Charlestown State Park

Charlestown State Park is an Indiana state park on 5,100 acres in Clark County, Indiana, in the United States. The park is on the banks of the Ohio River, 1 mile east of Charlestown. It was once part of the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, and was donated in separate parcels to the Indiana state government. In 1993, the state of Indiana was given 859 acres, and in 1994 was given an additional 1,125 acres. When the park opened in 1996, it encompassed 2,400 acres. With an additional 2,600 acres given by the INAAP in 2004, the park has 5,100 acres, making it the third largest state park in Indiana. The park attracts nearly 200,000 visitors annually. ()