[1] Red Hills State Park is open for year-round recreation including boating, fishing, hunting, hiking and various winter sports.
The tribes in the confederacy included the Wyandot, Lenape, Shawnee, Odawa, Ojibwe, Potawatomi, Miami, Wea, Kickapoo and Kaskaskia.
[3] The natives agreed to relinquish their claim to land that was north of the Ohio River and east of an established line.
[2] The area grew following a series of wars and treaties and came to be known as the Northwest Territory and comprised what is now the states of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and part of Minnesota.
[3] Following the forced removal of the Native Americans, the area was open to settlement by Euro-American settlers from the original Thirteen Colonies.
The area comprises a variety of ecosystems including dry and wet prairies, wooded hills, ravines, meadows, and wetlands along the river and lake.
The park has more than 100 campsites that have access to modern restroom facilities, electric hook-ups and a dumping station for chemical toilets.
[7] There are 8 miles (13 km) of trails in the park that are open to hiking, horseback riding and, in the winter months, cross-country skiing.
[2] Common game animals that may be legally hunted at the park are white-tailed deer, quail, woodcocks, doves, wild turkeys and rabbits.