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
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.