College town and gateway to shimmering lake and shady forest, the city of Bloomington provides easy access to scenic drives, hiking trails and popular paddling destinations.
Indiana's largest lake, near the Indiana University campus, features a scenic stone-bluffed shoreline and wooded hills. Monroe Lake is located in south central Indiana. The lake was completed by the Corps of Engineers in 1965.While this area of southern Indiana is known as the The Limestone Capital of the World, at one time it also had several salt deposits, creating a lucrative trade by rafting the mined salt down the creek that would one day become Monroe Lake. Hence the name, Salt Creek.
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S of Bloomington, IN. From IN 37, exit at Smithville Road or Harrodsburg exits; or E on IN 46, S on IN 446.
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