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Monroe Lake

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4850 S. State Road 446, Bloomington, IN 47401

Upcoming Events (6)

2026 First Day Trail Run and Walk, Monroe Lake - patch design with a lake surrounded by barren trees with 3 swimming loons, a deer walks along the shoreline and an eagle flies through the air above

13th Annual First Day Trail Run and Walk

Thu, Jan 1, 2026 3:30pm

Monroe Lake, Fairfax State Recreation Area, south end of Fairfax Road (Bloomington, IN)

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Text reads "2026 Winter Wander Hikes." The photo shows people dressed in winter gear hiking through the bare trees on a snow-covered ground. A logo for Monroe Lake is in the corner of the image.

Winter Wander Hike: Northfork

Fri, Jan 9, 2026 1pm

Monroe Lake, Northfork (McGowan Road)

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Text reads "2026 Winter Wander Hikes." The photo shows people dressed in winter gear hiking through the bare trees on a snow-covered ground. A logo for Monroe Lake is in the corner of the image.

Winter Wander Hike: Helton Hollow

Fri, Jan 23, 2026 1pm

Monroe Lake, Northfork (McGowan Road)

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Text reads "2026 Winter Wander Hikes." The photo shows people dressed in winter gear hiking through the bare trees on a snow-covered ground. A logo for Monroe Lake is in the corner of the image.

Winter Wander Hike: Cutright East

Mon, Feb 9, 2026 1pm

Monroe Lake, Cutright State Recreation Area

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Bald Eagle flies against a faded background of tree. Several gulls fly around close by.

Eagles over Monroe

Fri, Feb 13, 2026

Monroe Lake

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Bald Eagle flies against a faded background of tree. Several gulls fly around close by.

Eagles over Monroe

Sat, Feb 14, 2026

Monroe Lake

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Recent Events

Turban Lichen growing on a root. The lichen is blueish-gray and has vertical growths, like small tubes, extending upward with orange caps on top.

Facebook LIVE: Liking Lichen (Monroe Lake)

Thu, Dec 4, 2025 10am

Monroe Lake, Facebook LIVE at https://tinyurl.com/fblive-dec2025

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A partially unearthed limestone walkway in the middle of a wooded area. Survey flags lie on top of one of the stones.

Historic Homesite Volunteer Workday, Fairfax SRA (Monroe Lake)

Wed, Dec 3, 2025 1pm

Monroe Lake, Fairfax SRA on south Fairfax Road (ignore the State Road 446 address)

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Old bottle with a yellowish-white cream inside. A quote that reads "My mother got a bottle of skunk oil every winter for twenty-five cents from an old trapper. It was light yellow and had the consistency of cold cream. It was a sure cure."

Facebook LIVE: Hoosier Folk Medicine in the Salt Creek Valley (Monroe Lake)

Wed, Nov 26, 2025 10am

Monroe Lake, Facebook Live at https://tinyurl.com/fblive-nov2025

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A group of people walk down a gravel road in early November. A wooden fence parallels the road, with a weathered house sitting on the other side.

Elkinsville History Tour (Monroe Lake)

Thu, Nov 6, 2025 1pm

Monroe Lake, Meet at the Story Inn parking lot in Story, Indiana (Brown County)

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Activity Center / Craft of the Day, Paynetown SRA (Monroe Lake)

Sun, Oct 26, 2025 1pm to 4:45pm

Monroe Lake, Paynetown SRA, Activity Center

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A quintet of ghosts made out of bedsheets at a campsite decorated for Halloween.

GHOSTLY GATHERING... Pinecone Owl Witch, Paynetown SRA (Monroe Lake)

Sun, Oct 26, 2025 1pm to 4:30pm

Monroe Lake, Paynetown SRA, Activity Center

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