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Here is a list of sites related to outdoor recreation in Indiana. This includes activities such as bicycling, hiking & backpacking, canoeing, climbing, fishing, & wildlife viewing. These are broken down into several categories:

• Books, Magazines, & E-zines

• Clubs & Organizations

• Commercial Sites

• Events & Schedules

• Places

• Outdoor Recreation Guides

• Other Sites

We also have a few national & international links that are especially noteworthy:

• World-Wide Club Listings

• World-Wide Regional Information

• Comprehensive Sites

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• Bayou Bill's All Outdoors

• HoosierTimes.com Outdoors

• Midwest Sportsman magazine covers fishing, hunting & camping

• Outdoor Indiana magazine by Indiana DNR

• Raghorn News Hunting & Fishing News

• Bicycling

  • Indiana Bicycle Coalition The IBC is an advocacy organization which looks out for the interests of bicyclists in Indiana.

  • Bloomington Bicycle Club

  • Breakaway Bicycle Club

  • Central Indiana Bicycling Association

  • Circus City Cyclists (Peru)

  • Clear Lake Cyclists (Steuben County)

  • Cutters Cycling

  • Delaware Cycling Club (Muncie)

  • Delaware Greenways (Muncie)

  • Evansville Bicycle Club

  • Friends of the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail (Goshen/Shipshewana)

  • Indiana Hand Center Racing Team Has a good calendar of upcoming bicycle races

  • Indy Critical Mass Has a downtown ride on the last Friday of each month

  • HammerHead Racing (Warsaw)

  • Hoosier Mountain Bike Association statewide group promoting responsible mountain biking

  • Hoosiers Out On Tandems (HOOTS)

  • Jackson County Bicycle Club (Seymour)

  • Kosciusko County Cycling Club

  • Madison Area Bicycle Club

  • Purdue Cycling Club

  • Rail Corridor Development, Inc. supporting the B&O Trail.

  • Richmond Cyclers

  • Richmond Mountain Bikers

  • South Stars Indianapolis

  • Southern Indiana Wheelmen Clarksville

  • Speedway Wheelmen Racing Club

  • Spoke & Wheel Bicycle Club Anderson

  • Wabash River Cycle Club West Lafayette

• Canoeing

  • Hoosier Canoe Club (Indianapolis)

  • Marshall County Paddlers (Plymouth)

  • Wildcat Canoe Club (Kokomo)

  • Wildcat Guardians Protectors of Wildcat Creek

• Fishing

  • Central Indiana BassMasters

  • Choo Choo Bass Anglers

  • Indiana Catfish Association

  • Ivy Tech Eagles Fishing Club

  • Peru Bassmasters

  • Porter County Hawg Hunters

  • Purdue University Bass Fishing Club

  • Putnam County Bassmasters

  • Shakamak Bass Masters

• Hiking

  • Bedford Hiking Club

  • Bloomington Hiking Club

  • Hoosier Hikers Council

  • Hoosier Rails to Trails Council

  • Indianapolis Hiking Club

  • Northwest Indiana Hiking & Backpacking Club

  • Southern Indiana Hiking Club (Jeffersonville)

• Nature & Environmental

  • ACRES Land Trust serves 11 northeastern counties

  • Amos W. Butler Audubon Society Indianapolis chapter

  • Central Indiana Land Trust

  • Evansville Audubon Society

  • Friends of the Mill Volunteer group for Spring Mill State Park

  • Friends of White River

  • Hoosier Chapter of the Sierra Club

  • Hoosier Environmental Council

  • Indiana Chapter of the Nature Conservancy,

  • Indiana Karst Conservancy

  • Indiana Native Plant & Wildflower Society

  • Indiana Waterways Association

  • Mud Creek Conservancy serves Northeast Marion & Southeast Hamilton County

  • Niches Land Trust serves 12 counties centered around Lafayette

  • Red-Tail Conservancy serves Madison, Delaware, Henry & Randolph Counties

  • Sassafras Audubon Society Monroe, Lawrence, Greene, Morgan, Brown and Bartholomew counties

  • Shirley Heinze Environmental Fund protecting the southern Lake Michigan watershed

  • South Bend Audubon Society

  • Sycamore Audubon Society West Lafayette chapter

  • Sycamore Land Trust

  • Sycamore Trails Resource Conservation & Development Council serves 9 counties in West Central Indiana

