Planning on heading to Salamonie next weekend. Anyone been there yet this year? It will be my first time there and I heard it was always muddy if there had been ANY rain. Just wondering what shape the trails are in. Anybody?
Posted 2009-05-16 8:25 PM (#105028 - in reply to #104998) Subject: RE: Salamonie
Location: KY
Is this the place?
State Park Overview:
The name Salamonie was derived from the Native American word "O-sah-mo-nee," which means "yellowpaint." Native Americans made yellow paint from the bloodroot plant which grew in great abundancealong the winding banks of the river. Salamonie River State Forest was created as a demonstration riverside forest for the reclamation oferoded land. The state forest was established in the mid 1930's when local people assisted the state inpurchasing the hilly land and bluffs along the Salamonie River. Most of the land's topsoil was erodedaway, making reclamation of the area a major challenge. To deal with this challenge, a 200-memberCivilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp was created. The CCC designed and planned the forest andrecreation facilities and opened a stone quarry. Several hundred acres of land were reforested and manyrecreation facilities were built, including Hominy Ridge Lake and the large stone shelter house that standsnear the lake. Today the forest encompasses 850 acres and offers many recreational opportunities to itsvisitors.
Posted 2009-05-17 8:53 AM (#105033 - in reply to #104998) Subject: RE: Salamonie
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Posts: 74 Location: IN
It's a state park in North Centeral Indiana just southeast of Fort Wayne...obviously not one of the more popular places to ride I guess. Oh well. I guess I'll provide a review once I return.
Posted 2009-05-17 12:57 PM (#105041 - in reply to #104998) Subject: RE: Salamonie
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Posts: 474 Location: White Mills, Ky.
Yes, please do give us a review. We are always looking for new places to go camp and ride. Northern IN might be a good spot in the hot months when we are sweltering down here with our hazy, hot and humid summers.
Salamonie
