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Bluffs of Beaver Bend is currently closed and inaccessible due to road maintenance and erosion stabilization work and will likely be closed for several weeks. We apologize for the inconvenience.
This list includes Indiana's nature preserves that are open for public visitation. Please be aware that many preserves are not owned by DNR. Some of the preserves may have special restrictions requested by their owners.
Nature Preserves of Indiana
has more information regarding all of the Nature Preserves in Indiana, including important regulations that visitors should observe in order to keep the preserves healthy.
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Adams County
Baltzell-Lenhart Woods Nature Preserve
Allen County
Bicentennial Woods Nature Preserve
Blue Cast Springs Nature Preserve
Dustin Nature Preserve (Tom and Jane Dustin)
Fogwell Forest Nature Preserve
Fox Island Nature Preserve
Lindenwood Nature Preserve
McNabb-Walter Nature Preserve
Mengerson Nature Preserve
Meno-aki Nature Preserve
Spring Lake Woods and Bog Nature Preserve
Vandolah Nature Preserve
Bartholomew County
Anderson Falls Nature Preserve
Brown County
Ogle Hollow Nature Preserve
Preserve Guide and Trail Map
Steele Nature Preserve (Selma Steele)
Ten O'Clock Line Nature Preserve
Trevlac Bluffs Nature Preserve
Clark County
Fourteenmile Creek Nature Preserve
Nine Penny Branch Nature Preserve
White Oak Nature Preserve
Preserve Guide and Trail Map
Clinton County
Bryan Woods Nature Preserve (Eunice Hamilton Bryan)
Preserve Trail Guide
Daviess County
Thousand Acre Woods Nature Preserve
DeKalb County
Douglas Woods Nature Preserve, DeKalb/Steuben Counties
Delaware County
Munsee Woods Nature Preserve
Elkhart County
Boot Lake Nature Preserve
Elkhart Bog Nature Preserve
Pipewort Pond (Lieber Memorial) Nature Preserve
Fayette County
Shrader-Weaver Nature Preserve
Old Growth Trail Guide
Succession Trail Guide
Floyd County
Sherman Minton Nature Preserve
Fountain County
Portland Arch Nature Preserve
Preserve Guide and Trail Map
Fulton County
Burton Nature Preserve (Judy Burton)
Kern Nature Preserve (Bob Kern)
Manitou Islands Nature Preserve
Gibson County
Hemmer Woods Nature Preserve
Trail Guide
Saunder's Woods Nature Preserve
Hamilton County
Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve
Harrison County
Hayswood Nature Preserve
Mouth of Blue River Nature Preserve
Post Oak-Cedar Nature Preserve
Preserve Guide and Trail Map
Teeple Glade Nature Preserve
Hendricks County
Burnett Woods Nature Preserve
Henry County
Samuel and Stella Stout Memorial Forest Nature Preserve (Stout Woods)
Smith-Crisler Nature Preserve
Jackson County
Hemlock Bluff Nature Preserve
Knobstone Glade Nature Preserve
Jasper County
Ciurus Park Nature Preserve (Thomas Ciurus)
Coastal Plain Ponds Nature Preserve
Fisher Oak Savanna Nature Preserve
Stoutsburg Savanna Nature Preserve
Tefft Savanna Nature Preserve
Preserve Guide and Trail Map
Jay County
Bell-Croft Nature Preserve
Limberlost Swamp Nature Preserve
Loblolly Marsh Nature Preserve
White Oak Cemetery Nature Preserve
Jefferson County
Chelsea Flatwoods Nature Preserve
Clifty Canyon Nature Preserve
Jennings County
Calli Nature Preserve
Guthrie Memorial Woods Nature Preserve
Tribbett's Woods Nature Preserve
Wells Woods Nature Preserve
Johnson County
Blossom Hollow (Laura Hare) Nature Preserve
Kosciusko County
Big Chapman Lake Nature Preserve and Little Chapman Lake Nature Preserve
Greider's Woods Nature Preserve
Pisgah Marsh Nature Preserve
Wildwood Nature Preserve
LaGrange County
Fawn River Nature Preserve
LaGrange County Nature Preserve (Location of the Maple Wood Nature Center)
Marsh Wren Nature Preserve
Mongoquinong Nature Preserve
Olin Lake Nature Preserve
Preserve Guide and Trail Map
Pond ‘Lil Nature Preserve
Tamarack Bog Nature Preserve
Lake County
Cressmoor Prairie Nature Preserve
Gibson Woods Nature Preserve
Hoosier Prairie Nature Preserve
Preserve Guide and Trail Map
