Ultimate Guide to Parks in Indianapolis

From massive playgrounds full of ladders and bridges to trails teeming with dragonflies and flowers, parks offer a plethora of outdoor amenities for no cost at all – the perfect place to burn a little energy without paying a big price. Check out our guide to all the parks in the Indianapolis area to have a fantastic day outdoors. And don’t forget the sunscreen and water!

 

ICON KEY:

 

 Indicates parks with playgrounds

Indicates parks with nature/family centers

Indicates parks with hiking trails

Indicates parks with tennis courts

Indicates parks with basketball courts

Indicates parks with shelters

Indicates parks with water access

Indicates parks with splash pads/pools

Indicates parks with fees

 

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Indy Parks & Recreation

Indy Parks & Recreation boasts all the parks within 465. They are all free to the public with the exception of Eagle Creek and open from dawn to dusk.

Broad Ripple Park – 1550 Broad Ripple Ave Indianapolis, IN 46220

Bethel Park – 2850 Bethel Ave. Indianapolis, IN

Colts Canal Playspace – 335 W. 11th St., Indianapolis, IN 46202

Holliday Park – 6363 Spring Mill Road Indianapolis, IN 46260

Ellenberger Park – 5301 East St. Clair St Indianapolis, IN 46219

Hot Shot Tot Lot Park – 948 Elm St. Indianapolis, IN 46203

Krannert Park – 605 S High School Rd Indianapolis, IN 46241

Al Polin Park – 100 E. 29th Street Indianapolis, IN 46205

Barton Park – 2334 N Capitol Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46208

JTV Hill Park – 1806 N Columbia AVE Indianapolis, IN 46202

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park – 1701 Broadway St Indianapolis, IN 46202

Douglass Park – 1616 E. 25th St Indianapolis, IN 46218

Municipal Gardens Park – 1831 Lafayette Rd Indianapolis, IN 46222

Riverside Regional Park – 2420 East Riverside Drive Indianapolis, IN 46208

Dequincy Park – 1980 N Dequincy ST Indianapolis, IN 46218

Edna Balz Lacy Park – 700 Greer ST Indianapolis, IN 46203

Kelly Park – 1300 S Meridian ST Indianapolis, IN 46225

Porter Playfield Park – 404 S Saint Paul ST Indianapolis, IN 46201

Stacy Park – Hoyt St. & Spruce St. Indianapolis, IN 46203

Willard Park – 1901 E Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46201

Brookside Park – 3500 Brookside Pkwy S Dr Indianapolis, IN 46201

Bluff Road Park – 555 W Hanna AVE Indianapolis, IN 46217

Christian Park – 4200 English Ave Indianapolis, IN 46201

Garfield Regional Park – 2345 Pagoda Dr. Indianapolis, IN 46203

Rhodius Park – 1720 W. Wilkins St Indianapolis, IN 46221

Andrew Ramsey Park – 310 W. 42nd St. Indianapolis, IN 46208

Juan Soloman Park – 6100 Grandview Drive Indianapolis, IN 46228

Riverwood Park – 7200 Crittendon Ave Indianapolis, IN 46240

Roselawn Park – 5000 Roselawn AVE Indianapolis, IN 46226

Sahm Park – 6801 East 91st Street Indianapolis, IN 46250

Dubarry Park – 3698 DuBarry RD Indianapolis, IN 46226

Franklin Township Community Park – 8801 E Edgewood AVE Indianapolis, IN 46239

Paul Ruster Park – 11300 E Prospect ST. Indianapolis, IN 46239

Raymond Park – 8575 E Raymond Street Indianapolis, IN 46239

Windsor Village Park – 6510 E. 25TH Street Indianapolis, IN 46219

Southeastway Park – 5624 S Carroll Rd/New Palestine Indianapolis, IN 46163

Carson Park – 5400 S High School RD Indianapolis, IN 46221

Southside Park – 1941 E Hanna AVE Indianapolis, IN 46227

Southwestway Park – 8400 S Mann RD Indianapolis, IN 46241

Perry Park – 451 E Stop 11 Rd Indianapolis, IN 46227

Thatcher Park – 4649 W. Vermont St Indianapolis, IN 46222

Eagle Creek Park – 5901 Delong Rd Indianapolis, IN 46254

Haughville Park – 520 N Belleview PL Indianapolis, IN 46222

Glenns Valley Nature Park – 8015 Bluff RD Indianapolis, IN 46217

Acorn Park – 3300 N Sutherland AVE Indianapolis, IN 46218

Hawthorne Park – 2404 W Washington St Indianapolis, IN 46222

Tarkington Park – 45 W 40TH ST Indianapolis, IN 46208

Highland Park – 1100 E New York ST Indianapolis, IN 46202

Alice Carter Place – 5700 N. Meridian Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46220

