Help in indiana

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DanHammond

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Hi I am from northwest Indiana and am looking for a place to go hiking and primitive camping for three days at the end of February, the more off the beaten path the better. I'm willing to drive but I want to make it a backcountry type trip, no electric hookups and shower nonsense ;p so anybody got any ideas? Also open to southern Michigan as well.
 
Check out the Sand Lake Quiet Area by Traverse City, Michigan. The Nordhouse Dunes by Ludington, Michigan are a littlle out in the open for winter camping.
 
Wow. I googled about Indiana out of curiosity. Nothing federal, and the state park system has little to offer. No wilderness areas that I can see, and the longest trail in the only park over 5,000 acres is 3.5 miles. You've got my sincere condolences, and that's not sarcasm.

Michigan looks like it has a LOT more to offer, though. After searching on Michigan, I'd really like to see some of those places!
 
Dan, you should check out either Manistee or Huron national forest. Both are incredible, the only thing is they are pretty far north from Indiana. Both will offer seclusion and solitude, especially in the winter
 
OwenM said:
Wow. I googled about Indiana out of curiosity. Nothing federal, and the state park system has little to offer. No wilderness areas that I can see, and the longest trail in the only park over 5,000 acres is 3.5 miles. You've got my sincere condolences, and that's not sarcasm.

Michigan looks like it has a LOT more to offer, though. After searching on Michigan, I'd really like to see some of those places!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indiana_state_parks

http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2392.htm

http://www.fs.usda.gov/hoosier Hoosier national is over 202,000 acres.

I'm not from Indiana but have been there, there's a lot more there than you would think, lakes in the north, farm land in the middle, and hills and a few mountains in the south. a lot of historical sites all over the state, from paleo all the way through revolutionary war and 1812.
 
Hoosier Nat. Forest is nice, you won't see anything like out west, but there are plenty of camping and outdoor opportunities. Can't help you up north with what you want, I am staying at Pokagon State Park (in the inn mind you) in a couple of weeks. I believe camping is open, but it is not that "off the beaten path" type. Any camping this time of year will be all to yourself though. For more remote, I would recommend Green-Sullivan State Forrest in south-central-western Indiana. It is an area full of mine strip pits that amounts to about 200 ponds. They have a few permanent port-a-potties, a place to drop your money, and a picnic table at every site. That would make a great spring or fall excursion. There is also a hike-in and camp deal at Shades State Park. I think they keep some water and firewood at the actual site, but that is it. Shades is west, north-central, not sure if the hike-in camp is open year-round officially.
 
Thanx for the help everybody! And I spent the last year working in traverse city Michigan and we are planning a summer trip up there,
 
Southern part of the state is much better than the middle\north, although still not as good as Kentucky. There are a few state parks along the Ohio River that offer some nice trails - not Red River Gorge quality, but also not flat farm land
 
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