Prophetstown State Park

Prophetstown State Park honors a Native American hamlet that Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa established in 1808 north of the present-day Lafayette, Indiana, and which expanded into a sizable, multi-tribal settlement. At Prophetstown, a living history exhibit in the park, you may see a Shawnee village and a homestead from the 1920s.

A mile or so to the east of the location of the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe, which was a pivotal engagement in Tecumseh's War and eventually resulted in Prophetstown's destruction, is the settlement of Battle Ground, Indiana. Since its establishment in 2004, the state park has welcomed roughly 335,000 visitors. Although the park was initially planned in 1989, the Indiana legislature did not provide financing for it until 1994.

Up until 1999, when the legislature allocated $3.7 million to establish the park, land acquisition was still ongoing. In 2004, the park was formally dedicated by Indiana Governor Joe Kernan. The campsite was a cooperation with Lafayette that opened the next year and was funded by tax revenue from the Lafayette Inn. The water park was built starting in October 2012 and was finished in 2013 thanks to local politicians' efforts to increase tourism in Tippecanoe County and the park.

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Address: 5545 Swisher Road Office:, 4112 IN-225, West Lafayette, IN 47906, US
Phone: +1 765-567-4919
Website: https://www.in.gov/dnr/state-parks/parks-lakes/prophetstown-state-park/