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https://neiwatertrails.com/map/detail/cedar-creek-cr-35-north-of-auburn
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Intersection of County Road 36 and 35, Auburn, IN 46706
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A canoe/kayak launch site in DeKalb County, IN that, features a pavilion with picnic tables.

The Doc Colman Launch is Auburn’s newest feature for outdoor lovers! It features a covered pavilion, picnic tables, and an easy access area to launch your kayak. It’s roughly a 2-mile stretch where you end at Eckhart Park. For more detailed information, visit the Northeast Indiana Water Trails site here.

• Hand Carry- Yes
• Parking-Yes
• Public Restrooms-No
• Length-2 Miles

https://www.ci.auburn.in.us/parks-recreation/visit-auburn-parks/
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1500 South Cedar Street, Auburn
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260.925.2997

• Enclosed Pavilion (Group rentals 300+)
• 2 Picnic Shelters
• Picnic Areas
• Playground
• 2 Sand Volleyball Courts
• Nature Trail (.36 mile loop)
• Disc Golf Course (9-hole course)
• Restrooms
• Enjoy the views of Cedar Creek

Link to rental form

Known as of Auburn’s oldest parks, Eckhart Park is a very family-friendly place full of luscious flora and fauna. There’s a nine-hole disc golf course, playground equipment, benches, and swings! As you walk your way around the trail, you can also enjoy the views of Cedar Creek as it flows through the park.

• Dog Friendly- Yes, must be leashed
• Bike Friendly-Yes
• Motorized Vehicles- No
• Trail Length- 0.36-mile loop

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1740 North Main Street Auburn, IN 46706
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The park occupies the grounds of the former Greenhurst Country Club. Features of the golf course have been removed, and a system of paved trails has been installed.

This park occupies a former golf course, with the golf features removed and replaced with paved trails. This makes it a fun and curvy cruise for bike enthusiasts!

• Dog Friendly- Yes, must be leashed
• Bike Friendly-Yes
• Motorized Vehicles- No

https://acreslandtrust.org/preserve/heinzerling-family-five-points-nature-preserve/
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6800 CR 7A, Garrett
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260-637-2273

The Heinzerling Family Five Points Nature Preserve, now protected forever, has vibrant wetlands, agriculture acreage, an oxbow stream, and a small forested wetland system. This ACRES land preserve has a considerable local history where an interurban rail line and the Five Points School once existed on the property. Carl Heinzerling’s, who purchased the property in the 1920s, grandchildren protected this land. Mr. Heinzerling was also a co-founder of the famed Creek Chub Bait Co.

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Take a walk back in time past the homes of Auburn’s pioneers and visionaries…

Included along this self-guided walking tour are the DeKalb County Courthouse; the E. L. Cord Estate who was president of the Auburn Automobile Company that designed and built the famous Auburn, Cord, and Duesenberg automobiles; the home of Morris Eckhart whose family started the Eckhart Carriage Company in 1896; U.S. Congressman James T. Farley’s estate and the historic Eckhart Library to name a few. Each of the 44 locations was built during the first 30 years of the 20th Century and reflects the prosperity of the “Golden Age” of Auburn’s transportation heritage.

This walking tour will surely enhance your visit to DeKalb County’s museums as you are transported to a time when Auburns, Cords, and Duesenbergs rolled down Auburn streets.

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http://www.indianspringsoutdoors.com/
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981 County Road 64 Garrett
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260-357-5572

A beautiful scenic getaway with full hook-up 20/30/50 amp sites, pull-through sites, and rental units available including The Lodge, rustic cabins, travel trailers, and park units.

Just minutes off of Interstate 69 Exit 326 for County Road 11A, the campground offers you a beautiful camp store/office/pavilion which is located adjacent to three fishing lakes and features a new Recreation Hall with a huge deck overlooking the lake that will accommodate over 250 people. Fully ADA accessible, this facility is ideal for family reunions, company outings, wedding receptions, and more!

