INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS
Join us at Spring Mill State Park for a weekend full of fun! Check out the schedule below:
Friday
4pm: Snake Talk – Have you met our resident reptiles? Join Sarah outside the Lakeview Activity Center as she introduces you to two native Indiana Snakes.
7pm: Hit the Trails Hike – Meet at the Lakeview Activity Center for a moderate hike that will include trail 2, trail 4 and trail 1. 2 mile hike, 1 hour. A great way to unwind from a hectic week.
Saturday
11am: Salamander Social Meet Sarah on the Lakeview Activity Center’s amphitheater and we will identify Indiana’s Endangered Snot Otter and make some salamander slime!
3:00p.m: Old Growth Hike – Meet Chris at Twin Caves parking lot for a beautiful hike through the karst landscape and virgin timber.
Sunday
2pm: Trail 5 Hike – Join Chris at the Lakeview Activity Center for an enjoyable hike around the lake to experience the sights and sounds of nature. 1 mile, rugged.
GATE FEE MAY APPLY
PLEASE CONTACT THE PARK OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION: (812) 849-3534
SATURDAY
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Nature Play Day
Let’s get our kids outside!
SUNDAY
3:00 PM Don’t Leaf Art Behind
Leaves are the subjects of many pieces of art work. Learn about leaves and how to create a fun piece of art work in the program.
Meet at Lakeview Activity Center.
10:00 PM Full Strawberry Moon
Anthony and Chris, Spring Mill Naturalists, will take you on an evening adventure! One hour, rugged hike. 1.5 miles
Meet at Lakeview Activity Center
GATE FEE WILL APPLY
Please call the Park Office for more information: (812) 849-3534
INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS
Join us this weekend for a whole lot of fun in the beautiful Spring Mill State Park. Come along for some outdoor fun. Oh and BIG news… this weekend is one of the Park’s most popular events AND the kickoff to Mitchell’s Persimmon Festival, the 53rd Annual Tri Kappa Candlelight Tour!
FRIDAY
7:00 PM Persimmon Pride Hike
Kick off the Persimmon Festival and the Tri Kappa Candlelight Tour with a guided hike along the Stagecoach Trail and through the Pioneer Village.
Meet at Oak Ridge Shelter House
SATURDAY
11:00 AM Bubble Homes and Fish Farts
Stop by the Lakeview Activity Center to blow bubbles and learn how animals use bubbles in nature!
1:00 PM Creek Stomp
Meet Gail to explore the Park’s creek bed for macroinvertebrate. Bring your water shoes or just go barefoot!
Meet at the Village Ordinary
4:00 PM – 9:00 PM Candlelight Tour
Walk the Pioneer Village by candlelight and learn a little more about how life was in the 1800’s.
SUNDAY
10:00 AM Cave River Valley Hike
The property that Spring Mill manages in Washington County is full of history! Prepare to get your feet wet as we hike down to the valley! Bring water and get ready for this 2.5 hour, rugged hike.
Meet at the Donaldson parking lot to carpool to the Valley
2:00 PM Trail 7 Hike
Join Chris for a leisurely hike to enjoy the colorful splendor of Fall!
Meet at the Tulip Poplar Shelter House
