Activities

  • camping

    Basic and electric campsites are available. Click here for more information.

  • hiking

    Take a relaxing stroll or an invigorating hike on one of five trails. Click here for more information.

  • backpacking

    Camp along Locust Creek on the Riparian Trail. Click here for more information.

  • fishing

    Four small lakes and Locust Creek provide fishing opportunities. Click here for more information.

  • picnicking

    Several picnic sites, an enclosed shelter and an open shelter give you a variety of picnicking options. Click here for more information.

  • boating

    Canoes and boats with electric motors are allowed, however, there are no launch ramps.

  • Interpretive Programs

    Interpretive programs are offered during the summer months.

  • Playground

    There is playground equipment at both picnic shelters.

Park information

Wander through a slice of pre-settlement landscape at Pershing State Park. The park includes a boardwalk and hiking trail that winds through a wet prairie near a meandering stream with oxbow sloughs and cutoffs, and into a bottomland forest. The park’s wetlands attract a variety of birds and waterfowl as well as scores of other wildlife species. Locust Creek and four small lakes give anglers a chance to try their skills and a shady campground with electric and basic campsites makes the park an ideal overnight location.

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Park Hours

Campground, Picnic Areas and Trails:
Sunrise to sunset, year-round.

Staff are usually available in the park Monday through Friday. The office telephone is monitored for messages during daytime hours.

Park Office hours

Staff are usually available in the park Monday through Friday. The office telephone is monitored for messages during daytime hours.