The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-21
STATE PARKS
EQUIPPED FOR
HOLIDAY RUSH
New Pools and Hotels Add
to AttraCtiveneSS of
Resorts.
100000 EXPECTED
100000 EXPECTED
Visitors From All Sections
of Nation Will Enjoy
Indiana Summer.

With new swimming pools, addi-
tional hotel space and new shelters
Indiana owned parks are ready to
receive the 100000 visitors from this
and other States expected to visit
the beauty spots.
In 1927 more than 100000 paid
admission to the State parks and
the new Dunes Park was opening
for three months during that pc
Rod. Richard Lieber, Conservation
Department director, expects at
least one-half million visitors this
year and arrangements have been
made accordingly.
Pools Provided
Hundreds of reservations for
hotel and cottage space for the
summer already are on file.
Additional lodgings for fifty per-
sons are provided in the third story
addition to the Inn at Clifty Falls
State Park at Madison.
The road to this park is nearing
completion and the detours pro-
vided are reported to be in very
good condition.
Two bathing pools, one for chill
dren and the other for adults are
under construction at McCormick's
Creek Canyon Park and will be
placed in use July /.
Nature Guides Free
Traffic from Indianapolis to this
park is routed over Rd. 81 to
Bloomington, which Is all paved
and then over ten miles Of stone
highway, Rd. As to the park. This
obviates the sand and gravel on
Rd. CT and is only six miles longer,
the State Highway Department re-
ports.
Playground equipment has been
provided at all State parks this
year and several of the resorts will
continue the free guide service.
This nature guide feature was be-
gun several seasons ago and has
proved popular.
Golf Course Available
Grounds at the hotel at Pokagon
Park on Lake James have been
Handicapped, and guests of the hotel
are extended the privilege of the
privately owned golf course. Motor
and row boats for hire make this
lake resort unusually attractive.
New trials have been added By
engineers across the shifting sands
Of the Dunes Park. Parking space
and camping area has been pre-
vided for thousands who may desire
to take advantage of this rare beau
ty spot.
Addition of the $4,000 land grant
of Samuel insult Jr., the utility
magnate, has added a direct en-
trance from the paved highway,
Rd. 20.
Plan Big Hotel
Plans are under way to build
large modern hotel at this beauty
OROOs JnIllOC0 1clCll1blCO 1lOW dlC
offered at Duneside Inn.
All preparations have been COM
pleted at the Turkey Run State
Park to entertain the thousands
who flock there each season.
The Inn there has overnight Ca
pacity for $50 guests.
The cottages which contain sleep
ing rooms only are patronized ex-
tensively.
The park has 1910 acres, prac-
tically all Of which is heavily wood
ed and contains 285 acres Of virgin
timber.
This park is reached over Rds. ~
and IL.
Inn Is Delightful
Of interest to nature lovers is the
Clark County State forest with its
$500 acres accessible by Rd. 81.
Many visitors are going to the
Muscatatuck State Park winding
along the river of the same name.
The Inn there is delightful STOP
ping place as it is a remodeled farm
house with large openings between
the lobby, dining room and hallway
and is always cool and inviting.
Four cottages outside supplement-
the sleeping facilities of the Inn.
Rds. 7 and so lead to this park.