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Outdoor Rec in Brown County

When you’re ziplining over a lake or mastering one of the nation’s most popular mountain biking trails, you’re bound to get a rush in Brown County. And there are great stops to celebrate your victories, whether you like wine, beer or the hard stuff. You can also slow it down a bit browsing the artsy Nashville stores.

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Brown County State Park

The beautiful hills and woods are the perfect setting for adventure, especially in Brown County State Park, known for its rigorous mountain biking trails and beautiful vistas. There you can also ride a horse chosen just for you at the Brown County Saddle Barn. You can stay in a cabin or campground or opt for the inn, which includes the Abe Martin Lodge Aquatic Center, featuring a zero entry pool, water slide, water channel, fountains and a waterfall.

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Exploring Forests Above & Below

At eXplore Brown County, you can do all 12 ziplines in the canopy tour, challenge each other to paintball or arrow tag, or take a guided ATV ride through the woods. You can stay in one of their cabins or camp there, too. The three-mile trail at Hitz-Rhodehamel Nature Preserve takes you through a mature oak forest.

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A Place for Art & Shopping

Known as the art colony of the Midwest, Nashville attracts those who create art and those who collect it. Shopping in downtown Nashville takes you to quaint, locally owned shops selling everything from clothing and jewelry to home decor and original arts and crafts. Nature creates the masterpieces just outside Nashville, like at the T.C. Steele State Historic Site, where you’ll see the scenic vistas and majestic landscapes that prompted this famous painter to build his home here.

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For the 21+ Crowd

Visit Hard Truth Hills, home to Hard Truth Distilling Co., Indiana's largest destination craft distillery, Big Woods restaurant, and the Hard Truth Hills Tours and Tasting Center. You can even hop on an ATV to have a guided tour of the 325-acre woods. You'll walk through distinctive timber frame entryway at Big Woods, their brew pub that serves delicious gastropub fare and locally made craft beer. The fully stocked bar includes a selection of beers from another branch of the family: Quaff ON! “Quaff” means to drink heartily and with gusto, and that’s their rallying cry to their loyal fans. At Brown County Winery, you can watch wines being made through windows in the tasting room.

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Hitz-Rhodehamel Nature Preserve

In 2012 the Hoosier Hikers Council collaborated with The Nature Conservancy to build a three-mile trail that loops around the 484-acre Hitz-Rhodehamel Nature Preserve. This property is a…

855-812-4453
browncounty.com/listings/hitz-rhodehamel-nature-preserve

Shopping in Downtown Nashville

Explore the quaint Village of Nashville, with a wide array of storefronts that include anything and everything from clothing boutiques, jewelry, home decor, specialty shops with handmade…

800-753-3255
browncounty.com/listing-category/shop/

Trevlac Bluffs Nature Preserve

Trevlac Bluffs Nature Preserve is named for its towering 200-foot bluff over Beanblossom Creek that features a rare stand of native eastern hemlock trees, found naturally in only about two…

812-336-5382
browncounty.com/listings/trevlac-bluffs-nature-preserve

Brown County Inn

The Brown County Inn has been a mainstay in scenic Brown County, Indiana since it opened in 1974. The 65,000 square foot hotel, restaurant, and bar became a gathering place for…

800-772-5249
browncountyinn.com

Hard Truth Hills

Hard Truth Hills’ 325-acres of wooded scenery is more than just a home for Hard Truth Distilling Co., it’s also an incredible destination for friends, fans, and folks who are…

812-720-4840
browncounty.com/listings/hard-truth-hills

Brown County Winery

At Brown County Winery, we are not afraid to use berries, stone fruit, or any other type of fruit to create the next new product. Although our bestselling wines are sweet and semi-sweet, we…

812-988-6144
browncountywinery.com

Emma's Cafe

Enjoy the Cornerstone Inn’s signature breakfast buffet at Emma’s Cafe, located in the Cornerstone Inn Main House! Dig in to delicious hot breakfast entrees, pastries, muffins,…

812-988-0300
browncounty.com/listings/emmas-cafe

Saddle Barn at Brown County State Park

Trail ride in the beautiful Brown County State Park! Head to the Brown County Saddle Barn for a horseback riding experience in the hills. Choose from 35-minute or hour-long rides. Kiddos…

812-988-8166
browncounty.com/listings/brown-county-saddle-barn

Big Woods

A cool hangout with a patio featuring classic pub fare & house-brewed draft beer, plus live music. Since 2009, the original Big Woods brew pub has been serving up delicious…

812-988-6000
bigwoodsrestaurants.com