Primitive Camping Area

Primitive Camping Area is a campsite in Owen, Indiana. Access is restricted and requires permission. Primitive Camping Area is situated near the nature reserve McCormick’s Creek State Park, as well as near Wolf Cave.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: McCormick’s Creek State Park and McCormick’s Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse.

McCormick’s Creek State Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.

McCormick's Creek State Park is the oldest state park in the U.S. state of Indiana, dedicated on July 4, 1916, as part of the state's centennial celebration.

McCormick’s Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse

Historic site

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.

McCormick's Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse is a historic gatehouse situated in McCormick's Creek State Park, located in Washington Township, Owen County, Indiana. McCormick’s Creek State Park Entrance and Gatehouse is situated 1¼ miles south of Primitive Camping Area.

Owen County Courthouse

Courthouse

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Owen County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Spencer, Indiana, United States. It was the work of Jesse Johnson and Christian Kanzler & Son and built in 1910–1911. Owen County Courthouse is situated 2 miles southwest of Primitive Camping Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Romona and Spencer.

Romona

Hamlet

Photo: Chris Flook, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Romona is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Romona is situated 2 miles north of Primitive Camping Area.

Spencer

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Spencer is a small town in Central Indiana. It was founded in 1820, and covers less that 2 square miles of land. It is the seat of Owen County.

Southport

Hamlet

Southport is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Southport is situated 2½ miles southwest of Primitive Camping Area.

Primitive Camping Area

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Campsite
Category: camping
Location: Owen, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.30098° or 39° 18′ 4″ north

Longitude

-86.72917° or 86° 43′ 45″ west

Open location code

86FM872C+98

OpenStreetMap ID

way 350403716

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=camp_site

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Highlights: Wolf Cave and Amphitheater.

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