Scott County lodging facilities are popular with sports fans wanting easy access and accommodation value only a short drive away from major events. Vacation shopping is an adventrue in Scott County. Leisure travelers can enjoy many historic towns rich in 19th century architecture. Their slower pace takes them along picturesque state highways and U.S. 31 from quaint river towns to colorful country villages. Not all Scott County visitors stay indoors.
Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy thousands of acres of state and national outdoor recreational areas.
These areas offer camping from small puptents up to the largest modern camper. Hardy Lake - the 741 acre lake located 11 miles northeast of Scottsburg , is surrounded by 1,321 acres of beautiful wooded countryside offering camping, fishing, swimming, boating, hunting, sports and cultural activities. Knobstone Trail is Indiana's longest back country footpath. The trail is 58 miles long and travels through 40,000 acres of forested public land in Clark, Scott and Washington counties. Scott County is at the crossroads of adventure for more than a dozen state and national parks, historic sites, forests and wildlife areas which include Clark State Forest, Falls of the Ohio State Park, Clifty Falls State Park, Hoosier National Forest, Spring Mill State Park, Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge and Pigeon Roost State Historic Site.