:: Lake Monroe ::
Monroe Lake is Indiana's largest inland lake, featuring a scenic stone-bluffed shoreline and wooded hills. The lake was completed by the Corps of Engineers and consists of 23,952 acres with 10,750 acres being lake. Lake Monroe has three state recreational areas including Hardin Ridge, Paynetown, and Fairfax and contains a full service marina. The Monroe Lake area was undisputed Miami Indian land, even though it was occupied by both the Miami and Delaware tribes. The lake area was acquired legally from the Indians as part of Harrison's Purchase, by the Treaty of Fort Wayne. The dam is on Salt Creek, a tributary of the East Fork of the White River.
Monroe Lake is accessible from State Roads 37, 46, 446 and 50 by way of many local roads. Several other state and federal recreational areas surround the property including Morgan Monroe, Yellowwood and Jackson-Washington state forests. The Hoosier National Forest, including Deam Wilderness Area also surrounds the reservoir.
Activites such as boating, fishing, hiking, hunting, interpretive naturalist services, picnicking, pontoon and house boat rentals, swimming, waterskiing and camping make Lake Monroe a perfect place for an afternoon escape.
Location and Contact Information:
4850 South State Road 446
Bloomington, IN 47401
(812) 837-9546
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