Eagle Creek Park

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Nature Center at Eagle Creek Park

Eagle Creek Park is the largest park in Indianapolis, and one of the largest municipal parks in the United States. It is located at 7840 W. 56th Street in Indianapolis, Indiana and covers approximately 1,400 acres (5.7 km²) of a reservoir and 3,900 acres (16 km²) of land. There are about 10 miles (16 km) of paths within it. Eagle Creek Park serves primarily as a nature reserve. Before coming into the possession of Indianapolis, the land was owned by Purdue University, and by Josiah K. Lilly Jr. before that. The Eagle Creek Park Foundation serves to promote volunteerism and provide funding for the Park and its programs. The NCAA Rowing Championships were held in the Park in 2003 and the World Rowing Championships were held there in 1994. The 1987 Pan American Games used the park for regatta and archery.^[1]

Park activities/buildings

Amphitheater
Bait shop
Bark Park
Boat ramp and slips
Cross-Country Skiing Paths
Fitness Course
Fishing areas
Golf course (36 hole)
Lilly Lake Pedal
Marsh & Bird sanctuary
Earth Discovery Center
Orienteering
Peace Learning Center
Picnic areas and shelters
Pistol Range
Pontoon and Sunset Canoe Trips
Retreat Centers (2)
Sailboat marina
Sailboat/ Rowboat/ Canoe rentals
Sailing Day Camp
State Nature Preserves (2)
Swim Beach
The Indianapolis Rowing Center
Woodland Wildlife Preserve
Ornithology Center

Gallery

Lakeside trail
American White Pelicans flying at the park's bird sanctuary
Deer grazing in the park
picnic shelter and directional sign
a fall scene in the park

References

↑ Bodenhamer, David. The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis (Indiana University Press, 1994) pg.1074

External links

Coordinates: 39°51′20″N 86°17′39″W / 39.855556°N 86.294167°W / 39.855556; -86.294167

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v t e Parks in Indianapolis and Marion County

State Parks	Fort Harrison White River

Regional parks	Eagle Creek Garfield Riverside Sahm Southeastway Southwestway

Community parks	Bethel Broad Ripple Brookside Christian Douglass Ellenberger Glenns Valley Nature Holliday JTV Hill Krannert Municipal Gardens Northwestway Perry Post Road Raymond (Indy Island) Rhodius Thatcher Washington Watkins Windsor Village

Natural resource areas	Skiles Test Nature Park

Downtown spaces	Military Park Obelisk Square University Park

Waterways	Eagle Creek Fall Creek Central Canal Pleasant Run Pogue's Run White River

Trails	Central Canal Towpath Eagle Creek Fall Creek Little Buck Creek Monon Pennsy Rail Pleasant Run Pogue's Run Town Run White River/Wapahani

Zoological and botanical	Garfield Park Conservatory Holcomb Gardens Indianapolis Zoo Oldfields-Lilly House & Gardens White River Gardens 100 Acres

See also: Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System and List of attractions and events in Indianapolis

v t e World Rowing Championships

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Venues	Lucerne 1962 Bled 1966 St. Catharines 1970 Lucerne 1974 Nottingham 1975 Amsterdam 1977 Lake Karapiro 1978 Bled 1979 Hazewinkel 1980 Oberschleißheim 1981 Lucerne 1982 Duisburg 1983 Montreal 1984 Hazewinkel 1985 Nottingham 1986 Copenhagen 1987 Milan 1988 Bled 1989 Lake Barrington 1990 Vienna 1991 Montreal 1992 Račice 1993 Indianapolis 1994 Tampere 1995 Glasgow 1996 Aiguebelette 1997 Cologne 1998 St. Catharines 1999 Zagreb 2000 Lucerne 2001 Seville 2002 Milan 2003 Banyoles 2004 Kaizu, Gifu 2005 Eton 2006 Oberschleißheim 2007 Ottensheim 2008 Poznań 2009 Lake Karapiro 2010 Bled 2011 Plovdiv 2012 Chungju 2013 Amsterdam 2014 Aiguebelette 2015 Rotterdam 2016

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