Backyard Adventures

BACKYARD ADVENTURES 2019 PIKE PUBLISHING 5A Pike County Eastern Time Zone Gibson County Central Time Zone 1 1 3 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 9 10 8 8 Wildcat Marsh Mountain Mint Meadow Touch the Earth Meadow CR 25S CR 525 CR 125W CR 475S CR 1300E Sky Dance Prairie Indian Hill Savanna Loveless Pond Paddlefish Pond Stonehenge Pond Indian Hill Lake Old Magnolia Pond Sprigtail Lake Laura Hare Lake Eagle Lake Peacock Pond Massey Lake Slider Pond Sycamore Pond Buck's Marsh Snakey Point Marsh Maxey Marsh Old 50 Marsh Indiana Southern Railroad South Fork Patoka River Private Lane G G G G G G G G P P P ? 0 0.25 0.50 Miles N ! ! ! P P 13 12 12 11 11 SAFETY NOTICE It is mandatory for all visitors in the field to wear a fluorescent orange hat or vest during the following State-defined hunting seasons: • White-tailed Deer Archery • White-tailed Deer Firearms • White-tailed Deer Muzzleloader • Wild Turkey Spring LEGEND Parking Information Gates Viewing Area Columbia Mine Preserve Refuge Conservation Easement Refuge Owned Property Private Property River Lake Church County Road Railroad County Line/Time Zone Line No Hunting Zone. Trail Number Gravel Surface Trail Natural Surface Trail P ? G 1 When you go A few supplies can make a trip to the refuge more enjoyable, said experts, who suggested: • Bug spray • Long pants tucked into shoes or socks, even in summer, to discourage ticks • Close-toed shoes (as op- posed to, say flip-flops) • Water • Sunscreen • Binoculars to get those close-up views of bald eagles and other wild- life • A camera or phone for pictures The refuge hosts • 250 species of birds • 41 mammals • 60 + reptiles and am- phibians • 100 species of fish • 28 mollusks • Four federally threat- ened/endangered species • 81 state threatened and endangered species of plants and animals 1 Massey Trail ......................... 0.80 Miles 2 Oxbow Trail .......................... 0.40 Miles 3 Indian Hill Trail ................... 1.50 Miles 4 Copperbelly Path ................. 0.60 Miles 5 Timberdoodle Path ..............0.75 Miles 6 Overlook Trail (Loop) .........0.75 Miles 7 Turtle Trail ........................... 1.40 Miles 8 Two Lakes Trail ................... 1.30 Miles 9 Boyd Trail ............................. 0.23 Miles 10 Maxey Trail ........................ 0.58 Miles 11 Otter Run West .................. 0.60 Miles 12 Otter Run East ................... 0.54 Miles 13 South Fork Trail ................ 0.20 Miles Hiking Trails Map courtesy Friends of Patoka National Wildlife Refuge Egrets in Oatsville Bottoms

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