Our Knox County Parks

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(Pronounced Wabash)

Ouabache Trails Park

3500 N Lower Fort Knox Rd., Vincennes

The 254-acre park is a naturally wooded area featuring steeply rolling hills and low flatlands covered with deciduous growth. Visitors can enjoy over 4 miles of walking and biking trails, 5 shelter houses, and 4 playground areas. Overnight accommodations include a electric RV campground with showers and laundry facilities and primative tent camping. The park also offers 4 rustic log cabins available for rent.

Ouabache Trails Amenities:

  • Hiking & Biking Trails
  • Basketball Court
  • Baseball Field
  • Nature Center
  • River Fishing
  • Archery Range
Cabins available year-round
camping available April through October

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In-town activities

Hillcrest Park

1640 Hillcrest Drive, Vincennes

A 20-acre park featuring white, red, and spruce pine trees that provide a habitat for small wildlife. The park offers a shelter house, picnic facilities, open play areas, and a dog park.

Hillcrest Amenities:

  • Shelter House
  • Picnic Tables
  • Playground
  • Dog Park
  • Disc Golf
  • Restrooms

Get Dog Park Codes

Visit the Vincennes Animal Shelter with your up-to-date vaccine records & you are given a tag for the dogs' collar & the gate code for entering the dog park.

Off the beaten path

Pyramid Mound

1180 Ramsey Road, Vincennes

Tucked away in Knox County, Pyramid Mound offers a rare chance to walk among the past. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this ancient earthwork remains wonderfully undeveloped with no crowds, no gift shops, just you and centuries of history beneath your feet. Accessible only by foot, the mound rewards visitors with a genuine sense of discovery and quiet reflection you won't find at more commercialized historic sites. Lace up your hiking boots and trade the paved path for a journey back in time, Pyramid Mound is waiting to be explored.

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In-town activities

Fox Ridge Nature Park

1322 North Hillcrest Road, Vincennes

Part of the former Fox Ridge Golf Course, this 95-acre property was converted to public use as a nature park in early 2015. The purchase was paid for in part by Indiana’s Bicentennial Nature Trust Grant Project. Development efforts are ongoing as a part of a Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund grant. The focus of Fox Ridge Nature Park is to provide the public a space for passive recreation, which means walking, hiking, bicycling, fishing, and exploring the natural world inhabiting the park. A shelter house is also available.

Fox Ridge Amenities:

  • Paved Trails
  • Picnic Tables
  • Shelter House
  • Fishing Dock
  • Ponds
  • Restrooms
  • Nature Art Installation
  • Great for Photography
  • Hiking & Biking
Gatherings

Shelter Houses

Your parties will be a hit in the open-air shelters at Ouabache Trails Park! Choose from seven shelters around the big loop.

Tents & Rvs

Campground

With thirty-five electric campsites and a primative tent camping area, Ouabache Trails has the perfect spot for your camping trip.

Rustic Getaway

Cabins

These beautiful, in-the-woods cabins will give your family the best cozy vibes. See which of the four cabins is the best fit!