Wonderful camp sites with some near the water. Clean…read morerestrooms and good water pressure and hot water. Important to know, take an early potty visit in the am according to house keeping that comes in at 8am. Luckily they have one other. Plenty of trails. An amphitheater on site that is so much fun and not a bad seat in the house. Southern Indiana gem indeed! Look for the Lincoln bust tucked around the backside of the history timeline monument.

Great state park. Good variety of hiking trails, a lake with swimming beach, boats you can rent,…read morecamping. Lots to see and do. They even have a moon tree!

What a great park! I'd never been to Owensboro before and just came to try Fetta Pizza which was…read morerecommended by locals. Kudos to Owensboro for creating such a nice area on the river. Fun shops and restaurants and the park is so creative. Awesome for families and everyone. Indy should steal this developments ideas for its White River.

Smothers Park is a beautiful and clean family park. There are activities for all ages of children,…read moreand plenty of places for parents to sit and enjoy the view. There are bridges, a hollow tree, a climbing wall, a large slide, and plenty of places to play hide and seek. This park and the Riverwalk are my favorite places in Owensboro.

Completely free to visit! There is a large parking lot at the Memorial Hall and also some parking…read morecloser to the living history farm. The Memorial Hall is a good place to start with a short educational video, some small exhibits, and the gift shop. The Memorial Visitor Center closes from 12-1 pm for lunch, so plan accordingly if you need to use the nice clean bathrooms or fill your water bottle. The park includes a pioneer cemetery, a living history farm, a memorial to the Lincoln family cabin, and some short trails. When we visited (late May) on a weekday morning, there were no historical interpreters at the living history farm, and the buildings were all locked. I'm not sure when the living history farm is functional, but it looks like it would be fun. I highly recommend the Trail of Twelve Stones, which leads you through the peaceful woods along a path which houses 12 stones from significant locations in Lincoln's life.

Abraham Lincoln is great and almost universally identified as the greatest president ever. I've…read morebeen to his birth site in Kentucky, His tomb, Presidential Library and home in Illinois and his memorial and place of death in Washington DC. This was basically my last spot in my pilgrimage to all things Lincoln. This was probably the least interesting of all the sites that I listed above, The visitor's center has a small gift shop, the usual National Park rangers to give you maps and knowledge and a theatre to watch a little film about the Honest One himself. From there you walk up to the Pioneer Cemetery where there is a memorial for Abe's mother Nancy who is buried somewhere near that spot. She died of milk sickness all because a cow ate a snakeroot plant! Thank God for modern medicine! Anyway from there you walk up to replica of the cabin they would have lived in and an active farm that looks as it would have when Lincoln was there. The last spot is a spring that the Lincoln's would have carried water from. All in all it was a mile walk each way. You can drive closer to some of these spots as well if you lack feet. All in all I'm glad the place exists but it's not a must do spot for the casual history buff.

There are great walking trails with lots of dogs. There is a huge children's playground located at…read morethe park. Depending on the day and time it can either be super crowded and over run with cursing children without adults. We almost witnessed 9 years olds getting into a physical fight. The park is so large and has so much potential it is just not well kept or monitored.

Wonderful break for my kiddos as we were driving cross country! 20 minutes off my route I- 64 BUT…read morethis place was quite AMAZING!!! I have never seen a park quite like it! And free!!! Kudos!!!!

Small yet relaxing state forest!…read more Found the forest while looking for a nice spot to have a picnic. It's small but never seems crowded. I've been on both weekdays and weekends, and most weekdays you'll only share the place with a handful of people. It's $7 to enter the park (if someone's at the gates), $13 / night to camp, and $5.35/hour to rent a small boat or canoe. The forest hosts a lake for swimming (sand beach) or boating, two playgrounds, a plethora of grills, and many covered pavilions with picnic tables. Things to know before you go: there is no running water that I could see, however the restrooms were kept well stocked. This is also a place where you leave with everything you came in with, including trash. There are no trash cans available. I usually make it a habit to stop at the gas station headed back into town. ALSO: bring bug spray!

