Bike riding is allowed on trails. Please be respectful of other visitors.
Potawatomi Wildlife Park is a fine place for birding. A wide variety of foods and cover attract an interesting array of birds.
The Tippecanoe River is one of the most scenic rivers in Indiana. A limited amount of canoes and kayaks are available for 1/2 and full day rent. Point of entry and exit is from the canoe landing. Sorry no drop offs up stream or pickups down stream are available. Contact the park for rates and availability.
Dog Walking
Dogs are allowed on park trails. Dogs must remain on leash at all times! The owner must maintain control and is responsable for the actions of the dog. Please remember our other visitors and leave your dog home if it is not people friendly. Proper disposal of pet waste is required.
Potawatomi Wildlife Park makes an ideal place for a field trip. We have educational tours and activities for your class or we would be glad to work with you to cover appropriate topics that support your unit. There is no charge if the group is self guided. A small fee is applicable if the Executive Director is requested as a tour guide or requested to provide a program.
There are several geocaches on the park for your enjoyment.
Nighttime geocaching is not allowed. All geocaches and
letterboxes must be preapproved and coordinated with the park director prior
to placement. Ask the Director about this exiciting hobby. Potawatomi Wildlife
Park has a unique and rich history. The property preserves the site of a Potawatomi
Indian Village as well as a ford of the Tippecanoe River by over a half dozen
Indian trails and the Goshen-Logansport Trail. The Ben-nack Indiana Village
is currently being recreated and history programs being developed for area schools.
Potawatomi Wildlife Park is managed as a "Dark Sky Preserve"
and is recognized as Indiana's first by the Indiana Council On Outdoor Lighting
Education (ICOLE), the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), and the Indiana
State Senate (Resolution #7, 3/31/03). The Park is utilized on a permission
basis by several astronomical societies, schools, and individuals wishing to
observe the heavens from a relatively dark site. Contact the Executive Director
for more information.
Wildlife Observation Potawatomi Wildlife Park provides cover for most species of
wildlife found in northern Indiana including several endangered
and threatened species. You might see any of these
animals while on a hike or you could stop and observe or photograph the wildlife
in their natural habitats. Wildlife may also be observed at feeding stations
which are outside the wildlife viewing windows which are located in the Science
and Environmental Learning Center. There is a primitive group camp available for organized youth
groups. Because of the park's small size, individual camping is not allowed.
Call or write for more details. Youth Group Fishing Fishing in one of our ponds or the Tippecanoe River is also
available for youth groups. Individual fishing is not allowed. Contact the Executive
Director for scheduling and for any fishing regulations. The trails at the park are open for your enjoyment all Winter.
If weather conditions permit, cross-country skiing is allowed on the trails.
Swimming (NOT PERMITTED)
Hunting (NOT PERMITTED)
The park is managed as a relatively undisturbed sanctuary for
plants and animals. Although the park supports hunting as a wildlife management
tool, hunting in all forms is prohibited on park property.
Group Visits
If you have a club or group that would like to visit Potawatomi
Wildlife Park, you can schedule a visit. We can arrange programs or tours to suit
your interests. At the Executive Director's discretion and pending conditions
of the trails, a tour wagon is available to transport groups over most of the
trails.
Hiking
Our nearly five miles of trails are open daily from sunrise to
sunset for your enjoyment. All our trails are rated easy to moderate.They
offer a relaxing change of pace, as they wind through forests and fields and past
our wetlands and the Tippecanoe River.
Youth Group Camping
Winter Activities
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