O'Bannon Woods State Park

04/05/2026

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O'Bannon Woods is now hiring for the 2026 recreation season. For questions call 812-738-8232
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03/04/2026

🎟️ 2026 Annual Entrance Passes! 🌟

Get ready for another year of outdoor fun and adventure! Our 2026 Annual Entrance Passes are available now!

📍Where to Purchase:
🌳Main Gate or Park Office (hours may vary)
🌳 Online: stores.innsgifts.com/entrance/ (Please allow time for shipping)

Stop by and grab your pass to enjoy unlimited access all year long. See you at the park!

02/04/2026

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O'Bannon Woods is now hiring for the 2026 recreation season. For questions call 812-738-8232
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28/03/2026

🎉 Challenge yourself in 2026 with the Indiana State Park Fitness Challenge! 💪

Walk, bike, paddle, or swim at least 25 miles inside one or more of Indiana State Parks between March 1-November 30 to be entered for prize drawings!

Learn more at: dnr.IN.gov/healthy

25/03/2026

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Prescribed fire is one of our most important and efficient tools for managing invasive species, restoring native prairie, maintaining open oak/hickory woodlands, and ensuring habitat diversity for wildlife!

Prescribed fires are carefully planned and executed. Certified staff with specific fire training plan, conduct, and evaluate prescribed fire in areas of forests, prairies, savanna, wetlands, and crop fields each spring and fall when meteorological conditions are optimal for safety and effectiveness.

Our properties may be performing prescribed burns this March/April. If visiting, you may see smoke. Portions of the parks will be closed during fire operations. The affected areas will reopen when the prescribed burn is complete. You may call the property directly if you have additional questions. Find contact information: stateparks.IN.gov.

You can learn more about prescribed fire at on.IN.gov/prescribed-fire.

21/03/2026

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Want to be a Indiana State Park lifeguard but need certification? Sign up for a lifeguard training today!

Register through your local state park by calling the office phone number or email [email protected]. Learn more at: https://ow.ly/BP7g50YvU5T

20/03/2026

Spring Beauties! This early spring flower has white to pink or pink-striped petals, which turn toward sunshine and close up at night and during cloudy weather.

Be on the lookout for these little treasures as spring approaches quickly! Remember to ONLY look; no picking of the wildflowers, please.

Read about spring flowers with our "Common Spring Wildflowers of Indiana State Parks" brochure at on.IN.gov/INStateParkPublications.

14/03/2026

The Harbinger of Spring, also called Salt and Pepper, belongs to the carrot family. The white petals and dark anthers (where the pollen is made) inspired the salt and pepper name. The tiny flowers usually appear before it’s leaves. It is one of the earliest bloomers, hence the name! This small flower blooms in early March and can be found into early April.

Look for this spring ephemeral in the shelter of logs or beech leaves. Please remember to leave the flowers where you found them, so that the emerging pollinators have food, and so the next person may enjoy their beauty!

Read about spring flowers with our "Common Spring Wildflowers of Indiana State Parks" brochure at on.IN.gov/INStateParkPublications.

14/03/2026

O'Bannon Woods is now hiring for the 2026 recreation season. For questions call 812-738-8232
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20/02/2026

Donate to the Indiana Nongame Wildlife Fund: endangeredwildlife.IN.gov