They also have a beautiful sandy beach with a waterpark slide and swim raft, a large playground, a basketball court, horseshoe pits, a volleyball court, and a bathhouse! Planned activities, bingo, hayrides, paddle boats, fishing boats, and canoe rentals are sure to keep you entertained and their warm and welcoming staff will always be happy to greet you and make you feel at home.

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https://acreslandtrust.org/preserve/james-p-covell-nature-preserve/
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Approximately 2727 County Road 52, Auburn
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260-637-2273

The James P. Covell Nature Preserve protects 2,700 feet of the west bank of Cedar Creek. Six miles downstream from the preserve, a 14-mile segment of Cedar Creek is one of only three streams designated under the 1973 Indiana Natural, Scenic and Recreational Rivers Act.

The preserve safeguards 40 acres currently in agriculture production, 33 acres of emerging upland forest, and 23 acres of mature forested floodplain. Several trees in the preserve are estimated to be more than 150 years old.

ACRES will eventually reforest a portion of the farmland, planting a variety of native hardwoods and restoring part of it to a wetland with a mix of tall grasses.

Trail length: .57 mile

Rated not difficult

https://www.ci.auburn.in.us/parks-recreation/visit-auburn-parks/
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1800 N. Indiana Ave, Auburn
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260-925-2997

Open to both bikes and foot traffic, this 1.15 mile stretch of trail follows the footprint of an abandoned New York Central Railroad line.

The paved trail is shaded for most of its route, although it passes into open fields near the north end. Connections to North St. and N. Van Buren Street offer access to residents of the neighborhoods adjoining the trail to the east.

The popular Rieke Park is located near the trail’s midpoint. The park offers a playground, basketball court, picnic pavilions, soccer fields, baseball diamonds, horseshoe courts and restrooms.

Parking is available at Rieke Park on Indiana Avenue. Continue from the parking lot on foot or bike between the baseball diamonds to the Rieke Park Trail just beyond the outfield fences.

Rieke Lodge is available for rental for events and has a capacity of 80. Click for the rental form. 

This trail will make you feel like you are walking in a forest wonderland as it winds around a large fishing pond and woods. There is a huge variety of playground equipment, basketball courts, picnic pavilions, soccer fields, baseball diamonds, horseshoe courts, and restrooms.  

• Dog Friendly- Yes
• Bike Friendly-Yes
• Motorized Vehicles- No
• Trail Length- 1.15 miles

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Spencerville to Leo-Cedarville

Entry is river right at 5700-5784 Co Rd 68 Spencerville, IN (41.280968, -84.918183)

The exit is river left at IN DNR Public Access Site ramp

Distance is approximately 9 miles and will take the average paddler 4 hours to complete.

The put-in location is gravel with an easy-to-use launch area. Parking is available but no other amenities at the launch site. The paddle takes you under the historic wooden Spencerville-covered bridge, through woods and farmland, and ends in the town of Leo-Cedarville.

Located in Spencerville, Indiana, this route weaves you under the historic Spencerville Covered Bridge, woods, and lush farmland. The journey ends in the town of Leo-Cedarville.  

• Hand Carry- Yes
• Parking-Yes
• Public Restrooms-At the Exit Ramp Only
• Length-9 miles

https://www.traillink.com/trail/st-joseph-river-greenway/
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6127 State Road 1, St. Joe
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Enjoy this beautiful nature walk along the banks of the St. Joseph River. The 1.3-mile walk takes you through sunny and shaded sections plus plenty of wildlife. The Civil War monument in the cemetery adjacent to the northern end of the trail is well worth a visit.

Parking is available at Riverdale Elementary School (6127 State Route 1) at the northern end of the trail.

Click here to learn how this beautiful trail came about.

The St. Joe River Greenway is a beautiful trail that curves around the banks of the St. Joseph River with complimentary benches along the way. It’s a partially paved trail with many scenic views!

• Dog Friendly- Yes, must be leashed
• Bike Friendly-Yes, but the trail is not paved
• Motorized Vehicles- No
• Trail Length- 1.3 miles