Our next ILADD Hiking Club hike is scheduled for Sunday, March 20th  at 1:00 p.m. at Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park in Indianapolis. The entrance to Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park is on North Post Road (take the 56th Street exit off of I-465 on the eastside of Indianapolis, proceed east on 56th Street to Post Road, turn left and proceed north on Post Road). Turn left onto Shafter Road and you will come to the park’s Gatehouse. You will need to pay a park entry fee ($7 per vehicle, if you would like to be reimbursed by ILADD please get a receipt and give it to Tom Easterday). Then proceed on Shafter Road and follow the signs to the Visitor Center and Park Office (the Museum of 20th Century Warfare is located next door).  Park in the parking lot for the Visitors Center and we will meet there.  Since it is mid-March, be prepared for cool and/or wet weather and dress accordingly. If we need to postpone the hike due to excessive rain or snow, we will email or call you two hours or more before the hike is set to commence.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: The hike will be limited to the first 20 registrants. It is very important that you let us know you will be participating, so we can notify you if we need to change our plans due to bad weather or other circumstances. Register by emailing us at teasterday@iladdinc.org of your intent to go on the hike by March 17, 2022. If you have not previously completed the registration forms for the ILADD Hiking Club, you must complete and submit those forms by March 17, 2022. For registration information and forms, please contact ILADD at teasterday@iladdinc.org or call (317-873-2134). There is no ILADD fee for this hike. 

DIRECTIONS: (from Zionsville) The easiest route from Zionsville is to take Michigan Road south to I-465 east. Take the 56th Street exit east to Post Road. Turn left (north) onto Post Road and proceed to the entrance to Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park. It takes about 25 minutes from Zionsville.

COVID PRECAUTIONS: Although masks are optional, we will generally be social distancing before, during and after the hike.  Please do not participate if you have a fever or any symptoms of COVID-19 or have been exposed to anyone with COVID-19 within the 10 days immediately prior to the hike. We recommend that anyone participating in the hike have been vaccinated and received a booster shot.