Last weekend we visited Potato Creek State Park in New Liberty, Indiana. Our goal is to visit every state park in Indiana. We have a ways to go but we’re getting there! We saved Potato Creek for the summer because it’s a 2 1/2 – 3 hour drive and that’s just not enjoyable on a Friday after a week of school. We also wanted to spend 3 nights there because of the distance so we could enjoy 2 full days.

Friday we took our time getting there and made a lunch stop and a Walmart stop for an electric scooter for two of the boys. We saw a horse and buggy hitched up at Walmart and were on our way to North Liberty.

After a quick set up and bikes unloaded and new scooters put together the boys were off to discover a new campground. Wyatt’s bike didn’t have the training wheels on yet and I suggested he just try it without. He’s done so well on his scooter with balance I wondered if he finally had the balance down to pedal. He took off after two assists with total ease. We had Campfire Queso for dinner and smore’s for dessert.

Saturday morning we had omelets and bacon for breakfast, took the dogs for a walk, and then off to hike Trail 3. The boys had been constantly nagging about hitting up the General Store. They always love to spend our money! The campground has a great little general store with all the basics and some fun things too – including a cooler of ice cream treats and candy as well. We located our state park magnet, but unfortunately it’s not like some of the others we have in Easton’s collection.

We came back to eat a snack and take a quick rest before loading back up to hit the beach. The water was nice and the boys enjoyed a couple hours of swimming and playing before dinner. Honestly, it was one of the better state park beaches I’ve seen! There was a path right near our camper from the campground to the beach but dragging Brooks back after swimming for a few hours sounded awful so we decided to drive.

For dinner we had the most delicious steaks from Maxwell Meats, some potatoes, and peppers with cream cheese.

Sunday we got up to hike another trail behind the Nature Center. Potato Creek’s Nature Center is near a great playground. They also have an amazing center. Two huge windows for viewing some of the critters below. An upstairs kid area for extra play. Pelts to feel and animals to see.

After the Nature Center we came back for some lunch. The boys decided to head out fishing and I decided reading and hanging with the dogs was better. Easton came back OVER THE MOON over the 17 inch large mouth bass that he caught! Wyatt was very proud of his little blue gill. Brooks came back to tell me he lost his pole in the water. Luckily we had Papaw Hazard who saved the day and was able to fish Brooks’ pole out with his own pole. Pure luck!

We stayed in sites 252 and 254 and I loved the location and 254 had an excellent amount of shade for the heat. I’d highly recommend this State Park and we will definitely be back!