16. Holliday Park
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 327-7180
Address: 6383 Spring Mill Rd.
Description: Located along the banks of the White River, the 95-acre Holliday Park is one of the city’s oldest. The park features a wooded area with natural springs and wetlands, a pond, long stretch of the White River, beech-maple forest, and more than 400 species of trees, shrubs, and wildflowers. While hiking the 2 miles of trails that wind through the forest, bird watchers have spotted more than 200 species of birds. Deer, fox, beaver, rabbits, squirrel, and other native animals can sometimes been seen in the park’s heavily wooded ravines. Amenities include a nature center with interactive exhibit hall and live animals, playground, picnic tables, 3 miles of hiking trails with access to the White River and an extensive arboretum.
17. JTV Hill Park
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 327-7177
Address: 1806 N. Columbia Ave.
Description: Established in 1921, JTV Hill Park was dedicated to James Thomas Vastine Hill, one of Indy’s first African-American lawyers who later served as a Marion County deputy prosecutor. The park features a recreation center, gym, shuffleboard, playground, softball field, soccer field, football field, and outdoor basketball courts.
18. Krannert Park
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 327-7375
Address: 605 S. High School Rd.
Description: Once the Krannert YMCA, Krannert Park became a city park in 1972. The park features year-round indoor swimming as well as an outdoor pool. Other amenities include a family center, wooded area, pond, trails, playground, weight room, two picnic shelters, four tennis courts, three softball diamonds, football field, and outdoor basketball court.
19. Municipal Gardens
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 327-7190
Address: 1831 Lafayette Rd.
Description: Before opening as a public park in 1952, Municipal Gardens was a private canoe and yacht club as well as a popular dance hall. Amenities include a gymnasium, multipurpose rooms, kitchen, spray pool, shelter, playground, and outdoor basketball court.
20. Northwestway Park
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 327-1470
Address: 5253 W. 62nd St.
Description: Offering 117 acres of recreational opportunities, Northwestway Park includes a 135,000-gallon outdoor swimming pool with a zero-depth entry and a fan-shaped area with many water play features, including the largest body slide in the park system. The park also has Little Eagle Creek, an open prairie, playground, picnic tables, picnic shelters and grills, basketball court, soccer fields, disk golf course, baseball fields, softball fields, and a fitness trail.
21. Perry Park
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 888-0070
Address: 451 E. Stop 11 Rd.
Description: Established in 1961, Perry Park hosts one of the two ice and in-line skating rinks in the city park system. Perry also has a seasonal swimming pool, shelters, picnic areas, and a community room.
22. Post Road Community Park
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 327-0143
Address: 1313 S. Post Rd.
Description: Surrounded by beautiful mature trees, the 40-acre Post Road Community Park features a meeting facility, banquet hall, playground, swings, picnic shelter, two basketball courts, and two sand volleyball courts.
23. Raymond Park—Indy Island
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 862-6876
Address: 8575 E. Raymond St.
Description: When the local school district needed more room for a middle school in 1993, properties were merged to create Raymond Park Middle School and Indy Island Aquatic Center. The park offers a wide variety of programs and activities for all ages. Amenities include an indoor pool, wetlands, prairie lands, trail, baseball fields, outdoor basketball courts, community room with kitchenette, concession stand, and locker rooms with showers.
24. Rhodius Park
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 327-7191
Address: 1720 W. Wilkins St.
Description: A supervised and unsupervised play area, Rhodius Park has served the West Indy community for more than three decades and is popular for its youth programming. A new family center includes a fitness center, youth game room, large community room, dance studio, arts and crafts area, conference room, full kitchen, computer lab, library, and new restrooms. Rhodius Park also has a picnic shelter, playground, baseball field, basketball court, tennis court, trail, weight room, gym, and sledding hill.
25. Thatcher Park
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 327-7390
Address: 4649 W. Vermont St.
Description: Located on the near west side of Indianapolis, Thatcher Park offers many programs and activities for all ages. Amenities include a family center, indoor swimming pool, two picnic shelters, two Little League baseball diamonds, softball diamond, adult baseball diamond, playgrounds, athletic field, wood-floor gym with basketball or volleyball courts, and walking trail.
26. Washington Park
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 327-7473
Address: 3130 E. 30th St.
Description: Nestled on the near east side of Indy, Washington Park features 128 acres with a large amount of lovely green space. Amenities include a family recreation center, Sarge Johnson Boxing Center, outdoor basketball complex, outdoor waterslide station, nature walking trails, pond, playground, and 18-hole disk golf course.
27. Watkins Park
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 327-7175
Address: 2360 Martin Luther King Jr. St.
Description: Watkins Park offers 21 acres and a wide variety of youth programs and activities. Located just northwest of Indy, the park features nice views of the city’s skyline. Amenities include a playground, outdoor basketball courts, four tennis courts, gym, game room, football field, baseball field, softball field, and two horseshoe pits.
28. Windsor Village Park
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 327-7162
Address: 6510 E. 25th St.
Description: Windsor Village Park features an open game room with a pool table, foosball table, and PlayStation video games. During the summer, the park offers an eight-week playground program for neighborhood youth. Amenities include a shelter, playground, basketball court, spray pool, and family center. The Indianapolis Parks Foundation is currently raising funds to build a new family center complete with gym and other amenities.
29. Major Taylor Velodrome
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 327-8356
Address: 3469 Cold Spring Rd.
Description: The Velodrome is a world-class bicycle-racing track, named after one of the sport’s 19th-century greats. It’s the site of many national competitions and education programs. Also site of the Lake Sullivan BMX Track, an American Bicycle Association–certified bicycle motocross track. Open riding, weather permitting.
30. Wheel Fun Rentals
City: Indianapolis, IN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (317) 767-5072
Address: 424 W. Ohio St.
Description: Enjoy the miles of bike paths in downtown Indy. Offering a variety of two- and four-wheel bikes from cruisers to surrey carriages, Wheel Fun Rentals is open daily during summer and weekends in spring and fall. Look for the bike kiosk in White River State Park by the Indiana State Museum.