Spring/Summer TE camping/biking at Brown County State Park?

[surgtech1956]

We love to camp. Where is Brown County State Park, what dates are you thinking. Looking forward to more details. Thanks

[indysteel]

We love to camp. Where is Brown County State Park, what dates are you thinking. Looking forward to more details. Thanks

Brown County is about an hour south of Indianapolis and about a half hour from Bloomington, Indiana. Reserve early; it fills up fast.

Catrin, CIBA won't announce its calendar until about March. There are a few ride--like the Hilly--that have already been announced I think.

[pll]

Would love to join... although I'm not much of a camper myself (i have no gear, whatsoever).

[Catrin]

Here is a link to the actual park, and here is a link with information on the mountain bike trails at the Park.

I don't have much experience in solo camping myself, but I will try it - and am planning on doing that this summer anyway. There are a couple of hotels just outside of the park and in a close by town, so there are other options than camping.

If we choose the Hilly Hundred as our event to meet at, there is information here with the 2011 dates.

Should it turn out that more women are interested in mountain biking rather than road, there is the Brown County Breakdown - 2011 information is here. In 2010 this ride was on the same weekend with the Hilly Hundred, but not in 2011.

There will certainly be other rides scheduled, as IndySteel said the CIBA ride calendar won't be released until March. There are also other options such as the Hope Ride, which is a fundraiser for local food banks and they drew around 2k riders in 2010! This ride is a lot of fun and as there isn't a mass start it keeps things manageable and the roads were in great shape, SAGS were also quite nice. Here is information on the 2010 Hope ride, they have held it for years so there is little doubt that it will be held this year in September.

Obviously there is a lot of time for us to decide what we want to do!

[indysteel]

If you want a ride earlier in the year, you might consider the Harmonie Hundred in New Harmony, Indiana. I would also suggest casting a bigger net and consider event rides in surrounding states. There are various other event rides that would lend themselves to a group ride.

[OakLeaf]

There's a lodge at the park as well. We stayed there one year when we went to the car grand prix at Indy. It wasn't super expensive at the time, IIRC.

[Bike Chick]

I'm interested but it depends on the date. The Harmonie Hundred is early in the season so there may be fewer conflicts for people. If we do it during the Hilly, I will have to train for hills

Sounds fun! Whether we pull it off or not, it's a great idea, Catrin.