O'Bannon Woods State Park

O'Bannon Woods State Park
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)

Location	Harrison County, Indiana, USA
Nearest city	Corydon, Indiana
Coordinates	38°13′41″N 86°17′46″W / 38.22806°N 86.29611°W / 38.22806; -86.29611Coordinates: 38°13′41″N 86°17′46″W / 38.22806°N 86.29611°W / 38.22806; -86.29611
Area	2,000 acres (8.09 km²)
Established	2004
Governing body	Indiana Department of Natural Resources
http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2976.htm

O'Bannon Woods State Park is located near Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana, 32 miles (51 km) west of Louisville, KY.

O'Bannon Woods was originally known as the Wyandotte Woods State Recreation Area, which was part of the Harrison-Crawford State Forest. Its main attraction is Wyandotte Caves, which contains over fifty miles of underground caverns and one of the world's largest underground "mountains". The Blue River runs through the park. Indiana DNR lists it as one of their "Seven Hidden Jewels".

The park was named for former governor Frank O'Bannon and houses the O'Bannon Woods Interpretive Center, which offers exhibits and nature programs year round.

Nature Center
Duck pond by the Forest office, near the state park entrance.

References

"O'Bannon Woods State Park". Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
United States Geological Survey. "Wyandotte Cave, USGS Leavenworth (IN,KY) Topo Map". TopoQuest. Retrieved 2008-07-05.

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Protected areas of Indiana

National Park Service	George Rogers Clark National Historical Park Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

National Forest	Hoosier

National Wildlife Refuges	Big Oaks Muscatatuck Patoka River

National Natural Landmarks	Cowles Bog Hanging Rock and Wabash Reef Harrison Spring Marengo Cave Ohio Coral Reef Orangeville Rise Pinhook Bog Portland Arch Nature Preserve Rocky Hollow Falls Canyon Nature Preserve Wesley Chapel Gulf Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve

State Parks	Brown County Chain O'Lakes Charlestown Clifty Falls Falls of the Ohio Fort Harrison Harmonie Indiana Dunes Lincoln McCormick's Creek Mounds O'Bannon Woods Ouabache Pokagon Potato Creek Prophetstown Shades Shakamak Spring Mill Summit Lake Tippecanoe River Turkey Run Versailles White River Whitewater Memorial

State Forests and Recreation Areas	Clark Deam Lake Ferdinand Greene–Sullivan Harrison–Crawford Jackson–Washington Martin Morgan–Monroe Owen–Putnam Pike Salamonie River Selmier Starve Hollow Yellowwood

Indiana Department of Natural Resources

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