Harrison-Crawford State Forest — Attraction in New Amsterdam

Went to the Harrison-Crawford State Forest to do the “Adventure Hiking Trail” with my brother-in-law. (Look for Obannon Woods and AHT) Beautiful park, and a great 25 mile trail. They have several overnight shelters throughout the trail, but you can also tent camp. Very rugged trail *Be advised - the summer and autumn months can be very dry and most of the creek beds are extremely porous so finding water can be a challenge. Many people drop off water in advance along the trail. We did not. I went in with 4 liters thinking I would have enough to get me to the campsite water 18 miles in. It was not. I was conservative with my water usage (which I don’t recommend) and I still wound up hiking 2.5 miles without water. So...plan ahead....

Very peaceful, easy hiking, not crowded, great rock outcroppings and pretty views! A perfect destination for motorcyclists. Just a few moments away from the old historic town of Leavenworth with a country store right out of the movies. Crawford county is an undiscovered jewel of a location. Wide open spaces, amazing river views, indian artifacts (if you're lucky) and even affordable real estate! Visit this forest, i go whenever I'm in town for a major de-stressing (and also visit the...

The amount of logging being done in our state forests is disgusting. HCSF was once Indiana's best state forest. Now, it looks like a bomb has gone off surrounding O'Bannon Woods. A simple visit is interrupted by the hoardes of logging trucks speeding through the area and the smell of diesel fumes. The DNR funding themselves through logging should be a criminal act. The taxpayers of Indiana own the forest, not the IDNR. The piddly amount of money that the logging is bringing in...