About the Preserve
North meets south at Twin Swamps Nature Preserve, southwest of Evansville in the “big toe” of Indiana. A lengthy boardwalk allows visitors to explore one of the northernmost stands of bald cypress trees in the United States.
Visitors may feel transported to a southern state while viewing cypress trees with roots underwater and knobby knees protruding above the surface. The sloughs are also home to spider lilies—among Indiana’s largest wildflowers—and the unusual featherfoil plant, whose leaves float on the water.
The swamp’s atmosphere offers a primordial feeling, recalling an era when Indiana may have been covered by a shallow ocean.
- Location Posey County, west of Mount Vernon
- Surface Boardwalks and foot trails
- Highlights Bald cypress, spider lilies, featherfoil
- Access Trail and boardwalk cross the preserve
