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Indianapolis’s 212 municipal parks cover 11,258 acres (4,556 ha) and feature some 129 playgrounds, 155 sports fields, 153 miles (246 km) of recreational trails, 23 recreation and nature centers, 21 spraygrounds, 19 aquatic centers, 13 golf courses, and four dog parks.
Southeastway Park is a 188-acre nature park managed by the Indianapolis Parks and Recreation Department. The park is located in the southeast corner of Marion County at 5624 South Carroll Road. [1] [2] [3]
The area along the White River became a popular recreation space during the last half of the nineteenth century and several privately owned parks opened along this corridor. In 1898, the Board of Park Commissioners and Mayor Thomas Taggart negotiated the purchase of large tracts of land around Indianapolis to form new park and parkway systems ...
The Indianapolis public parks system is bringing high-speed public wi-fi to park facilities across the city. Installations have already been completed at 19 public parks facilities, and another 10 ...
Southwestway Park is the third largest park in Indianapolis, Indiana.It is located at 8400 Mann Road [1] in the southwestern section of the city and covers approximately 587 acres (238 ha) on the west bank of the White River, bordered on the north by Southport Road, on the west by Mann Road, and extending south past Ralston Avenue.
The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. pp. 1076– 1080. ISBN 0-253-31222-1. "Garfield Park". National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. 2011 "George Edward Kessler and the Park System". National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
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 km 2) of water and 3,900 acres (16 km 2) of land. There are about 10 miles (16 km) of paths within it.
The U.S. state of Indiana has 24 state parks maintained and operated by Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR). [1] In addition, a separate state agency operates White River State Park in downtown Indianapolis. [2] Marion and Clark are the only counties to have two parks.