Ouabache State Park
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Ouabache | |
Designation | State Park |
Location | Indiana USA |
Nearest Cities | Bluffton, Indiana |
Coordinates | |
Area | 1,104 acres |
Date of Establishment | 1962 |
Governing Body | Indiana DNR |
Ouabache is a state park in Indiana. It is located 30 miles south of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The name comes from the French Jesuit spelling for Wabash, as the Wabash River runs through the park. The park provides fishing and nature viewing. A 100-foot fire tower offers an excellent view of the park.
Until the 1960's, when the practice was stopped, it was the greatest producer of chicks of pheasants and quails in the United States, making it known as the "Greatest Wildlife Laboratory in the U.S.". Some of the old pens can still be seen.
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Indiana State Parks | |
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Brown County - Chain O' Lakes - Charlestown - Clifty Falls - Falls of the Ohio - Fort Harrison - Harmonie - Indiana Dunes - Lincoln - McCormick's Creek - Mounds - O'Bannon Woods - Ouabache - Pokagon - Potato Creek - Prophetstown - Shades - Shakamak - Spring Mill - Summit Lake - Tippecanoe River - Turkey Run - Versailles - Whitewater Memorial - White River |