Spring Mill State Park: An Indiana State Park History and Tourism Guide
Written by Paul Wonning
Narrated by Digital Voice Mike G
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Experience history first hand with a road trip to Spring Mill State Park near Mitchell, Indiana in Lawrence County. The park features a modern electric campground and a great system of hiking trails. Stay in style in Spring Mill Inn. The pioneer village features a working gristmill, blacksmith shop, woodworking shop and weaving looms. Visitors may take a boat tour into one of the parks two caves.
Pioneer Village
Visitors to Spring Mill State Park during the summer months will find reenactors in period dress performing various tasks common to village life in the Nineteenth Century. Weavers using looms to weave cloth, a blacksmith forges iron into various implements and a carpenter crafts projects on a foot powered lathe and other traditional tools.
Gristmill and Sawmill
The gristmill in Spring Mill State Park grinds corn into cornmeal that visitors may purchase. Much of the meal finds its way to Spring Mill Inn's restaurant for use in many of the dishes served in the Inn. The gristmill includes a water powered saw mill that saws logs into lumber.
Hiking
There are almost 10 miles of hiking trails at Spring Mill State Park ranging from rugged to easy on seven trails. Most of these trails traverse through forested area. Two trails pass caves, and one passes through one of Indiana’s last virgin forest stands. Trail 6 is a handicap accessible paved trail that goes through a portion of the Donaldson Nature Preserve. The trailhead is at the Grissom Memorial.
Camping
The 187 site modern campground has electric outlets and access to water as well as comfort stations equipped with toilets and showers.
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