Hillman State Park

It's August, so I was out hunting for butterflies to take photo's of and I have never been to this park, so I decided to head out here. I have heard of it when going to Raccoon Creek Park, which is a much better park. I couldn't even find the place for the first 30 minutes in the area. I finally stumbled upon it and must have gone in the back way. Well, it was full of hunting areas and trails that are full of so much brush that it seems like it would be tick infested, in fact there is a sign warning about ticks. Anyways, I couldn't find any good trails, but I ran into a lot of milk weed and some butterflies that I did capture on my digital camera. I was not excited about this park. It seems like it is set up for people who want to hunt. That kind of scares me a bit because I don't want to get shot!

The covered bridge here at Hillman State Park is very cute! It's a cheerful bright red and located on a road that didn't seem too busy, giving us a good opportunity to slow down and enjoy checking it out. The park is home to a radio control model airport with a variety of amenities - preregistration has to be made through the nearby Raccoon Creek State Park office. A large number of signs posted indicated that the park is open for hunting. There are also hiking trails available.

We came here specifically for the Lyle Covered Bridge. To get here from Hanover Community Park, we drove on a gravel road through Hillman Park. There is probably a way to get here on paved roads but I just took the shortest distance from google maps. It is on a public road but while we were there no cars past. It is very close to McClurg bridge so we drove over to check it out.