Contact Information:
1501 Green Road
Madison, IN 47250
Phone: (812) 273-8885
Directions:
From Madison, head north on IL-7 for 1.5 miles and turn left on IN-62. Go 1.2 miles and turn left to enter the park.
Map:
Trails:
Trail 5:
Trail 5 starts at the Lilly Memorial Overlook and leads down into the canyon, passing by the two entrances to the tunnel and Tunnel Falls.
Points of Interest:
Clifty Falls:
Clifty Falls, the park's namesake is a 60-foot waterfall on Big Clifty Creek.
Hoffman Falls:
Hoffman Falls is a big waterfall on Hoffman Branch, but there is not good spot to view it.
Lilly Memorial Falls:
Lilly Memorial Falls is a unnamed seasonal waterfall below Lilly Memorial.
Little Clifty Falls:
Little Clifty Falls is a 60-foot waterfall on Little Clifty Creek just east of Clifty Falls.
Lookout Point:
Lookout Point is a pull off along the park road with an overlook of Clifty Canyon with a distant view of Clifty Falls.
Tunnel:
An unfinished railroad tunnel is located along Trail 5. It is closed to visitors during certain parts of the year to protect hibernating bats.
Tunnel Falls:
Tunnel Falls is an 80-foot waterfall on Deans Branch, accessed from Trail 5.
Wildlife:
Yellow jewelweed (Impatiens pallida)
Great blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
Blog Entries:
03-Sep-2020: Clifty Falls
External Links:
Indiana State Parks website: https://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2985.htm
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