Salamonie River State Forest

Salamonie River State Forest
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Hominy Ridge Shelter House in Wabash County
Map of the U.S. state of Indiana showing the location of Salamonie River State Forest
Location	Wabash and Huntington counties, Indiana, USA
Nearest city	Lagro, Indiana
Coordinates	40°48′48″N 85°41′57″W / 40.81333°N 85.69917°W / 40.81333; -85.69917Coordinates: 40°48′48″N 85°41′57″W / 40.81333°N 85.69917°W / 40.81333; -85.69917
Area	850 acres (3.4 km²)
Governing body	Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Salamonie River State Forest is a 850-acre (3.4 km²) state forest in Wabash and Huntington counties, Indiana.

The forest is located along the Salamonie River and includes Salamonie Lake. The nearest city to the forest is Lagro. Salamonie State Forest is administered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Salamonie River State Forest was established in the mid-1930s; the Civilian Conservation Corps reforested the site and built its recreational facilities.^[1]

References

↑ "Salamonie River State Forest". Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 1 March 2011.

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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