Watch the Indiana Pokagon SP Toboggan Run on Live Webcam

   01.24.13

Watch the Indiana Pokagon SP Toboggan Run on Live Webcam

The refrigerated toboggan run at Pokagon State Park can now be watched from the comfort of your home on a computer or hand-held device.

With financial support from the Steuben County Tourism Bureau, Pokagon State Park now provides a live webcam that offers a real-time view of the toboggan run from a tower overlooking its twin tracks. The Pokagon toboggan run is the only one in Indiana and one of only two in the Midwest.

The webcam can be accessed at TobogganRun.com, where viewers can also take a virtual toboggan ride and find fees and hours of operation. The cam is also available on the bureau’s website at Lakes101.org.

The toboggan run is refrigerated and open all winter weekends until Feb. 24. The run can operate when there is no snow on the ground and temperatures are above freezing.

To see riders racing down the toboggan run, view the webcam during the toboggan run’s operating hours: Fridays, 5 to 10 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The run is also open special hours on certain holidays.  Holiday hours and additional information is available at TobogganRun.com.

Even when the toboggan run is closed, the webcam is a great way to see local snow and weather conditions, said Pokagon interpreter Fred Wooley. Additionally, viewers may see people hiking the often crowded sidewalk next to the toboggan run, or observe wildlife.

“Who knows what might come zipping by at other times when the toboggans are not,” Wooley said.

Pokagon State Park is at 450 Lane 100 Lake James, Angola, 46703.

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The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is the agency of the U.S. state of Indiana charged with maintaining natural areas such as state parks, state forests, recreation areas, etc. There are many divisions within the DNR and each has a specific role. The DNR is not only responsible for maintaining resource areas but also manages Indiana's fish and wildlife, reclaims coal mine ground, manages forested areas, aids in the management of wildlife on private lands, enforces Indiana's conservation laws, and many other duties not named here. According to the department's website, their mission is "to protect, enhance, preserve, and wisely use natural, cultural, and recreational resources for the benefit of Indiana's citizens through professional leadership, management, and education."

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