Marott Park – 7350 N College AVE Indianapolis, IN 46240

Indianola Park – 1900 W Washington St Indianapolis, IN 46222

Beckwith Memorial Park – 2302 E 30TH ST Indianapolis, IN 46218

Bertha Ross Park – 3700 N Clifton ST Indianapolis, IN 46208

Brightwood Park – 2350 N Olney ST Indianapolis, IN 46218

Fall Creek & 30th Park – 2900 Fall Creek BLVD Indianapolis, IN 46226

Frank Young Park – 1000 Udell ST Indianapolis, IN 46208

John Ed Park – 2000 E Roosevelt AVE Indianapolis, IN 46218

McCord Park – 3600 Watson RD Indianapolis, IN 46205

Rev. Charles Williams Park – 3242 Sutherland AVE Indianapolis, IN 46205

Watson Rd & 30th Park – 900 Watson RD Indianapolis, IN 46205

Washington Park – 3130 E 30th St Indianapolis, IN 46218

Babe Denny Park – 325 W. Wyoming St. Indianapolis, IN 46225

Beville Park – 300 N Beville Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46201

Brown’s Corner Park – 5050 E Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46201

Cancer Survivor’s Park – 985 Indiana Ave Indianapolis, IN 46202

Clayton & Lasalle Park – 401 S LaSalle ST Indianapolis, IN 46201

Forest Manor Park – 2000 N Forest Manor AVE Indianapolis, IN 46218

Little Valley Park – 1052 New York ST Indianapolis, IN

McCarty Triangle Park –1100 W McCarty ST Indianapolis, IN 46221

Orange Park – 1900 E Pleasant Run Pkwy N DR Indianapolis, IN 46203

Presidential Place Park – 301 E Washington ST Indianapolis, IN 46204

Ransom Place – 801 N Indiana AVE Indianapolis, IN

Ringgold Park – 1500 Ringgold ST Indianapolis, IN 46203

Sandorf Park – 2020 Dawson ST Indianapolis, IN 46203

Sexson Park – 200 Beecher ST Indianapolis, IN 46225

Spades Park –1800 Nowland AVE Indianapolis, IN 46201

Arsenal Park – 1400 E 46TH ST Indianapolis, IN 46205

Canterbury Park – 5510 N Carvel Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46220

Doris Cowherd Park – 4050 N Irvington AVE Indianapolis, IN 46226

Elwood & Mary Black Park – 4241 Fairview TER Indianapolis, IN 46208

Friedmann Park – 5670 Stone Hill DR Indianapolis, IN 46208

Gardner Park – 6900 E 46TH ST Indianapolis, IN 46226

Skiles Test Park – 6828 Fall Creek RD Indianapolis, IN 46220

Stamm Park – 1616 E. 71st Street Indianapolis, IN 46220

Town Run Trail Park – 5325 E 96th St Indianapolis, IN 46240

WISH Park – 2602 Westlane RD Indianapolis, IN 46268

Woolen Gardens Park – 6800 E Fall Creek PKY N DR Indianapolis, IN 46226

Acton Park – 7400 S. Acton Road Indianapolis, IN 46259

Bellamy Park – 9501 E 36TH PL Indianapolis, IN 46236

Grassy Creek Reg. Park – 10510 E 30TH ST Indianapolis, IN 46229

Greene Park – 1700 N Franklin RD Indianapolis, IN 46219

Irvington Circle Park – 236 S Audubon RD Indianapolis, IN 46219

Kin Hubbard Memorial Park – 5100 E New York ST Indianapolis, IN 46201

Retherford Park – 8020 Acton Rd Indianapolis, IN 46259

Thompson Park – 6451 Thompson Rd Indianapolis, IN

Virginia Lee O’Brian Park – 2300 N Bolton AVE Indianapolis, IN 46218

Wes Montgomery Park – 3501 N Hawthorne LN Indianapolis, IN 46218

Bel Aire Park – 2915 Tibbs Ave Indianapolis, IN 46222

Bowman Park – 3600 Auburn RD Indianapolis, IN 46224

Chapel Hill Park – 900 N Girls School RD Indianapolis, IN 46214

Christina Oaks Park – 4205 W Washington ST Indianapolis, IN 46241

James “Bruiser” Gaines Park – 2100 N Tibbs AVE Indianapolis, IN 46222

Moreland Park – 2935 N Moreland AVE Indianapolis, IN 46222

Mozel Sanders Park – 1300 N Belmont AVE Indianapolis, IN 46222

Olin Park – 702 N Olin AVE Indianapolis, IN 46222

Patricia Park – 4326 Patricia ST Indianapolis, IN 46222

Ridenour Park – 3800 W Creston DR Indianapolis, IN 46222

Robey Park – 2800 S Bridgeport RD Indianapolis, IN 46231

Ross-Claypool Park – 2300 Howard ST Indianapolis, IN 46221

Stout Field Park – 3820 W Bradbury RD Indianapolis, IN 46241

Tolin-Akeman Park – 4459 Shelbyville RD Indianapolis, IN 46237

 

