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Prophetstown State Park

 
Wikipedia: Prophetstown State Park
Prophetstown
Designation State Park
Location Indiana USA
Nearest City West Lafayette, Indiana
Coordinates 40°30′N 86°50′W / 40.5°N 86.833°W / 40.5; -86.833
Area 247 acres (1.0 km2)
Date of Establishment 2004
Governing Body Indiana DNR

Prophetstown State Park is located near the town of Battle Ground, Indiana, about a mile east of the site of the Battle of Tippecanoe, and near the site of the Indian village of the same name. Established in 2004, it is Indiana’s newest state park. The park is home to the Museum at Prophetstown, which recreates a Native American village and a 1920s-era farm.

Facilities and Activities

  • Historic Prophetstown Farmstead - 1920s living history farm with animals including Belgian mares, Berkshire pigs, Romney sheep, Milking Short-Horn cattle, chickens
  • Woodland Indian Settlement - replicas of a Shawnee council house and medicine lodge
  • Hiking trail (2.75 miles)
  • Bicycle trail (2.4 miles)
  • Interpretative Naturalist services
  • Picnicking Areas
    • Picnic Shelters
  • Camping
    • 110 campsites
    • Dumping station

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