1	Watchable Wildlife Sites - five sites are identified on the Hoosier with diverse populations of wildlife species.
	2	Charles C. Deam Wilderness - Indiana's only Congressionally designated wilderness area has 13,000 acres providing for solitude and a remote experience.
	2	Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower - Constructed by the CCC in 1939. This historic tower is listed on the National Historic Lookout Register.
	3	Pioneer Mothers Memorial Forest - An 88 acre virgin old-growth forest and archaeological site. The Forest's only Research Natural Area.
	4	Lick Creek Settlement - site of a 1815-1900 African American settlement.
	5	Hemlock Cliffs - a box-shaped canyon with sandstone formations, seasonal water falls and rockshelters.
	6	Rickenbaugh House - A stone house built in 1874, used as a local postoffice and church meeting house. Now on the National Register of Historic Places.
	7	Sundance Lake - a 5 acre lake named for a Native American spiritual dance held annually near the site.
	8	Clover Lick Barrens - Shallow soils and rock outcrops are found in these prairie-like, fire-dependant ecosystems which have many rare species.
	9	Orienteering Area - an established course with 25 markers developed in cooperation with a local orienteering group. - NOT CURRENTLY IN USE
	10	Wesley Chapel Gulf - This National Natural Landmark is an 8 acre collapsed sinkhole with an alluvial floor which provides a window to the underground river system.
		Caves and Karst - much of the Forest is underlain with caves and karst features.
		Buffalo Trace - an historic pathway used by migrating buffalo from the Falls of the Ohio River near Louisville to Vincennes where they crossed into the Illinois prairie.
	1	Buzzard Roost - scenic views and trail along the Ohio River.
	8	Mano Point - a boat access point along the Ohio River

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