Madison, IN —Clifty Falls State Park opened to the public in 1920. Within a few years, the Clifty Inn opened, providing guests with a comfortable place to stay and wonderful views of the Ohio River. The first inn was a stone farmhouse that predated the park. Having been renovated and adapted, it was converted for use as the park’s hotel.
Later, the park built a new structure, and the original inn became an annex for the newer hotel. This inn was replaced by modern motel-style lodgings in 1964. Only 10 years later, in 1974, a devastating Super Outbreak tornado tore through Madison and badly damaged the inn, but the park repaired and rebuilt the hotel. Clifty Inn underwent an upgrade in 2006 and continues to provide guests with a comfortable place to stay and picturesque views of the Ohio River.
