Portland Arch North Trail

Dedicated as a State Nature Preserve in 1972, Portland Arch in Fountain County is obviously beautiful with its dramatic sandstone gorge and the meandering creek that follows the well-worn path of the preserve. Also found are an assemblage of natural communities and features including cliffs, forests, open prairies, spring-seep wetlands, and savannas--all offering an abundance of plants, wildflowers, and trees.