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Monroe Lake

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See the Monroe Lake website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.

Directions & Lake History/Factoid
Directions: South of Bloomington, IN. From IN 37, exit at Smithville Road or Harrodsburg exits; or east on IN 46, south on IN 446.

Lake History

Factoid: Monroe Lake: while this area of southern Indiana is known as the "The Limestone Capital of the World," at one time it also had several salt deposits, creating a lucrative trade by rafting the mined salt down the creek that would one day become Monroe Lake. Hence the name, Salt Creek.

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
Please see the list below for USACE managed areas. Other parks run by state or private marinas are not included in the list below. Please contact the state or private marina for additional information.

Open    Partially Open    Closed    Status Unknown

11 Recreation areas at Monroe Lake

	Area Status
Allens Creek				X	X						H W
Crooked Creek
Cutright					X	X	D	GS
Fairfax			X		X	X	D C	A G GS	X	BE P	F
Hardin Ridge		E P		X	X			G		BE	H
Moores Creek				X	X	X	D		X
Overlook-Dam   $								A GS	X
Paynetown		E N P		X	X	X	D C	A GS	X	BE	H
Pinegrove					X
Salt Creek Ramp					X						H
Tailwater								A GS	X		H
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected