McCormick's Creek State Park | |
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Map of the U.S. state of Indiana showing the location of McCormick's Creek State Park | |
Location | Owen County, Indiana, USA |
Nearest city | Spencer, Indiana |
Coordinates | 39°17′40″N 86°43′40″W / 39.29444°N 86.72778°W |
Area | 1,924 acres (7.79 km2) |
Established | 1916 |
Visitors | 641,437 (in 2018–2019)[1] |
Governing body | Indiana Department of Natural Resources |
McCormick's Creek State Park is the oldest state park in the U.S. state of Indiana, dedicated on July 4, 1916, as part of the state's centennial celebration. It is located 14 miles (23 km) west of Bloomington in Owen County. The park receives about 640,000 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 the park seeing 4 minutes and 1 second of totality.[2]