Whitewater Memorial State Park

Liberty, IN 46017
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Whitewater Memorial is the sixteenth state park in Indiana. It is located 47 miles west-southwest of Dayton, Ohio. At 23,000 acres, it is the third-largest state park in Indiana; its seventeen miles stretches between Brookville, Indiana, and Liberty, Indiana, paralleled by Indiana State Road 101.
The park was established as a memorial to those American soldiers who lost their lives in World War I & II. The park is located within Union County.
Part of the facilities available to visitors to Whitewater Memorial State Park include Brookville Reservoir. Brookville Reservoir was created as an artificial lake by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1974, spanning 5,260 acres. The dam which enables the lake is 181 feet high and 2,800 feet long. Whitewater Lake itself is 200 acres.
Popular recreation options in the state park include houseboats, five hiking trails, a nine-mile horse trail and lake swimming. Bass, bluegill and other small fish are the attractions for fishermen. An archery range is available by the reservoir. Hayrides are also occasionally offered.
Hunters are attracted to the park's deer, rabbits and raccoons. Non-hunted wildlife include woodpeckers and owls.

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