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1-800-872-6648
301 Frontage Road
Lafayette, IN 47905
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| Clegg Botanical Gardens |
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765-423-1325
1782 N. 400 E.
Lafayette, IN 47905
Overlooks and runs alongside the Wildcat Creek, offering a naturalistic setting including prairie and oak savanna restorations, with extensive beds of wildflowers, labeled trees, bridges and nature trails. Open year round, dawn till dusk, offering a different experience each season.
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| Columbian Park Zoo |
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www.columbianparkzoo.org
765-807-1500
Main and Scott Streets
Lafayette, IN 47905
Open end of April through beginning of October.
Home to over 190 animals, representing 80 different species. Offers a variety of education programs throughout the year that inspire an appreciation for the world’s wildlife.
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| Fair Oaks Dairy Adventure |
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www.fofarms.com
877-536-1194, ext. 321
856 North 600 East
Fair Oaks, IN 47943
Note: Fair Oaks is on Central Time
Enjoy an “Adventure of a Lifetime” at Fair Oaks Farms Adventure Center complete with four Exhibit Halls, 3D/4D Movie, Interactive Area, Mrs. Cowhoun’s Cowculus Class, Birthing Barn, Mooville and a 45 minute bus tour out to the working dairy. We’ll make sure you and your group have an Extraordinary Day!
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| Farmers Markets |
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May through October, find fresh vegetables, flowers, plants, herbs, honey and jams, live entertainment and more.
Historic Farmers Market
www.lafayettefarmersmarket.com
Downtown on 5th Street between Main and Columbia on Saturdays from 7:30 am to 12:30 pm
Purdue Campus Market
www.lafayettefarmersmarket.com
Located just north of the Memorial Mall
at Centennial Mall, Thursdays 11 am to 3 pm
Sagamore West Farmers Market
www.westlafayette.in.gov
Salisbury Street at Cumberland Park, West Lafayette, Wednesdays from 3 pm to 6 pm.
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| Lilly Nature Center and Celery Bog |
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www.parks.city.west-lafayette.in
765-497-7158
1620 Lindberg Road, West Lafayette 47906
Hours: Environmental education programs must be arranged in advance through the Tippecanoe County Naturalist. The nature center is open to the public Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m.
Lilly Nature Center in Celery Bog Nature Area is located along the Lindberg Road in West Lafayette. Celery Bog Nature Center contains approximately 185 acres of wetlands, adjacent woods and fields. It provides an excellent field trip destination where many interdisciplinary topics can be studied by groups of all ages.
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| Prophetstown State Park |
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www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2971.htm
765-567-4919
Office and Mailing:
4112 E. SR 225
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Main Gate: To put in your GPS Navigator:
5545 Swisher Road
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Indiana’s newest state park allows to enjoy stepping back in time as they learn about the fascinating history of this area. Woodlands, wetlands and restored prairies lay along the famous Wabash and Tippecanoe Rivers within the park.
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The goal is to recreate the historic landscape of 1811 when the Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his brother, The Prophet, convinced tribes from all over North America to assemble and resist the ever growing European settlement which was taking their land.
A state park like no other as it engages the visitor with both history and recreation. Picnic shelters, camping, hiking / bicycle trails and Intrepretive programs are available. |
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| Wolf Park |
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www.wolfpark.org
765-567-2265
4004 E. 800 N.
Battle Ground, IN 47920
Hours: Group tours and programs are available with advance reservations.
Wolf Park is a nonprofit education and research facility dedicated to the conservation of wolves, which was established in 1972 by Dr. Erich Klinghammer. Along with research and seminars on wolf behavior, Wolf Park provides interpretive programs to groups throughout the year by prearrangement.
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We also have regular open hours for the general public from May through November, as well as during special events year round and the Howl night program on Saturday evenings year round.
The park is home to more than a dozen gray wolves, plus foxes, coyotes and a small herd of bison. Come have a howling good time!
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