Fishers Parks and Recreation

Tee Fishers Parks and Rec offer a total of 591 acres of park space, with many of the parks being new or newly renovated.  Billericay Park and Roy G. Holland Memorial Park offer splash pads during the summer.  All of free to the public with the exception of Saxony Beach, which is free to Fishers residents only.

Bee Camp Creek Trailhead Park – 13870 Ambria Dr. Fishers, IN 46037

 Billericay Park – 12690 Promise Road Fishers, IN 46038

 Brooks School Park – 11780 Brooks School Rd Fishers, IN 46037

 Cyntheanne Park – 12383 Cyntheanne Rd Fishers, IN 46037

 Eller Fields – 10198 Eller Rd Fishers, IN 46038

 Harrison Thompson Park – 13573 Conner Knoll Prkwy Fishers, IN 46038

 Heritage Meadows Park Playground – 11233 Fountainview Lane Fishers, IN 46038

 Olio Fields – 14181 East 126th St. Fishers, IN 46037

 Roy G. Holland Memorial Park – One Park Drive Fishers, IN 46038

 Saxony Beach – 13358 Pennington Road Fishers, IN 46038

 Cheeney Creek Natural Area – 11030 Fishers Pointe Blvd Fishers, IN 46038

 Cumberland Park – 10580 Cumberland Rd Fishers, IN 46038

 Fishers Heritage Park at White River – 10595 Eller Rd Fishers, IN 46038

 Flat Fork Creek Park – 16141 East 101 St. Fishers, IN 46038

 Hoosier Woods – 11034 East 121st St Fishers, IN 46037

Pocket Park – 8700 E. 116th St. Fishers, IN 46038

 Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve – 10410 Hague Rd Fishers, IN 46038

 

Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation

Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation is the first state in Indiana to have all parks considered wildlife and habitat friendly.  All of the parks are free to the public and open from dawn to dusk.

 Cary Grove Park –  14001 Carey Rd, Carmel, IN 46032

 Central Park West – 1195 Central Park West Drive Carmel, IN

 Founders Park – 11675 Hazel Dell Pkwy, Carmel, IN 46033

 Lawrence W Inlow Park – 6310 E Main St, Carmel, IN 46033

 Meadow Lark Park – 450 Meadow Lane, Carmel, IN 46040

 River Heritage Park – 11813 River Rd, Carmel, IN 46033

 West Park – 2700 W 116th St, Carmel, IN 46044

 Central Park East Woods and Westermeier Commons – 1235 Central Park East Dr. Carmel, IN

Cherry Tree Park – 13720 Hazeldell Parkway Carmel, IN

 Flowing Well Park – 5100 E. 116 St. Carmel, IN

 Lenape Trace Park – 9602 Westfield Blvd. Carmel, IN

 Prairie Meadow Park – 5282 Ivy Hill Dr. Carmel, IN

Other Places to Find Parks

EAST

 Oaklandon Play Park – 11828 E 65th St, Indianapolis, IN 46236

 Alexander Park – 4902 Charney Ave, Lawrence, IN 46226

 Lawrence Community Park – 5301 N Franklin Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46226

 Explorer Park – 5205 N Richardt Ave, Lawrence, IN 46226

 Bragdon Wetlands Park – 9351 Pendleton Pike, Indianapolis, IN 46236

Eugene Burns Football Park – 5602 Glenn Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46216

 Louis J. Jenn Memorial Park – 10450 E 63rd St, Indianapolis, IN 46236

 Lee Road Park – 6200 Lee Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46216

 Soccer Park – 4510 N Richardt Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46226

