Pike State Forest (Indiana)

Pike State Forest
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map of the U.S. state of Indiana showing the location of Pike State Forest
Location	Pike County, Indiana, USA
Nearest city	Winslow, Indiana
Coordinates	38°21′37″N 87°09′27″W / 38.36028°N 87.15750°W / 38.36028; -87.15750Coordinates: 38°21′37″N 87°09′27″W / 38.36028°N 87.15750°W / 38.36028; -87.15750
Area	4,444 acres (17.98 km²)
Governing body	Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Pike State Forest is a 4,444-acre (17.98 km²) state forest in Pike County, Indiana. The nearest city to the forest is Winslow. The Patoka River runs through the forest, which has a varied topography consisting of both hills and lowlands near the river. The land comprising the forest was acquired over a period ranging from the 1930s to the 1950s. The buildings and facilities in the forest were mainly constructed by the Works Progress Administration using wood from the area. Pike is administered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources; since 1997, it has been under the administration of nearby Ferdinand State Forest.^[1]

References

↑ "Pike State Forest". Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 24 May 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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