Ivanhoe Dune & Swale Nature Preserve
McCloskey's Burr Oak Savanna Nature Preserve
Seidner Dune & Swale Nature Preserve
LaPorte County
Ambler Flatwoods Nature Preserve
Barker Woods Nature Preserve
Little Calumet Headwaters Nature Preserve
Sebert Woods Nature Preserve
Springfield Fen Nature Preserve
Wintergreen Woods Nature Preserve
Lawrence County
Donaldson Cave, Donaldon's Woods and Mitchell Sinkhole Plain Nature Preserves
Marion County
Eagle's Crest Nature Preserve
Lawrence Creek Nature Preserve
Marott Park Woods Nature Preserve
Spring Pond Nature Preserve
Warbler Woods Nature Preserve
Martin County
Bluffs of Beaver Bend Nature Preserve
Tank Spring Nature Preserve
Monroe County
Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve
Cedar Bluffs Nature Preserve
Griffy Woods Nature Preserve
Low Gap Nature Preserve
Scout Ridge Nature Preserve
Preserve Guide and Trail Map
Sweedy Hollow Nature Preserve
Montgomery County
Pine Hills Nature Preserve *
Preserve Guide and Trail Map
Morgan County
Meyer (Fred and Dorothy) Nature Preserve
Newton County
Barnes Nature Preserve
Conrad Savanna Nature Preserve
Conrad Station Nature Preserve
Noble County
Bender Nature Preserve (Lloyd W. Bender)
Crooked Lake Nature Preserve
Glacial Esker Nature Preserve
Hammer Wetlands Nature Preserve (Art Hammer)
Lonidaw Nature Preserve
Merry Lea
Spurgeon Nature Preserve
Orange County
Orangeville Rise of the Lost River Nature Preserve
Owen County
Green's Bluff Nature Preserve
McCormick's Cove Nature Preserve
Wolf Cave Nature Preserve
Parke County
Rocky Hollow-Falls Canyon Nature Preserve
Porter County
Coulter Nature Preserve
Dunes Nature Preserve
Dunes Prairie Nature Preserve
JD Marshall
Moraine Nature Preserve
Posey County
Harmonie Hills
Section Six Flatwoods Nature Preserve
Twin Swamps Nature Preserve
Wabash Border
Wabash Lowlands Nature Preserve
Pulaski County
Berns-Meyer Nature Preserve
Sandhill Nature Preserve
Tippecanoe River Nature Preserve
Putnam County
Big Walnut Nature Preserve - Tall Timbers Trail
Fern Cliff Nature Preserve
Fortune Woods Nature Preserve
Hall Woods Nature Preserve
Hemlock Ridge Nature Preserve
Ripley County
Falling Timber Nature Preserve
St. Joseph County
Bendix Woods Nature Preserve
Chamberlain Lake Nature Preserve
Lydick Bog Nature Preserve
Spicer Lake Nature Preserve
Scott County
Thomastown Bottoms Nature Preserve
Shelby County
Meltzer Nature Preserve
Spencer County
Kramer Original Woods Nature Preserve (Henry Kramer)
Lincoln's Woods Nature Preserve (Sarah Lincoln)
Starke County
Koontz Lake Nature Preserve
Ober Savanna Nature Preserve
Round Lake Nature Preserve
Steuben County
Beechwood Nature Preserve
Douglas Woods Nature Preserve, DeKalb/Steuben Counties
Loon Lake Nature Preserve
Marion Woods Nature Preserve
Marsh Lake Nature Preserve
McClue Nature Preserve (Charles McClue)
Potawatomi Nature Preserve
Robb Hidden Canyon Nature Preserve
Ropchan Memorial Nature Preserve
Ropchan Wildlife Refuge Nature Preserve
Wing Haven Nature Preserve
Woodland Bog Nature Preserve
Sullivan County
Shakamak Prairie Nature Preserve
Tippecanoe County
Granville Sand Barrens Nature Preserve
Prophetstown Fen Nature Preserve
Union County
Hornbeam Nature Preserve
Vanderburgh County
Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve
Vermillion County
Smith Cemetery Nature Preserve
Vigo County
Dobbs Memorial Nature Preserve (John G. Dobbs)
Elliott Woods Nature Preserve
Jackson-Schnyder Nature Preserve
Wabash County
Asherwood Nature Preserve
Hathaway Preserve at Ross Run
Kokiwanee Nature Preserve
Warren County
Black Rock Nature Preserve
Black Rock Barrens Nature Preserve
Weiler-Leopold Nature Preserve
Washington County
Big Spring Nature Preserve
Wells County
Acres Along the Wabash Nature Preserve
Hammer Nature Preserve (Anna Brand Hammer)
White County
Spinn Prairie Nature Preserve
Whitley County
Crooked Lake Nature Preserve
Dygert Nature Preserve (Wendell and Evelyn Dygert)
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