Turkey Run State Park, Indiana's second state park, is in Parke County in the west-central part of the state along State Road 47, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of U.S. 41.
Sugar Creek in Turkey Run State Park
Richard Lieber Cabin, September 2012
Ladders of Trail 3
Sandstone gorges are a common sight at Turkey Run
Parke County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana along the Wabash River. The county was formed in 1821 out of a portion of Vigo County. According to the 2020 census, the population was 16,156. The county seat is Rockville.
Parke County courthouse in Rockville, Indiana
The old Parke County courthouse (1832-1879)
Mordecai Brown in 1904