Name: 5th (and Final!) Monroe Lake Holiday Hiking Challenge
Start: 2024-11-28T07:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-12-01T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Monroe Lake

5th (and Final!) Monroe Lake Holiday Hiking Challenge

𝟱𝘁𝗵 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹!) 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲
We challenge you to forget about shopping and holiday stress… spend your time outside instead, exploring the beauty of the outdoors along our Monroe Lake trails!
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀! Each of our trails will have at least one challenge station where you will need to complete the posted activity and take a photo to document it. Everyone who completes the challenge and submits their photo set by the deadline will be entered into the 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴!
Prizes include 2025 Indiana State Parks Annual Entrance Passes and a guided kayak trip on the lake in summer 2025 for up to 8 people (kayaks included).
𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 to see where the challenge stations are located along each trail. 𝗨𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀 before midnight on Sunday, December 1!
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙃𝙞𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚 (𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠!) 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙚𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙉𝙤𝙫. 27.
Total hiking distance is between 10 and 14 miles (depending on how you choose to hike it) and 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝟰 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 to complete the challenge, so feel free to split up the trails over multiple days (as long as you finish by Dec. 1!).
• Paynetown State Recreation Area: Tree Trek Trail 0.5 miles, Blue Bird Trail 1.25 miles, and Whitetail Trail 1 mile out-and-back (2 miles total).
• Allens Creek State Recreation Area: Turkey Trot Trail 1.75 miles out-and-back (3.5 miles total)
• Fairfax State Recreation Area: Big Oak Trail 1.75 miles, Evergreen Loop 0.25 miles, Homestead Loop 1.84 miles, Quarry Extension 0.41 miles out-and-back (0.82 miles total), and Osprey Overlook Trail 0.09 miles
Not sure where each SRA is located? Download the Monroe Lake property map at in.gov/dnr/parklake/files/monroe_trail.pdf. Entry to all our SRAs is free during the winter months.