  • Waterfowl USA - Northwest Indiana Chapter

  • Wawasee Area Conservation Foundation

  • Wood-Land-Lakes Resource Conservation & Development serves Northeast Indiana

• Outdoor

  • Central Indiana Wilderness Club (Indianapolis)

  • ESI Adventure Club (Fort Wayne)

  • I.U. Outdoor Adventures

  • Purdue Outing Club

  • Wilderness Programs at Earlham College

• Skiing

  • Alpine Ski Club (Bloomington)

  • Duneland Ski Club

  • Fort Wayne Ski Club

  • Indiana University Ski & Snowboard Club

  • Indianapolis Ski Club

  • Inland Ski Club

  • Lafayette Ski Club

  • Purdue University Ski & Snowboard Club

  • Viking Ski Club (Elkhart)

• Running & Walking

  • Anerson Road Runners

  • Ball State Runners' Association

  • Club Kokomo Roadrunners

  • Columbus Running Club

  • Indiana Racewalkers

  • Indy Runners

  • Fort Wayne Track Club

  • Wabash River Runners Club (Lafayette)

  • Wabash Valley Road Runners Club (Terre Haute)

• Other Clubs

  • Central Indiana Grotto of The National Speleological Society

  • Eagle Creek Sailing Club

  • Indiana Crossroads Orienteering

  • Indiana Trail Riders Association horseback riding

• Bike Shops

  • Circle City Bicycles & Fitness (Indianapolis)

  • A1 Cyclery (Indianapolis)

  • B&B Kirks Bike Shop (Muncie)

  • B2 Bikes & Boards (Seymour)

  • Bicycle Doctor (Bloomington)

  • Bicycle Garage Indy

  • The Bicycle Shop (Shelbyville)

  • The Bike Line (Broad Ripple)

  • The BikePros.com (Schererville/Merrillville)

  • The Bike Wave (Indianapolis)

  • Biker's World (Seymour)

  • Bikesmiths (Bloomington)

  • Custom Velo Bicycles (Rosedale)

  • Dexter's Bike Shop (Valparaiso)

  • Elkhart Bicycle & Fitness

  • Fizz'z Bike Shop (Madison)

  • Gilles Cycling & Fitness

  • Hollinger Bicycles (Goshen)

  • House of Bicycles (Osceola)

  • Indy Cycle Specialists

  • John Cherry's Project Bike Shop (Lafayette)

  • Kokomo Schwinn Cycling & Fitness

  • Matthews Bicycles

  • Midwest Bicycleworks Mobile bicycle repair shop based in Fort Wayne

  • Old Capitol Bicycle Shop (Milltown)

  • Pro Form Bike Shop (South Bend)

  • Ridge Cyclery (Highland)

  • Summit City Bicycles (Fort Wayne)

  • Valley Bikes (Carmel)

  • Victory Bike Shop (Kokomo)

• Campgrounds

  • Indiana Campground Owners Association provides a listing of campgrounds

  • Sleepybear Campground next to Verizon Wireless Music Center in Noblesville

• Canoeing

  • Blue's Canoe Livery (Columbus)

  • Canoe Country (White River)

  • Cave Country Canoes (Marengo)

  • Clements Canoes (Sugar Creek)

  • Hodges Canoe Trips on the Tippecanoe River

  • J&J Canoe Rental (Eel River)

  • Little Miami & Whitewater Canoe Rentals

  • Marshall Motors

  • Morgan's Canoe & Outdoor Centers

  • Special Boat Service (Mississinewa River)

  • Tippe-Canoe Float Trips

  • Turkey Run Canoe Trips

  • Whitewater Canoe Rentals

• Outfitters

  • Banshee Marine Charters Fishing Charters on Lake Monroe (out of state charters also available)

  • Campersbackpack.com mail order equipment based in Noblesville

  • Doin' It Outdoors in Liberty

  • Earth Adventures Unlimited in Fort Wayne

  • Extreme Outfitters in Carmel

  • Galyan's

  • J.L. Waters in Bloomington

  • Jordan's Wilderness Shop & Outfitters in Dyer

  • Outpost Sports in Mishawawka

  • Pokagon Outfitters in Fremont

  • Root's Outdoor Outfitters in Fort Wayne

  • Rusted Moon Outfitters in Broad Ripple

  • Traildog wilderness adventures & gear

• Other

  • Backyard Birds

  • Bright Adventures Brown County horseback riding, kayaking & backpacking

  • Climb Time Indianapolis climbing gym

  • Cooper's Fishing Tackle located in Vincennes

  • Crooked Creek Trails horseback riding

  • Fluid Fun Canoe & Kayak Sales located in Bristol right on the St. Joe River

  • Hoosier Heights climbing gym in Bloomington

  • Indy Drysuit Repair

  • Kaleidoscope Bicycle Tours

  • Marengo Cave

  • Otter Navigation & Wilderness School

  • Paoli Peaks

  • Wild Birds Unlimited

• Biking

  • Bike Rides in Indiana

  • Blueberry Bicycle Cruise (Plymouth)

