McCormick's Creek State Park

McCormick's Creek State Park
Map showing the location of McCormick's Creek State Park
Map showing the location of McCormick's Creek State Park
Map of the U.S. state of Indiana showing the location of McCormick's Creek State Park
LocationOwen County, Indiana, USA
Nearest citySpencer, Indiana
Coordinates39°17′40″N 86°43′40″W / 39.29444°N 86.72778°W / 39.29444; -86.72778
Area1,924 acres (7.79 km2)
Established1916
Visitors641,437 (in 2018–2019)[1]
Governing bodyIndiana 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]

  1. ^ a b "2018 / 2019 Estimated Fiscal Year Visits for Indiana State Parks ~ Alphabetical" (PDF). Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  2. ^ R, Mike (July 14, 2021). "Indiana 2024 Eclipse State Park Resources". CosmosPNW. Retrieved October 3, 2022.