Encompassing 121 acres, the Boone County Arboretum is also known as Central Park, and was the nation’s first arboretum within an active recreation park setting. The specialized arrangements of plant families and 12 athletic fields are connected by a 2+ mile winding multi-use trail.
Big Bone Lick State Park features a museum, visitor center, hiking, fishing lake, RV & tent campground, and a bison herd. Big Bone Lick is an Ice Age park, focusing primarily on prehistoric events and the megafauna of 12,000 years ago.