After three beautiful days in Kentucky, we packed up and headed for Brown County State Park in Nashville, Indiana. It was only a two and a half hour drive, but most of it was along a two-lane road which was very scenic that followed the mighty Ohio River.
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| Brown County State Park |
Brown County State Park is huge! It sits on 15,776 acres and 1.3 million people visit each year. It is the largest state park in Indiana. The campground had 422 sites. We were on site 164 which was the first site within the third campground. It is so hard to pick out campsites online. We mainly want the sites to be level and somewhat shady (I hate to be hot!) We were right at the entrance, so everyone was coming and going. There were a lot more people around this campground than in Kentucky. The sites were nice and roomy, but I felt pretty wide open.
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| Nashville, Indiana |
On Friday, we spent the day in the town of Nashville. It was the cutest town I'd ever visited. The town itself has a population of 803 people but hosts over 300 shops throughout the downtown area. We leisurely
walked the entire downtown area. It rained on and off, so it was perfect to take shelter in one of the many shops along the way. We stumbled across the Big Woods Brewing Company for lunch. It was located down a back alley way but we were bound and determined to find it. I had the Busted Knuckle Ale. This was their signature ale. It is a hybrid ale, most similar to a "smooth" porter. It had the color of a porter but was very easy to drink. Jim tried one of their IPAs. I'm not a fan of any IPSs so I didn't even want to try it. The waitress recommended their pulled pork nachos. They were outstanding. I even ate a few hot peppers with them as it really added to the flavor. (I'm not a fan of hot and spicy food, but I'm trying to be a little more adventurous).
Saturday, we just ventured out and took a drive over to Bloomington, Indiana to check out the Indiana University campus. It was beautiful and so very historic. We ventured back to the park and took the 20 miles nature drive. There was so much to see and this was our last day to see it all. Below are some of my favorite photos. We hope to visit this park again in the fall. Everyone we talked to said we have to come back to take in the fall colors. I bet it's outstanding.
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Brown County State Park
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Brown County State Park
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Beautiful pictures!
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