In 1999 we built www.IndianaOutfitters.com and we have been updating the website ever since. This website was designed to help people plan outdoor trips in Indiana, and it was designed to overcome some problems that exist in trip planning.
There are a lot of governmental agencies that control public lands and each has their own separate website.
- Indiana State Parks
- Indiana State Recreation Areas
- Indiana State Fish and Wildlife Areas
- Indiana State Forests
- Indiana Nature Preserves
- City Parks
- County Parks
- US National Parks
- US National Forests
This makes it hard for people to figure out where to go for what they want to do. More importantly, the government websites do not link to the private businesses that rent the additional things that complete a trip. Our website was built to bring information about all these places into one spot and make it easier for people to find outdoor recreation destinations and plan trips in Indiana.
This site needs an overhaul but it is so big that it is a lot of effort to do that. We are considering options. Plus, as the Internet evolved, we learned that you really want a very targeted and informative website instead of a big broad one. So, we have spent our efforts on those.