Outdoors: Buzzard Roost

Creek Bed Click to Enlarge Creek Bed Click to Enlarge Ohio River Click to Enlarge Introduction Buzzard Roost has a short out-and-back trail along a high bluff to the north of the parking area that overlooks the Ohio River, offering tree-obscured views of the valley below. To the south, another trail descends quite steeply across rocky terrain to the river bank; the presence of a memorial marker along the trail suggests the need to be especially careful. On the way down to the Ohio, you’ll pass rocky outcrops and a scenic creek bed before reaching some park benches and exuberant stands of poison ivy. From here, it’s only a few feet down to the river bank. An 1865 steamboat explosion near the town of Magnet, just downstream of here, killed Union prisoners of war returning to their Ohio homes. Facilities None. Directions View Larger Map Perry County. From the intersection of IN 66 and IN 62 in Sulphur, go south 6.2 miles on IN 66 to CR 182/Onido Road. Turn left, proceeding 4.4 miles before turning left again and going another 0.6 miles to the parking area. North 38 07.181 West 86 27.952 DeLorme 63:C10 Nearby Natural Areas Hemlock Cliffs Leavenworth Barrens Nature Preserve Saddle Lake Tipsaw Lake Twin Lakes References Habeck: Wild Indiana; Page 118 McPherson: Nature Walks in Southern Indiana; Page 376