Outdoors: Newton-Stewart State Recreation Area

Visitor Center Click to Enlarge Garden Rock Loop Click to Enlarge Outcrop Click to Enlarge Rock Formation Click to Enlarge Totem Rock Click to Enlarge Introduction The best part of Newton-Stewart State Recreation Area occupies about a thousand acres on a peninsula that juts up from the southern edge of Patoka Lake. Aside from the trails described below, a nominal fee allows access to one of six hike-in campsites. Trails The Main Trail is a challenging 6.5 mile loop that begins on the west side of the visitor center parking lot and circles the peninsula. In the process, it passes Totem Rock, an impressive overhang, about a mile and a half in. The Garden Rock Loop starts at the visitor center; it’s less than a mile long but passes interesting rock formations. Facilities Campground, visitor center with water, bathrooms, vending. Directions View Larger Map Orange County. From the intersection of IN 145 and IN 164, west 1.3 miles to Dillard Road, then right (north) 1.3 miles to the entrance gate. The visitor’s center is another 2.7 miles, with a sharp left at 1.7 miles. North 38 23.064 West 86 38.818 DeLorme 57:F7/8 Nearby Natural Areas Hemlock Cliffs Pioneer Mothers Memorial Forest References Bloom: Hiking Indiana; Page 180 Habeck: Wild Indiana; Page 116 Indiana Department of Natural Resources McPherson: Indiana Best Hikes; Page 404 McPherson: Nature Walks in Southern Indiana; Page 298