Crawfordsville, Indiana Travel Information

Crawfordsville, Waveland, and Marshall Visiting this section of Indiana combines history and natural beauty. Two of Indiana’s most dramatic state parks (Shades State Park and Turkey Run State Park) lie within twenty minutes of each other, ... Waveland, IN

Sugar Creek: From Thorntown Through Shades and Turkey Run State Parks The 38-mile tour runs from Thorntown en route to Shades and then down to Turkey Run, paralleling Sugar Creek. Special attractions: Crawfordsville, Shades and Turkey Run State Parks. Location: Western ... Yountsville, IN

The Big Empty: A Drive Across the Hoosier Prairie from Greencastle to Lafayette The 60-mile drive explores the Indiana prairie through the college towns of Greencastle, Crawfordsville, and Lafayette. Special attractions: In Greencastle and Putnam County: Depauw University and cov... Crawfordsville, IN

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Pine Hills Nature Preserve (Distance: 11.8 mi) This is a passage over two backbone ridges above a deep gorge in the state's first dedicated nature preserve. Don’t be fooled by the easy pace with which this trail begins. The deep gorge that the ent...

Crawfordsville, IN - Hiking - length:1.8 mi

Pearl Ravine at Shades State Park (Distance: 12.6 mi) This is a loop trail through a rugged ravine, with a spur trail to the scenic Lover's Leap overlook. If the Ravine Trails were not enough, Trail 2 at Shades State Park provides the finishing touch wit...

Crawfordsville, IN - Hiking - length:1.3 mi

Ravine Trails at Shades State Park (Distance: 12.6 mi) This is a combination of loop trails that follow the streambeds of rocky ravines. Long before it became a state park in 1947, the dark, shadowy forest along the banks of Sugar Creek was called “Shades...

Crawfordsville, IN - Hiking - length:3.5 mi

Turkey Run State Park (Distance: 20.0 mi) This is a combination of park trails looping through canyons and along scenic Sugar Creek. The sandstone cliffs of Turkey Run State Park have their origins 300,000 years ago, when the ancient Michigan...

Crawfordsville, IN - Hiking - length:3 mi

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Crawfordsville Crawfordsville Municipal Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6610 yards, par 71 1.3 miles from center of Crawfordsville, Indiana

Crawfordsville Crawfordsville Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6188 yards, par 70 5.1 miles from center of Crawfordsville, Indiana

Rocky Ridge Rocky Ridge Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6410 yards, par 72 6.1 miles from center of Crawfordsville, Indiana

Turkey Run Turkey Run Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6807 yards, par 72 14.0 miles from center of Crawfordsville, Indiana

Tomahawk Hills Tomahawk Hills Golf Course Public, 9 holes 2973 yards, par 36 14.3 miles from center of Crawfordsville, Indiana

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