Take a walking or driving tour of the history of the Indiana State Parks. Each park tour has a map of several stops that allows the visitor to learn about the human history in the park. The maps allow the user to navigate between stops using the trails and roads, or to preview attractions in a park before a visit. At each stop the listener hears a history of the site and sees historic photos. Find out about the formation of the park, the impact of the New Deal, and the post war growth of the park system. The casual park visitor, dedicated historian, or the person who wants to experience a state park in a different way can use this app to guide them to locations of interest.

The parks available include: Indiana Dunes, Lincoln, McCormick’s Creek, Mounds, Pokagon, and Turkey Run. Some historic structures still exist, but other structures are lost to time. Save the app as a souvenir of a park visit.

This app was created by an immersive learning team of Ball State University students directed by Ronald V. Morris, Ph.D., supported by the Building Better Communities program – Kelli Huth, Matt Bailey, Zach King, and the Digital Corps – Jonathan Huer, Brandon Smith, Gunner Hoffman, Josh Lowe, and Jacob VanBrunt. The students that created this app in the summer of 2013 came from Accounting – Erica Wurst, Computer Science – An Ran and Weijian Zheng, History – Michael Smith, and Telecommunications – Kristen West. Funding was provide from the Ball State University Provost Immersive Learning Grant. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of State Parks and Reservoirs – Ginger Murphy, Vicki Bass, Ben Clark, and Scott Davis advised the members of the project.