Raccoon Lake SRA
Raccoon is a popular camping, boating and fishing spot in western Indiana.
The park has over 300 electric and non-electric camping spots with modern restroom and shower facilities, a swimming beach with a beach house containing showers and a concession stand, 10 picnic shelters, 5 boat launching ramps (one inside the SRA and 4 around the lake), a 3-D archery trail, 335 acres of huntable land (off Ferndale road on the south side of the lake), and 8 miles of hiking trails with views of rocky cliffs, the lake, second-growth forests and prairie restorations.
Raccoon State Recreation Area is surrounded by Cecil M Harden Lake (Raccoon Lake), a 2,060 acre federal flood control reservoir. The park also has an Interpretive Naturalist program with regular programs every weekend Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. up-to-date program brochure detailing all the fun hikes, crafts and activities at the park can be found at the property office.
Native forest and large rock outcrops line the upper part of Big Raccoon Creek. Cecil M. Harden Lake resulted from the damming of the creek for flood control. The lake also provides recreation, wildlife management and economic benefits. A variety of fish, flora and fauna can be viewed at the property.
