Yellowwood State Forest

About Yellowwood State Forest

Yellowwood State Forest was founded in 1940 when the state was leased by the U.S. Forest Service to the state of Indiana in the 1940s to use as a national park. In 1956, Theland bequeathed the land that is now part of Yellowwood National Forest and the rest of his property to the state.

At that time, the project management of the disaster management department completed the construction of three refuges and residential buildings on the lake, which are now in use. Other buildings were sawn from the forest in a kit shape and shipped to other public areas.

The red and white pines are genuine northern pines and are still in good condition, but the other pines have succumbed to insects, diseases and extremely cold winters. The 2,000 abandoned and eroded hectares are planted with 1,500 hectares of red, white and blue pine, and the red and white pine is a true northern pine.

Yellowwood Lake was completed in 1939 and the 133-hectare lake is about 30 meters deep, bounded by the Yellowwood River, a stream, the Black River and a small stream on the west side.

In 1994, they bought 30 acres of land earmarked for the construction of a radio tower and won a piece of land through the Indiana Heritage Trust Program. In 1995, Yellowwood was acquired and added, and in 1995, a 1.5 hectare site on the west side of Yellowwood Lake and Black River, and a 2.2 hectare site on the east.

The campground north of the Forestry Commission is a designated 1.5 hectare site on the west side of Yellowwood Lake and Black River. On this page you will find the fees and this list of camping fees for more information about tents and camping in the national forest.

South of the original campsite, there are many miles of horse-drawn trails through the forest that lead you easily to the Black River, Yellowwood Lake and Red River Trail, as well as a number of other hiking trails. There are two playgrounds on the campground and both have clean drinking water.

Campsites are not accepted, so please register before camping at the Forestry Office or contact the campsite office for more information.

Most picnic areas have picnic tables and barbecues, and on the east side of the park, near the entrance to the campsite, there is a picnic table and barbecue area.

The trail starts 3 km north of the Forestry Office, the brochure is available from the Forestry Office as a hiking guide.

The steep path leads up a heavily wooded slope to the top of Yellowwood Lake, from where you have a picturesque view of the landscape. The trail starts at the foot of a steep hill on the east side of the park and leads all the way up to Yellowwoods Lake. This trail leads completely through the forest, past the forest office and then up the steepest slopes, which leads to a picture - perfect view of the Gelbholzsee.

This path leads to several sections of other marked trails, so caution is required to follow the right path. This path also requires moving through shallow currents and transitions, and it passes through several unmarked segments.

It passes through an area called OldForest, which will one day take on the characteristics of an old growth forest, and then through a small section of the old growth forest.

The trail starts at Panther Creek and follows fire tracks along a length of 4 miles, part of which follows the fire trail. Pay attention to the signposts and turn off the road at the old growth forest, about 1.5 kilometres north of the OldForest path.

In wet weather, flooding can occur and drinking water is only available at the property office.

Camping is allowed from the point where the trail begins in the Hoosier National Forest to the end of the OldForest trail at Panther Creek. The hiking trail is located on the east side of the Panther stream, about 1.5 kilometres north of Old Forest.

The OldForest Trail at Panther Creek, about a mile north of Old Forest, is accessible from the entrance of Hoosier National Forest into the park.

The Old Forest Trail at Panther Creek or any of the other trails in the park do not require any annual use or attachment of horses.

The trail is 8.6 miles long and ends at the Horse Campground. A shortcut leads to a 4 mile loop of the Y-Trail. This path connects with the Old Forest Trail at Panther Creek and the other connecting paths in the park.

Yellowwood State Forest is located on the west side of the national park, south of Fort Collins, Colorado, and east of Colorado Springs, Montana.