While I love Brown County State Park, this particial weekend in January may not be a good idea. I've copied & pasted the following article from the local newspaper about the "Annual Winter Hike" on Jan 14th. Hey, with a Zip Line on the agenda, there might not be enough room for camping
"You don’t have to wait for next year’s
warmer weather to get a good workout while
enjoying scenery.
The annual Winter Hike at Brown County
State Park will be Jan. 14.
The park is outside Nashville with entrances
off State Road 46 and State Road 135.
Hikers can choose from one of the two selfguided
trails.
You won’t go hungry as you go. Along the
way, Boy Scouts will prepare s’mores for all
the hikers.
For runners, the Frosty Trails 5-mile run is
a challenging course on the horse trails in
the park.
Winter Wellness Weekend takes place at
Abe Martin Lodge on Saturday and Sunday.
The weekend includes a wide variety of
activities to get you moving and reflecting.
Cost for both days is $20.
For those seeking more adventure after the
hike, take a trip to Explore Brown County at
Valley Branch Retreat for Zip and Sip, where
you can try local beer and wine and zip
through the air on Indiana’s longest, tallest
and fastest zip lines.
Outdoor equipment and bike demos will be
available at the park’s recreational hall.
Events, times and cost:
• Winter Hike: 9 a.m., $1 per hiker; Brown
County State Park, starting points at the
nature center and the recreational hall; (812)
988-7303
• Southern Loop Hike (3.5 miles):
Beginning at the nature center, hikers
begin on a closed park road past Hohen
Point, into Strahl Valley then around Lake
Strahl. Return to the nature center via
Trail No. 6.
• Woodland Hike (2.75 miles): Beginning at
the park’s recreation building and proceeding
through Ogle Hollow Nature Preserve
(Trail No. 5), around Lake Ogle (Trail No.
7), and returning to the recreation building.
• Winter Wellness Weekend: Classes all
weekend; $20 for two days of activities; Abe
Martin Lodge;
www.riverlightyoga.com;
(812) 988-9642
• Breakfast with the Naturalists: 7 a.m.,
cost is price of menu items; Little Gem
Restaurant at Abe Martin Lodge;
www.in.
gov/dnr/parklake/inns/abe/; (812) 988-4418
• Frosty Trails 5-Mile: 10:30 a.m.; $20 to
$25; Brown County State Park; headquarters
at the lower shelter;
www.signmeup.
com/79012; (812) 822-0327
• Hiker’s Lunch Buffet, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
cost is price of menu items, Little Gem
Restaurant at Abe Martin Lodge,
www.in.
gov/dnr/parklake/inns/abe/; (812) 988-4418
• Zip and Sip, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; $35 to $85;
Explore Brown County at Valley Branch
Retreat;
www.explorebrowncounty.com; (812)
988-7750
Information: browncounty.com; Brown
County Visitors Center, (800) 753-3255"