[1] Newton Hill State Park is open for year-round recreation including camping, swimming, fishing, hiking and boating.

His wife was a mid-wife and until the 1870s she was the only white person in the area who had the skills to deliver a baby or provide health care for the sick.

[2] Some of the first people to live in the area were Native Americans from the Woodland Indian Culture.

Archaeologists have discovered burial mounds and artifacts that have been dated back to 300 BC to 900 AD.

Tales of buried gold and hideaways for horse thieves and robbers have been passed on through the years.

Legend holds that the soldiers had a supply of gold which they buried in the park before they were killed by the Native Americans.

The campground is open on a limited basis but the shower facilities are closed during the late fall, through winter and into early spring.