Scout Ridge Youth Tent Campground is available for scouts or other groups. Oak Ridge has 10 sites and the same facilities as Mason Ridge. On busy weekends, overflow camping is available at Oak Ridge Campground. There is a picnic table and grill located on each of the campground's 19 sites. Mason Ridge Campground, located behind the fire tower north of the forest office, has vault toilets and seasonal drinking water available. Primitive camping is available for a fee campers must register for camping at the forest office.
History of the Morgan-Monroe State Forest office. It houses many educational displays on topics such as property history, cultural and ecological features, wildlife, and forest management. There are 17 unique wood species used in the 6,600 square foot structure. The office for the state forest was rededicated on May 10, 2019, after a four-year reconstruction. History highlights of Morgan-Monroe State Forest. The forest is located southwest of Indianapolis, 35 miles south from Interstate 465 via State Road 37 (five miles south of Martinsville or 16 miles northeast of Bloomington-follow signs eight miles east of State Road 37.) The state purchased the eroded, abandoned land to create Morgan-Monroe State Forest beginning in 1929. The original settlers of the area cleared and attempted to farm the ridges, but were frustrated by rocky soil unsuitable for agriculture. The forest land encompasses many steep ridges and valleys and is forested with some of the state's finest hardwoods. Morgan-Monroe State Forest encompasses more than 25,000 acres in Morgan and Monroe counties in south-central Indiana.
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