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Covington is a city in Central Indiana. It is the seat of Fountain County. Population 2,500 (2004 Census Bureau).

Get in

Covington is located on Interstate 74 and the Wabash River.

Get around

No bus or taxi service, but you can walk from one end of the town to the other in about 30 minutes.

See

The historic murals on the interior of the courthouse.

Do

Go to a high school football or basketball game in the fall and winter. Small Indiana towns like this put a lot into their high school sports and it shows when the entire town shows up for games.

Go to the Covington Apple Festival held each October.

Buy

Eat

Beef House [1] Indiana's best Steakhouse. Actually located outside the city at the intersection of Interstate 74 and State Road 63.

Maple Corner [2] Another nicer-than-expected restaurant in a town this size. Try the catfish.

Drink

Blue Moon Saloon

Northside Pub

Sleep

Go next

Portland Arch Nature Preserve [3] about 10 minutes North on Portland Arch Road

Danville about 20 minutes West on Interstate 74 or US Highway 136.

Shades State Park

Turkey Run State Park

Lake Waveland

Routes through Covington
UrbanaDanville  W  E  CrawfordsvilleIndianapolis



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