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Raccoon Lake
Welcome to Raccoon Lake, a great place to visit and a great place to live. It is located in Parke County, Indiana about 50 miles straight west of Indianapolis. The area is hilly and wooded. The lake water is clean and warm in the summer. You can speed boat and ski in some areas or enjoy the quiet. Raccoon also offers great fishing and is the home of several bass tournaments.
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Are they permitted? Yes
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Distance to nearby major cities? Indianapolis
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Raccoon offers great fishing and is the home of several bass tournaments.
D & L Sporting Goods (by dam)
765-344-0281
Raccoon Reef
765 - 344-7333
Morton Hook & Sinker Bait Shop
765-739-6566, 4919 W US Highway 36, Greencastle, IN 46135-8992
Purchase hunting, fishing and trapping licenses online at
www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/licensing/
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The Indiana Department of Natural Resources maintains and operates Raccoon State Recreation Area, five boat launching ramps as well as providing wildlife management, interpretive/recreation and shoreline management programs for the entire project. The staff at Raccoon state Recreation area is available to assist you with a wide range of services.
The US Army Corps of Engineers maintains an office at the operations area at the dam. Management at the CORPS is responsible for the water level, land based use permits and licenses, such as stairways, seawalls vegetation alteration, rip-rap, foot paths, electric lines, and water withdrawal structures on Federal Property.
Call 765-344-1412 for information or visit www.state.in.us/dnr or www.lrl.usace.army.mil/cmhl
The Boat Place
765-344-1844
Reeder's Boat Sales/Repair
765-344-1771
Hartman's Welding Shop Inc
765-344-1622, State Road 36 E, Rockville, IN 47872
Racoon Boat Rental
765-344-1989, RR 1 Box 721, Rockville, IN
Turkey Run Canoe Trips
765-569-6705, 311 W Ohio St, Rockville, IN
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Nevins Campground
765.344.1436
Fallen Rock Campground
672-4301
Raccoon Lake State Recreation
765-344-1732, 100 S Raccoon Pkwy, Rockville, IN 47872-8001
Running T Campground
765-344-1230, State Road 36 E, Rockville, IN 47872
Covered Bridge Campground
765-569-3911, 211 S Erie St, Rockville, IN
Holiday Rest Trailer Park
765-344-1756, Walker Ramp Rd, Rockville, IN
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Raccoon Lake is a fun and function lake. It's function is to control flooding and it provides "fun" with its numerous recreational opportunities. Raccoon State Recreation Area provides visitors with year round camping (modern to primitive), boating, hiking trails, bird watching, swimming beach, boat rental and a marina. Raccoon also offers 220 acres of managed public, hunting area as well as waterfowl opportunities while in season. The lake has 42 miles of shoreline, 2,110 surface acres of water. The lake is 62 feet deep at summer pool (winter 40'). Each year over one million visitors make their journey to Raccoon Lake.
Raccoon Lake is a flood control lake. When too much rain comes in our area we hold the water and slowly let it out. It was built to keep the farm lands and small towns from flooding. Typically the water is only held for 2 weeks then slowly released. If more rain were to come, the water would go out an emergency spillway; no homes get flooded when the lake is high. All homes around Raccoon Lake can only be built on land above the flood level as carefully determined by the engineers when the lake was designed and built. The water is lowered in the winter time. Water remains in the lake for the fish, but it pulls away from the shoreline. This lowering of the water level starts the end of November and comes back up mid spring (depending on rainfall).
History
The construction of Raccoon Lake began in 1956, and was completed in 1960. It is a flood control lake created to control the drainage of Big Raccoon Creek as it empties into the Wabash River. Raccoon Lake is located in both Parke and Putnam Counties. It is operated by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, under a lease arrangement with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Throughout the sixty's and early seventy's, it was known as Mansfield Reservoir. As time passed and community grew, Mansfield Reservoir was renamed, Cecil M. Harden Lake on Dec. 14, 1974, by President Gerald Ford. Mrs. Cecil Murray Harden has long been recognized as one of the most active members of the community and very instrumental in obtaining funding for the flood control project. Mrs. Harden served 5 terms as a U.S. Congressional Representative beginning in 1949. Sometimes it can be confusing to know the correct name for this lake. Some call it Raccoon Lake, others call it Cecil M. Harden Lake, Mansfield Lake, Raccoon State Park, or Raccoon State Recreation Area.. The most popular name is Raccoon Lake.
Raccoon Lake is located in Parke County which is known for its many festivals.
Visit their web site www.coveredbridges.com
Local Businesses
Convenience stores: Raccoon Reef - boat rental, bait 344-7333
Shell Station - 344-1855
Bellmore Store - 344-1515
Gifts - Country Cottage on US 36 -765-739-8022
Birdland Gift Shop on SR 59 -765-344-9218
Restaurants - Big Berry 344-2811
Castaways - 765-344-1644
Ferndale Store, Historic landmark - open when he feels like it
Dogwood Farms/Perennial Gardening -344-0103
Raccoon Lake Golf Course 765-344-1134, Walker Ramp Rd, Rockville, IN
Vin Terre Winery 765-569-5099, 100 W York St, Rockville, IN
Lodging:
- Raccoon Lakeside Lodge 765-344-1162 www.raccoonlodge.com
- Eagles Nest B & B- Raccoon Lake 765-344-1428
- Billie Creek Historic Village and Inn 569-3430 www.billiecreek.org
- Turkey Run Sate Park and Inn 765-597-2635
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