page_title: Brown County State Park
section_title: Places to stay
hierarchical_section_title: Brown County State Park / Recreation and facilities / Places to stay
caption_attribution_description: The Ramp Creek Covered Bridge at the north entrance of Brown County State Park in Indiana. Photo by Chuck Szmurlo taken Oct 31, 2007 with a Nikon D200 and a Nikon 12-24 f4 lens with a Singh Ray graduated neutral density filter.
context_page_description: Brown County State Park is located in the United States in the center of the southern half of the state of Indiana. The park is by far the largest of 24 state parks in Indiana, and occupies 15,776 acres —making it one of the larger state parks in the United States. It is Indiana's most visited state park, and has about 1.3 million visitors each year. Although Bloomington, Indiana, is the closest city, the park is closer to the small town of Nashville in Brown County. Brown County is named for General Jacob Brown, who fought in the War of 1812 and became Commanding General of the United States Army.
  The park opened in 1929, and was dedicated in 1932 as a memorial to Indiana humorist Frank McKinney "Kin" Hubbard. Although Hubbard lived and worked in Indianapolis, he was a frequent visitor to Nashville and the surrounding woods. The park's Abe Martin Lodge is named after Hubbard's fictional backwoodsmen character used to convey Hubbard's humor and witticisms.
  Brown County and its park are known for their scenic views of the hills of southern Indiana. Both are the home of a wide variety of trees that attract visitors each year when the vegetation transforms to its autumn colors.
context_section_description: The park's Abe Martin Lodge, built in 1932, has 30 guest rooms, two lobbies, a gift shop, and a full-service restaurant.  An annex to the lodge has 54 more rooms.  An indoor water park was added recently.  Rental cabins are available nearby.  Each of 20 two-story family cabins can accommodate up to 8 people, and 56 rustic cabins are available.  Campers have the choice of two classes of campgrounds—all with restrooms and showers.  The Class A campgrounds have electrical hook-ups, while the Class B do not.  A horseman's campground is available with one portion having electrical hook-ups, showers, and toilets—while the other portion is more primitive.
caption: Covered Bridge at north park entrance
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