  • Hope Ride

  • Indiana Race Series (Road Racing)

  • Lakeshore Century (Valparaiso)

  • Morse Lake Metric Century

  • Northern Indiana Fat & Skinny Tire Fest

  • Safari Bicycle Tour (Pekin)

  • TRIRI - Touring Ride in Rural Indiana

• Canoeing

  • Indiana Marathon Canoe Racing

  • Subaru Road to Adventure Paddlefest (South Bend)

• Hiking

  • Indiana Volksmarch Schedule

• Running

  • Tuxedo Brothers local running & walking events

  • Huntington Ultra Frigid Fifty (HUFF) 50K race

  • MultiAdventures.com running, biking, hiking, swimming, climbing, boating multi-event races

• Other

  • Catfish Indy Series of catfish tournaments in Central Indiana

  • Eagle Viewing Days View eagles at Cayuga power station on the first weekend of February

Adventure Guide to Southern Indiana

• Bicycling

  • Greater Lafayette Bicycling

  • Bicycling in Wayne County (Richmond)

  • Eastgram's Indiana Mountain Biking Website

  • Indiana Mountain Biking

  • Indiana Mountain Bike Trail Reviewscourtesy of mtbr.com

  • Perry County Bicycle Guide

  • Terre Haute Area Bicycling

  • Wapehani Mountain Bike Park (Bloomongton)

  • Major Taylor Velodrome

  • Southern Indiana Trails

• Canoeing

  • Canoe Evansville

  • East Race Waterway

  • Indiana Canoeing Guide

• Climbing

  • Climbing in Indiana

• Fishing

  • Good Fishing: A Guide to Kentucky & Southern Indiana Waters

  • Indiana Fishing Reports

  • John Gadient's Fishing Page fishing spots around Lafayette.

  • On the Water with Dwayne Cooper

  • The Steelhead Site Indiana Fly Fishing Locations

• Parks, Forests, Reservoirs & Other Public Lands

  • Brown County State Park

  • Depauw Nature Park Nice park near Greencastle

  • Fort Wayne Parks Includes info on Fort Wayne's River Greenway

  • France Park a fine county park near Logansport

  • Hoosier National Forest

  • Hoosier National Forest

  • Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

  • Indiana State Parks & Reservoirs

  • Indy Parks & Recreation

  • Muscatatuck National Wildlife refuge

  • Parks & Recreational Areas in Northwest Indiana

  • Portland Arch a popular hiking spot

  • Potawatomi Wildlife Park

  • Turkey Run State Park

  • Wetlands Ecolab Nature Area at Marian College

• Trails

  • Cardinal Greenway 10-mile rail-trail in & around Muncie

  • Delphi Canal Trail

  • Heritage Trail of Madison

  • Hiking Indiana's Long Distance Trails Trails 10 miles or longer

  • Indiana's Hiking Trails

  • Indiana section of the American Discovery Trail

  • Indy Greenways Indianapolis trails

  • The Knobstone Trail

  • Monon Trail

  • Rail Trails in Indiana

• Other

  • Indiana Waterfalls

  • Indy Windsurfing Report

  • Wolf Park near Battleground, researching wolf behavior

Outdoor Recreation Guides

• State of Indiana

• Lake County

Other Sites

• Backyard Birding Features photos & information on Central Indiana birds

• Becoming an Outdoor Woman Workshops teaching women a variety of outdoor skills

• GT & Monte: The Adventures of an Indiana Trail Rider (horseback riding)

• Northeast Indiana Birding

• Trail Riding Hoosier Style (horseback riding)

• William Zimmerman: Wildlife Artist & Illustrator

World-Wide Club Listings

• Bicycling

• Canoeing

• Climbing

• Hiking

• Orienteering

• Outdoor

• Skiing

World-Wide Regional Information

• Bicycling

• Canoeing

• Climbing

• Hiking

• Outdoor

Comprehensive Sites

• The World of Canoeing

• Peak to Peak Trail & Wilderness Links

• The Climbing Archive

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