Muscatatuck Park
About
Muscatatuck Park is a city park managed by the City of North Vernon, Indiana, sitting about 0.7 miles from the town of Vernon. It serves as a base for both hiking and rock climbing, with marked trails and several named climbing walls and boulders clustered within a few tenths of a mile of the park. Fall is the most comfortable season for a visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in North Vernon show September highs around 79°F with lows near 56°F, and the fewest wet days of the year, while October cools to highs near 68°F. Hikers can pick up the Blue Trail about 0.2 miles away, with the Green and Black trails close behind. Climbers will find Tangerine Wall and Heinousness Wall within the same short distance. For paddling, Sixmile Creek lies about 4.5 miles off.
Park size
264 acres
Inside this park
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Jun. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 67–83°F and lows of 44–61°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the N Vernon 2 Ese, IN weather station, 1.6 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan40° high23° low
- Feb45° high26° low
- Mar55° high34° low
- Apr67° high44° low
- May75° high53° low
- Jun83° high61° low
- Jul86° high65° low
- Aug85° high63° low
- Sep79° high56° low
- Oct68° high45° low
- Nov55° high35° low
- Dec44° high28° low
Where it is
- Muscatatuck Park · Public land
- Nearest town
- Vernon, Indiana · 0.7 mi
Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- Tangerine WallRock climbing0.2 mi
- Peach wallRock climbing0.2 mi
- Blue TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Heinousness WallRock climbing0.2 mi
- Pink BoulderRock climbing0.3 mi
- Green TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Black TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Sixmile CreekCanoeing4.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