 Veterans’ Memorial Park – 12150 E 62nd St, Indianapolis, IN 46235

 Landmark Park – 201 E. Staat St Fortville, IN

 Memorial Park & Hampton Fields – 400 W. Church St Fortville, IN

 Honors Park – Saturn Street & South Munsie Street Cumberland, IN 46229

 Lions Park – 301 N Buck Creek Rd; Cumberland Indiana 46229

 National Road Park – 11510 E Washington St, Cumberland, IN 46229

 Sugar Creek Township Park – 4161 S. 700 W. New Palestine, IN

 Beckenholdt Park – 2770 Franklin Street Greenfield, IN

 Brandywine Park – 900 East Davis Road, Greenfield, IN

 Commons Park – 856 West 5th Street Greenfield, IN

 Mary Moore Park – 951 North Franklin Street Greenfield, IN

 Riley Park – East Main Street & North Apple Street in Greenfield, IN

WEST

 Hummel Park – 1500 S. Center St. Plainfield, IN 46168

 Williams Park – 940 S. Locust St. Brownsburg, IN

 Washington Township Park – 115 S. County Road 575 East, Avon

 Ellis Park – 600 E Main St Danville, IN 46122

 Avon Town Hall Park – 6570 E US Hwy 36 Avon, IN 46123

 Gable Park – 229 S. Gable Dr. Avon, IN 46123

 Meadowood Park – 5700 Meadowood Dr. Speedway, IN. 46224

 Leonard Park – 5400 W 15th St, Speedway, IN 46224

 Swinford Park – 1007 Longfellow Drive Plainfield, IN 46168

 Franklin Park – 300 North Mill Street Plainfield, IN 46168

Al & Jan Barker Sports Complex – 451 S Vestal Road Plainfield, IN 46168

 Anderson Park (home of Skatepark) – 1050 South Center Street Plainfield, IN 46168

Friendship Gardens Park – 850 South Center Street Plainfield, IN 46168

 Arbuckle Acres – 200 N Green St Brownsburg, IN 46112

 Stephens Park – End of Stephens Dr Brownsburg, IN 46112

 Dr. James A Dillon Park – 6001 Edenshall Lane in Noblesville, Indiana

 Forest Park – 701 Cicero Road on State Road 19 North in Noblesville, Indiana

 Seminary Park – 200 S 10th St Noblesville, IN 46060

 Southside Park – 899 S 4th St Noblesville, Indiana 46060

 Federal Hill Commons – 175 Logan St. Noblesville, IN 46060

 Freedom Trail Park – 500 Deer Walk Trce Westfield, IN 46074

 Asa Bales Park – 200 Camilla Ct Westfield, IN 46074

 Quaker Park – 17501 Dartown Rd Westfield, IN 46074

 Simon Moon Park – 3044 E 171st St Westfield, IN 46074

Armstrong Park – 16200 Countryside Blvd. Westfield, IN 46074

Hadley Park – 100 W. Main St. Westfield, IN 46074

 Liberty Park – 16001 Westfield Blvd. Westfield, IN 46033

 Old Friends Cemetery Park – 302 S. Union St. Westfield, IN 46074

 Raymond Worth Park – 16301 Little Eagle Creek Ave. Westfield, IN 46074

 Heritage Trail Park – 4050 South 875 East Zionsville, IN 46077

 Lions Park – 115 South Elm Street Zionsville, IN 46077

 Mulberry Fields – 9645 Whitestown Road Zionsville, IN 46077

 Zion Nature Center – 690 Beech Street Zionsville, IN 46077

 American Legion Trail Crossing – 721 Ford Road Zionsville, IN 46077

 Carter Station – 4643 Pebblepointe Pass Zionsville, IN 46077

 Creekside Nature Park – 11001 East Sycamore Street Zionsville, IN 46077

 Elm Street Green – 165 Elm Street Zionsville, IN 46077

Lincoln Park – 41 S 2nd Street Zionsville, IN 46077

 Starkey Nature Park – 667 Sugarbush Drive Zionsville, IN 46077

 Turkey Foot Park – 4795 Turkeyfoot Avenue Zionsville, IN 46077

Wetland Reserve – 4392 Greenthread Drive Zionsville, IN 46077

 

SOUTH

 Sarah T. Bolton Park – 1300 Churchman Ave Beech Grove, Indiana

 Don Challis Park – 1100 South 9th Avenue Beech Grove, Indiana

Hartman Park – 700 South 9th Avenue Beech Grove, IN

 Hornet Park – 5245 Hornet Avenue Beech Grove, IN

Children’s Garden Park – 201 E. Main St Greenwood, IN 46142

 City Center Park – 415 Lincoln St. Greenwood, IN 46142

 Craig Park – 10 E. Smith Valley Rd. Greenwood, IN 46143

 Freedom Park – 850 W. Stop 18 Rd. Greenwood, IN 46143

 Northeast Park – 100 Crestview Dr. Greenwood, IN 46143

 Northwest Park – 1300 W. Fry Rd. Greenwood, IN 46142

 Old City Park – 304 S. Meridian St. Greenwood, IN 46142

 Summerfield Park – 275 W Worthsville Rd Greenwood, IN 46143

 University Park – 200 Legacy Blvd Greenwood, IN 46143

 Westside Park – 820 W Main St Greenwood, IN 46142

 Woodmen Park – 720 Ashmore Dr. Greenwood, IN 46143