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Harrison-Crawford State Forest
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
10,096 acres40.5 mi of trail
Upper Blue River TrailFox Hollow TrailAdventure TrailTurkey Ridge TrailCypress Bog Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Harrison
Harrison, IN parks, trails & bike paths
About 21% of Harrison is conserved land, roughly 13,468 acres. There are about 82 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Harrison-Crawford State Forest (40.5 mi), O'Bannon Woods State Park (28.1 mi), and Hayswood Nature Reserve (2.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Harrison, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Harrison outdoors
Conserved land
21%
13,468 of 64,682 acres
Trails
82 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 76 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
7
994 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
7.2 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 7.2 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
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O'Bannon Woods State Park
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
2,132 acres28.1 mi of trail
Breeden Ridge TrailGroup Camp TrailHorsemen'S Campground TrailRocky Ridge TrailBlue River Bluff Trail
Dog rules not recorded
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Hayswood Nature Reserve
Nature preserve
317 acres2.3 mi of trail
Indian Creek Trail Hayswood SectionIndian Creek Trail Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
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Indian Creek Trail
Nature preserve
19 acres0.5 mi of trail
Indian Creek Trail Doolittle Section
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Harrison
Unnamed peak928 ft elevation
Windell Hill892 ft elevation
Pilot Knob863 ft elevation · In Hayswood Nature Reserve
Binkley Hill837 ft elevation
Greenbrier Knob823 ft elevation · In Harrison-Crawford State Forest
Mathes Hill817 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 10.1 miHorses 23.2 miUnpaved 34.4 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
- Fox Hollow Trail6.6 mi
- Adventure Trail6.3 mi
- Upper Blue River Trail6.2 mi
- Turkey Ridge Trail5.2 mi
- Cypress Bog Trail3.4 mi
- Breeden Ridge Trail2.7 mi
- Group Camp Trail2.5 mi
- Fire Tower Trail2.3 mi
- Horsemen'S Campground Trail2.1 mi
- Rocky Ridge Trail2.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
13,468 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths7.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball13
- Tennis6
- Soccer4
- Softball1
- Basketball1
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Harrison
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 10,096 acState Park 1,746 acState Conservation Area 1,320 acPrivate Conservation 301 acLocal Park 3 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison - Crawford State ForestState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 10,096 | Open |
| O'bannon Woods State ParkState Park | State parks | 1,746 | Open |
| Mouth of Blue River Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | State parks | 470 | Open |
| Indian Creek WoodsState Conservation Area | County | 258 | Restricted |
| Post Oak - Cedar Nature Preserve (Addition)State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 232 | Open |
| Deam (Charles C.) Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 181 | Open |
| Lower Blue River Forest - Jug Hole CavePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 127 | Closed |
| Dewey HickmanPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 123 | Open |
| Flint Barrens Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 61 | Restricted |
| Hayswood Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | County | 56 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 14 places
Constitution ElmMonument
Corydon Capitol State Historic SiteIn Historic Corydon Indiana Town Square · Building
First State Office BuildingBuilding
Frank ObannonIn Historic Corydon Indiana Town Square · Monument
Haypress BarnIn O'Bannon Woods State Park · Building
Brewer CemeteryCemetery
Cedar Hill CemeteryCemetery
Conrad CemeteryCemetery
Hillgrove CemeteryCemetery
Jackson CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Harrison and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Harrison's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 40.1-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.