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This is a list of parks in Fort Wayne, Indiana. As of 2024, the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department maintained 87 public parks totaling 2,805 acres (11 km 2) and four golf courses,. The department also cares for 50,000 street trees and 25,000 park trees. The largest park in the system is Franke Park which covers 329.24 acres (133 ha), while the smallest is Orff Park which covers.02 ...
Johnny Appleseed Park, including what was formerly known as Archer Park, is a public park in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It is named after the popular-culture nickname of John Chapman, better known as "Johnny Appleseed", a famous American pioneer, who was buried on the site. Chapman's gravesite is accessible to public view through steel gates. The ...
The Fort Wayne Zoo is a zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Since opening in 1965, the 1,000-animal zoo has been located on 40 acres (16 ha) in Fort Wayne's Franke Park. The Fort Wayne Zoo is operated by the non-profit Fort Wayne Zoological Society under a cooperative agreement with the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department.
Goll, John. Indiana State Parks: A Guide to Hoosier Parks, Reservoirs and Recreation Areas for Campers, Hikers, Anglers, Boaters, Hunters, Nature Lovers, Skiers and Family Vacationers. United States: Glovebox Guidebooks of America, 1995. ISBN 1-881139-12-3.
Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation maintains 86 public parks totaling 2,805 acres (1,135 ha). [117] Three public and 20 private golf courses are located in Allen County. [ 180 ]
McCulloch Park is an urban park in the downtown area of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The park is named after former United States Secretary of the Treasury, Hugh McCulloch, who gave the land to the city for a park in 1886. The park is the burial place of Samuel Bigger, the seventh governor of the state of Indiana. [1]
It is located 30 miles (48 km) south of Fort Wayne, Indiana near Bluffton, Indiana. It was originally the Wells County State Forest and Game Preserve , formed in the early 1930s. In 1962. it became the Ouabache State Recreation Area , before finally achieving state park status in 1983.
The Foellinger–Freimann Botanical Conservatory is an enclosed conservatory in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States.Opened in 1983, the conservatory contains a 25,000-square-foot (2,300 m 2) seasonal showcase garden, a tropical oasis display, with a waterfall, Sonoran Desert display, and outdoor terrace and exploration garden, encompassing a total of 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m 2).