A detailed guide to the fire towers of Indiana
Covering the 38+ fire tower (lookout tower) sites of Indiana, with photos, maps, and historical information
Quick links
Teena Ligman’s latest public talk about Indiana fire towers on YouTube
Standing towers that you can climb: Ferdinand, Hickory Ridge, Lincoln, McCormick’s Creek, Mason Ridge, Ouabache, Skyline, Weed Patch, Willow Valley, Winamac, Wyandotte. Temporarily closed: Henryville.
My Story
My first interaction with a tower was the Hickory Ridge tower when I lived in Bloomington in the early 1990s and would visit Deam Wilderness.
From 2014 to 2024 I traveled to all the Indiana state parks with my brother, where we visited all the standing visitable towers, and visited many old non-standing tower sites. As of June 2024, I have been to (or near) 30 of these tower sites.
My initial interest was to find out where all the Indiana towers are/were. Secondary interest is in the history behind the towers.
Hope you enjoy the site.
– Mark Armantrout
Gallery of Indiana tower photos































(31 photos in gallery above. Sadly no photos yet of Borden, Bryantsville/Georgia, Buzzard Roost, Five Points, German Ridge, Hickman Hill, Shoals.)
My list of 38+ Indiana tower sites
See my big list with all the tower sites in Indiana
My Google Map
I created a Google Map with all the sites
Resources and Tools
The resources and tools I used to research this. Key ones:
Thanks
None of this would have been possible without my brother Jeff.
Huge thanks to Teena Ligman too!
This is a personal website, not associated with any company or organization. I am not any sort of expert on this, just an enthusiast.
Site created in early 2024.