Monroe Lake will celebrate National S’mores Day on Friday, Aug. 10, with afternoon and evening activities at Paynetown State Recreation Area.

The highlight is at 9 p.m., when visitors can taste all five finalists from a s’mores recipe competition and vote for a winner.

Other activities will include making “s’mores” refrigerator magnets from 1-5 p.m., making customized marshmallow toasting sticks from 6-8 p.m., and a marshmallow stacking contest at 8:30 p.m.

“It will be a fun evening around the campfire and a great activity for families,” said Jill Vance, interpretive naturalist for Monroe Lake.

For more information, contact Vance at jvance@dnr.IN.gov or (812) 837-9967.

All activities are at the Paynetown Activity Center.

Paynetown SRA is at 4840 S. State Road 446, Bloomington.

There is a gate fee of $5 per in-state and $7 per out-of-state vehicle.

Logo courtesy of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources