The Best Backpacking in Bloomington

Tecumseh Trail: Yellowwood Lake to Crooked Creek Road is a 10.5 mile point-to-point hike that takes you by a lake located near Nashville, Indiana.

Low Gap Trail is a 10.3 mile loop hike where you may see beautiful wild flowers located near Martinsville, Indiana.

Grubb Ridge and Peninsula Trail is a 16.1 mile out and back hike that takes you by a lake located near Heltonville, Indiana.

Lake Monroe Peninsula Trail is a 9.8 mile out and back hike where you may see beautiful wild flowers located near Bloomington, Indiana.

John Grubb Ridge and Terrill Ridge Loop Trail is a 19.4 mile loop hike that takes you by a lake located near Heltonville, Indiana.

Originally used as a wildfire outpost, Lilly Lookout was donated in 1942 and moved to the State Park to serve as a radio communications tower. It also serves as a public observation tower where visitors can climb most of the way up, though the booth at the top is usually locked. The tower is loc...

Knobstone Trail: Spurgeon Hollow to Delaney Park is a 10.9 mile loop hike that takes you by a lake located near Scottsburg, Indiana.

Spring Valley Trail is a 10.2 mile loop hike that takes you by a lake located near Paoli, Indiana.

Knobstone Trail: Leota to Elk Creek is a 6.8 mile point-to-point hike that takes you by a lake located near Scottsburg, Indiana.