Shades State Park
Shades State Park
State Park · Indiana, US
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Shades State Park is a state park in Montgomery, Parke, and Fountain Counties in Indiana. It is located 47 miles west-northwest of Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2018–2019, Shades received nearly 87,000 visitors.
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Great place. Highly recommend. The trails are not busy and some of them are a good workout.
It had been 40 years since I last visited, and it's still gorgeous. I'm glad I decided to run by Shades with my wife for a quick walk on our drive from Indy to Lafayette: it wasn't peak leaves, but th
Pretty nice change of scenery and elevation for Indiana (although many of the trails seem to just wind downward into creeks ). If it has rained recently, I definitely recommend wearing boots or waterp
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