Mossy Point 

Mossy Point © TNC Photo

Why You Should Visit 
Mossy Point is an ecologically-varied landscape characterized by high-and-dry ridges, deep ravines covered by lush canopy and views of beautiful Sugar Creek.

Location
Parke County

Ecoregion
North Central Tillplain

Size
191 Acres

Dedicated
State Nature Preserve, 2005

Owned & Managed By
Central Indiana Land Trust, Inc.

Partners 
Indiana Heritage Trust, Sycamore Trails Resources Conservation and Development Council, & The Lilly Co. Employee Fund

How to Prepare for Your Visit
The moderate to rugged terrain and lack of established trails will make for an adventuresome hike but the sights will make the work all worth it.

Directions
From Turkey Run State Park, travel south on U.S. 41 to C.R. 625 N and turn right (west). After traveling through Annapolis, continue 1.7 miles on Annapolis Road (gravel) to the sharp left turn (south). Immediately after the turn, make a right at the first driveway on the west side of the road. Continue traveling through the gate, past a small house and to the parking lot roughly 150 feet ahead.

What to See: Plants and Animals
Completed wooded with an unbroken forest canopy of mixed ravine species including American beech, white ash, sugar maple, tulip tree and red oak. Soft maples, black walnut and green ash can be seen on the floodplain forest, white oak and sagbark hickory on the high and mature stands of eastern hemlock shade unusual plant species like partridgeberry, witch hazel and ginseng.

Several vulnerable species of breeding birds can be seen at Mossy Point. Worm-eating Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, and Kentucky Warbler make their home here as well as the Bald eagle during the winter months.

What The Nature Conservancy is Doing/has Done 
The Nature Conservancy along with coalition of organizations worked hard to protect the land from 1976 through 2004. Around 2005, additional tracts of land were acquired and was transferred to the Department of Natural Resources. The DNR continues stewardship work that will increase the ecological diversity of the preserve.

For More Information  
Central Indiana Land Trust, Inc.