Since COVID 19 is still an issue we were looking for local places to try while avoiding crowds so…read morewe spent a day here. If someone is on the gate the price is $7 to enter and despite the fact that its a smaller park it does have a lake that allows for kayaking, fishing & electric trolling motors only. Jon boats & canoes can be rented by the hour and the lake has a beach area where a handful of children were taking advantage of the good weather. A lifeguard isn't provided but there is a changing house. There are grills within the park and we had a small portion of the lake to ourselves while grilling. There are picnic tables & benches around one side of the lake and it made for a peaceful break during the normal work week. Camping is available for tents and other sections for campers & RVs. The hiking is limited but if you combine all the trails & fire lanes its about 10 miles. The city of Ferdinand is what I call a sleepy little city and I mean that in the best way, so on a Wednesday I saw only a dozen people on this day and relaxed, avoided COVID and look forward to a time when its safe to try the local brewery & restaurants.

My favorite park. Beautiful and peaceful. Great place to take a walk or take dog on a walk.read more

This is a beautiful, relatively new addition to the area. Great little walking trails -- 3 small…read moreloops that can combine to a 1.25 mile large loop -- with some minor elevation changes but nothing major. A nice outdoor amphitheater for summer events, plus an indoor event center on the grounds. On my last visit, they were setting up for an outdoor wedding behind the event center - couldn't go inside to see that of course, but looked very nice. Playground is in the center of the middle trail, if you just want to drop off the kids you'll want to hang a left and go up the hill to park. Wasn't very crowded on my Saturday morning walk either, which is a great perk. Close to civilization, but tucked away behind a neighborhood so a nice little escape. Highly recommended if you're in the area and need a place to walk or take the kids to play. Also - the bathrooms here are PRISTINE for being outdoor park bathrooms. Seriously impressed.

Clean park with lots of shade. Playground is older but I'm good conditions. Kids had a great time!read more

Located north of downtown is a park that includes a clubhouse, basketball courts, a large swimming…read morepool, and a wooded playground. The park was renovated by the local Jaycees and partners back in 1985. There is a large paved parking lot next to the park which can easily hold the visitors to the area. The playground features numerous slides and has swings and some climbing structures. The pool is fenced and has a waterslide. The basketball goals are on the east side of the pool structure so they are separated from the playground area. Review #3200

This is such a wonderful place to camp, fish, hike, etc. We were there during the week so not many…read morepeople were there. Weather was perfect for camping. Didn't catch any fish, but we did catch a buzz .

Beautiful, clean lake. Boating, camping, cabin rentals, dining, winery, brewery, hiking, fishing, &…read moremore!

After living in Tell City my whole life I realized I had never been to see the Overlook Park to see…read morethe damn. It's always been closed or I was just too busy. Well with Covid there wasn't a whole lot to do we decided to take a drive to show my wife around my home town and around the county. It was a little wet that day and we had my parents, but we did walk back to see the overlook. We didn't do any trails, but it was a beautiful afternoon for a quick walk and to view the damn. There are a couple of benches and you can read some info about the Eagles and history of the damn.

A great view of the Cannelton Dam. Some easy to hike short trails but not the best markings on the…read moretrails. The Bob Rambottom trail needs some maintenance and although it dead ends, the end is not marked. Some folks have beat their own trails so it easy to get off trail and not realize. Dogs allowed. They have clean toilets. There are several picnic shelters.

I took a trip to Marengo Cave while in Louisville and it was well worth the price. I paid for the…read morecombo tours which offers 2 cave tours for around 30+ dollars. The cave tour was amazing and our guide was really knowledgeable and entertaining. All of the cave formations were really cool to view, there were so many different types of stalactites and stalagmites throughout the cave. Marengo cave offers activities for all ages, cave tours, crawling tours,slides, putt putt, and a casual restaurant. From what I hear they're gonna offer an additional amenity soon.

Taking the Both Tours of the Marengo Cave Park made our visit memorable. At first we were going to…read morego on just one tour however, the price was right to take the Both Tours offer. The Crystal Cave tour was 40-minutes & the Dripstone Trail was 60-mins, & a rest in between each tour. The tour guides were knowledgeable, make themselves to answer questions, the paths are clean so you don't leave with dirty shoes or clothing. This is a great park to spend a family day, lots of of places for the kids to play, tasty cafe, rock shop, gift shop, cabins or campsites for those who want to spend the night, lots of parking, plus you can host events &/or wedding.