Let's Go Camping: Shade / Turkey Run State Park
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Let's Go Camping: Shade State Park
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This is going to be a great long weekend. We will be hiking at Turkey Run SP, Shades SP, and Pine Hill Nature Preserve. We are also planning on canoeing Sugar Creek. I will be there Wednesday Night thru Sunday. Feel free to come down any day you like.
We will be staying in individual sites at Shades State Park. You will need to book your own site. The cost is about $15 per night. You can have 6 people, 2 tents, and 1 car. There is a parking lot at the entrance to the campground for extra cars. If you are looking for a site mate or a ride, please post it in your RSVP. There is an entrance fee for $7 per car per visit. Therefore you will only need to pay this once. It is also honored at Turkey Run State Park.I will be staying at Campsite 32. This campground will probably fill up. So booked you site early.
Reserve your site at: http://indianastateparks.reserveamerica.com/camping/Shades/r/campsiteSearch.do?site=all&type=9&minimal=no&search=site&criteria=new&contractCode=IN&parkId=570030&search=site
Shades State Park Website: http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2970.htm
Shades State Park Map of Park: http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/files/shades_trail.pdf
Map of Campground: http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/files/shades_nonelectric.pdf
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Tentative Schedule (Attendance is optional):
Thursday, July 11:
https://www.meetup.com/ChicagoHOS/events/119178162/
We will be bike riding from Rockville to Bridgeton: This is a 20 mile bike ride. It will out and back from Rockville to Bridgeton. On the way we will visit 4 historic covered bridges. We will be traveling at “Sight Seeing” pace. At Bridgeton, we will stop for lunch and ice cream. I am hoping to get done in 4 hours. (If you want a longer ride, you will have the option of doing a 35 mile loop.)
Website: http://www.coveredbridges.com/index.php/home?cfid=1
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Friday, July 12:
https://www.meetup.com/ChicagoHOS/events/118584252/
We will be hiking Shades and Pine Hills. Shades State Park and Pine Hills Nature Preserve are great places to hike. The beautiful sandstone cliffs overlooking Sugar Creek and numerous shady ravines provide the backdrop for your journey through this nature lover's paradise. Some of the trails are considered "Rugged" to "Very Rugged". Please be prepared for stairs, ladders, etc. I am planning to hike around 7 miles.
Friday and Saturday Evenings, we will have a potluck at a Dell Shelter at Shades State Park. Please bring a dish to pass.
Shades Trail Map: http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/files/shades_trail.pdf
Pine Hills Trail Map: http://www.in.gov/dnr/naturepreserve/files/np-PineHillsTrailGuide.pdf
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Saturday, July 13:
https://www.meetup.com/ChicagoHOS/events/118578402/
We will be hiking Turkey Run. Turkey Run State Park is one of my favorite places to hike. Deep canyons nestled in the shadows of sandstone cliffs and peaceful hemlock groves harbor some of the most ruggedly beautiful hiking trails in the state. Some of the trails are considered "Rugged" to "Very Rugged". Please be prepared for stairs, ladders, etc. I am planning to hike around 8 miles.
Friday and Saturday Evenings, we will have a potluck at a Dell Shelter at Shades State Park. Please bring a dish to pass.
Turkey Run Trail Map: http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/files/turkey_run_trail.pdf
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Sunday, July 14:
https://www.meetup.com/ChicagoHOS/events/119358442/
We will be canoeing from Shades State Park to Turkey Run State Park on Sugar Creek. Come paddle through Turkey Run and Shades State Parks and under 3 historic covered bridges. Stop along the many sandbars and hunt for rocks, fossils, crinoids and Indian Beads. Paddle down the stream the Piankeshaw Indians called "Pun-go-se-co-ne" or "Water of Many Sugar Trees". So, pack your picnic lunch and come float down beautiful Sugar Creek! We will be doing a 15 mile canoe trip from Shades State Park to Turkey Run State Park. Cost: $15 per person (2 people per canoe) RSVP by: June 28.
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Head for home. Check out time is 5:00 on Sundays.
This will be a great long weekend. Please join us.
Kevin