About this campground
Mano Point is a fishing access point on the Ohio River. Mano Point is named for an artifact found when the site was being built in the 1960s. A mano is a grinding stone used along with a larger stone called a metate to grind flour. Based on the number of artifacts collected here in the 1960s, we believe this was once the site of a Native American village which stood here on the banks of the Ohio River from the Early Archaic Period (7500-6900 BC) to the Late Archaic Period (4000-1000 BC). There is an interpretive sign to tell the story of the early residents. Prehistoric sites and artifacts are protected by Federal law.
Getting there
Mano Point is located just north of the town of Derby on State Route 66. GPS Coordinates: Lat - 37o 54' 54.5" N Long - 86o 40' 18.4" W
Nearby federal campgrounds
- INDIAN CELINA LAKEHoosier National Forest12 mi
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- Newton-StewartPatoka Lake26 mi
- Underground Railroad: African American LandownersHoosier National Forest32 mi
- Underground Railroad: Civil War SoldiersHoosier National Forest32 mi
- Underground Railroad: Cultural LandscapeHoosier National Forest32 mi
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Mano Point Fishing Area doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Indiana campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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