| Fort Harrison State Park | |
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  Location of Fort Harrison State Park in Indiana | |
| Location | Marion County, Indiana, USA |
| Nearest city | Lawrence, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39°52′N 86°01′W / 39.867°N 86.017°W |
| Area | 1,700 acres (6.9 km2) |
| Established | 1996 |
| Visitors | 889,232 (in 2018–2019)[1] |
| Governing body | Indiana Department of Natural Resources |
| Fort Harrison State Park | |
Fort Harrison, sometimes called Fort Ben,[2] is an Indiana state park located in Lawrence, Indiana, United States, and occupies part of the former site of Fort Benjamin Harrison. The park features a former Citizen's Military Training Camp, Civilian Conservation Corps camp, and World War II prisoner of war camp. There are also picnicking and walking/jogging trails including a connection to the Fall Creek Greenway. The park receives nearly 900,000 visitors annually.[1]
The park is 1 of 14 Indiana State Parks that are in the path of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse, with 3 minutes and 48 seconds of totality.[3]
- ^ a b "2018 / 2019 Estimated Fiscal Year Visits for Indiana State Parks ~ Alphabetical" (PDF). Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ Bloom, Phil. Hiking Indiana, pg.94
- ^ R, Mike (2021-07-14). "Indiana 2024 Eclipse State Park Resources". CosmosPNW. Retrieved 2022-10-03.