List of parks in Indianapolis

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Parks in Indianapolis are operated by the City of Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation, also known as Indy Parks. There are 192 park facilities grouped into several categories[1].


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[edit] Regional Parks

Regional parks are the largest parks in the system. They are intended to provide an open and natural setting, while also containing other facilities such as cultural or nature centers.

Park Name Address
Eagle Creek Park 7840 W. 56th St.
Garfield Park 2345 Pagoda Dr
Riverside Park 2420 East Riverside Drive
Sahm Park 6801 E. 91st Street
Southeastway Park 5624 South Carroll Road
Southwestway Park 8400 Mann Road

[edit] Community Parks

Community parks are smaller than Regional parks, and generally place more emphasis on facilities such as recreation centers than on natural landscapes.

Park Name Address
Bethel Park 2850 Bethel Ave.
Broad Ripple Park 1550 Broad Ripple Ave.
Brookside Park 3500 Brookside Parkway S. Drive
Christian Park 4200 English Ave.
Douglass Park 1616 E. 25th St.
Ellenberger Park 5301 E. St. Clair St.
Glenns Valley Nature Park 8015 South Bluff Road
Holliday Park 6363 Spring Mill Road
JTV Hill Park 1806 N. Columbia Ave.
Krannert Park 605 S. High School Road
Municipal Gardens 1831 Lafayette Road
Northwestway Park 5253 W. 62nd St.
Perry Park 451 E. Stop 11 Road
Post Road Park 1313 South Post Road
Raymond Park/Indy Island 8575 E. Raymond St.
Rhodius Park 1720 W. Wilkins St.
Thatcher Park 4649 W. Vermont St.
Washington Park 3130 E. 30th St.
Watkins Park 2360 Martin Luther King, Jr. St.
Windsor Village Park 2501 N. Kenyon Ave.

[edit] Neighborhood Parks

Neighborhood parks are the smallest of the parks. They are generally 3 acres or smaller, and are intended to serve the immediate surrounding neighborhood with facilities such as basketball courts and playground equipment.

Al E. Polin Park
Andrew Ramsey Park
Arsenal Park
Babe Denny Park
Barton Park
Beckwith Memorial Park
Bel Aire Park
Bellamy Park
Bertha Ross Park
Beville Park
Bluff Road Park
Bowman Park
Brightwood Park
Broadway & 29th Street Park
Broadway and 61st Park
Brown's Corner Memorial Park
Canterbury Park
Carson Park
Centennial and Groff Park
Centennial and 20th Park
Chapel Hill Park
Christina Oaks Park
Clayton and LaSalle Park
Denver Park
Dequincy Park
Doris Cowherd Park
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park
Dubarry Park
Eagle Highlands Neighborhood Park
Edna Balz Lacy Park
Eva Talley Park
Faculty Park
Fairview Park
Fall Creek and 16th Park
Fall Creek and 30th Park
Finch Park
Forest Manor Park
Fox Hill Manor
Franklin Township Community Park
Frank Young Park
Friedman Park
Gardner Park
Gateway West Park
German Church and 30th Park
Greene Park
Gustafson Park
Haughville Park
Hawthorne Park
Highland Park
Hot Shot Tot Lot
Indianola Park
James Foster Bruiser Gaines Park
John Ed Park
Juan Solomon Park
Kelly Park
Kin Hubbard Memorial Park
Lentz Park
Little Valley Park
Max Bahr Park
McCarty Triangle Park
McCord Park
Moreland Park
Olin Park
Orange Park
Oscar Charleston Park
Patricia Park
Presidential Place
Pride Park
Paul Ruster Park
Porter Playfield
Ransom Place
Retherford Park
Rev Mozel Sanders Park
Ridenour Park
Ringgold Park
Robey Park
Roselawn Park
Ross Claypool Park
Sandorf Park
Sexton Park
Shambaugh Park
Southside Park
Spades Park
Stacy Park
Stout Field
Stringtown Park
Tarkington Park
Thompson Park
Tolin-Akeman Park
Virginia Lee O'Brien Park
Wes Montgomery Park
Willard Park
WISH Park

[edit] Other Facilities

Indy Parks also operates natural resource areas, as well as sports facilities, including Kuntz Stadium and the Major Taylor Velodrome.

[edit] External Links

Indy Parks list of facilities

[edit] References