 Marmot tent, it is in storage. I am not going to give up, so off to Walmart I go, say to myself I will spend up to $29 dollars (thinking no way is there going to be a $29 dollar tent). There is isle 12, a $19 tent, can't be! Even the guy at the cash register says "wow that's a great price". I proudly walk out of Walmart.
Go home, assemble the tent, wow this is okay! Except for the vent hole in the top, without a cover, I think this is perfect!
Pack the motorcycle and off I go. All highways to Brown County State Park, once I am off the highway I can feel my spirits lifting, this is going to be good. In my mind I am picturing the campgrounds north of Big Sur, on the edge of a stream, thinking about setting up my tent and bragging about only spending $19 dollars.
Ride into Brown County State Park, nice big pool, "hey this is okay". Ask for directions to the campgrounds, getting excited.
Ride into the "campgrounds", this can't be it, I don't see any tents, just row after row of RVs, three hundred and eighty rows to be exact. Thinking I must be in the wrong place, find my camping spot a small plot of land twenty feet by forty feet with thirty foot RVs on either side. I get off the motorcycle and stand there, how can I have seen hell twice in one week. This is not camping, not sure what this is, but not going to be a $19 dollar tent sandwiched between two RVs. Get back on the motorcycle and ride home.
So a $19 tent is not a $200 tent, Southern California is not Indianapolis and that vent in the top of my $19 tent wasn't going to keep out the expected two inches of rain tonight. -
Review from Kay J.
Schererville, IN
1/19/2011
I think Brown County S.P. is Indiana's largest at just short of 16,000 acres. There are not a ton of trails but there are some longer trails and they are a bit more rugged than some of the other parks.
In January it is hard to tell if the part is pretty but since there are lots of trees, I'd assume it is. There is a nice little nature center but no ranger available to ask questions of.
There are several observation towers as well as a climbable fire tower.
There are three entrances but the map indicates the Horse Camp entrance is not always open or that it does not go through the park. It is and it does. Go out that way if you are headed to the Story Inn.
We saw lots of wild turkeys which was way cool.
I like Brown County S.P. but think there are several parks that are as nice and more manageable for hiking. -
Review from seth p.
Brooklyn, NY
2/15/2010 7 photos
What a perfect place for hiking in the near mountainous hills.
The pictures speak for themselves.
