This is a nice neighborhood park with limited street parking on the opposite side of the two cross…read morestreets. The park was built on the site of a former school. There is a playground, a basketball court, a small shelter, a garden and some sidewalks through the park. The park is tree lined and has a central planting in the middle circle of the park. Pretty standard stuff for a neighborhood park. Review #1005

This park looks like Disneyland! The playground structures are absolutely amazing. Bargersville…read moreneeded this park for the kids for a long time. When I stopped on Friday morning to walk the dog, I was shocked to see the parking lot (which holds 60+ cars) almost full. They have 8 pickle-ball courts and they were full with a line of people waiting for a court The pangs of the balls were pretty loud and disrupted any peacefulness that the park has to offer. There is even a set of bleachers to watch the pickle-ball games. Anyway, the park does have an amazing playscape, perhaps the best in the Indy area. There are multiple climbing structures, swings for all abilities, a merry go round type structure and more. There is soft matting under the structures to keep the kids safe. Kids were having a blast. In addition, there is a colorful and awesome splash pad. There are nice benches, some covered, to sit and watch the kids. The park also has a walking trail into a wooded area, which is not paved, just gravel. There is some natural prairie vegetation. Trees have been recently planted. There are a nice set of restrooms including a family restroom. I also saw a small pavilion with picnic tables. Bottom line, while it's a bit crowded and loud, this is a great park with lots of fun things to do.

This is a new 19-acre park located in Bagersville. It still has that "new car smell" and is very…read morewell maintained. It opened on July 1, 2023. There is a decent amount of parking available but this park does get packed. The park features 8 very nice, fenced in, pickleball courts, a large playground, an active splash pad. The park also have two shelters with picnic tables under them and some benches under small shelter-like structures that provides some relief from the blazing sun. The splash pad has a lot going on. There are sprinklers, pouring buckets, sprayers, waterfalls and lots more. It is very nice and open from 9am to 8pm. The playground is modern and is Divided into zones for children aged 2 to 5 and 5 to 12. It is laid on a combination of artificial turf and rubberized, mud-free, surfacing. The playground features a swing bank with traditional and ADA swings, a net cone merry go round, a slide on artificial turf covered hills and a small jungle gym structure with a couple of slides and bridges. The highlight of the playground though is the towering jungle gym with a bunch of tall slides, ropes, and bridges. It is one of the first things that you will see when you arrive at the park. Additional amenities at the park include a water fountain that is capable of filling bottles, a restroom facility and a patch of green space to play catch or just throw a blanket down and relax, hiking trails that lead to and from downtown Bargersville. It is a small, but very well designed park. I will admit, that it does get packed during nice weather, no school days, especially on weekends. I really like this park. Bargersville has began to invest in parks, which is nice. This is definitely a must visit while in the Center Grove/Bargersville area.

This is a very nice traditional park located near the Masonic House and the Franklin Park and Recs…read moreoffice. It is huge, spanning 50 acres and has a lot to offer. First, there is an awesome water park located right outside of it. It is classified as a nature park and has many shady trees. The park has two playgrounds, one near the entrance and one near the exit. The one near the entrance is newer and consists primarily of a large green and brown jungle gym with slides, monkey bars, hanging spinners and bridges. There is a bank of expression swings and a bank of traditional/toddler swings over there. This playground area is on a bed of wood chips and has benches on the perimeter for parents to sit while their littles play. You will see a few picnic tables spread out in this area and a set of nice outdoor corn hole boards. The shelter nearest that area doubles as a rest room facility. The park has a few nice shelters with picnic tables under them and grills just outside of them. I counted at least four of them. The other playground area is fenced in and a little older. It has a jungle gym with slides, monkey bars, and bridges. There is a bench under a canopy for parents to sit and the area is on a bed of wood chips. Like the other playground area, there is a bank of expression swings and a bank of traditional/toddler swings. Other park amenities include a gazebo, a small creek for fishing, and an old graveyard, yes a graveyard. The park is home to a nice paved trail, the Franklin Greenway, that runs right through it. The park is pretty spread out and I like it. There is lots of space to roam. There is not much open green space for field activities such as soccer and football though. This is a very nice option for a nature park in the Franklin area. It is a diamond and the rough and can keep you busy. It does have a somewhat peaceful vibe with it. This could possibly be a destination park and I recomend checking it out.

This park is a true gem. Located just a short walk from downtown Franklin, it features several…read morepicnic shelters, multiple playgrounds, and beautiful views. It's a fun place to explore with your pet or family, and easy to connect with a creek side trail if you want to get in a good walk or run. This park is well maintained and great to visit any time of year, but it particularly shines in spring thanks to flowering trees and colorful flowers!

This is a small park (1.7 acres) that is located right off of the Monon Trail. There is no private…read moreparking lot, just free street parking available in front of the park and in the nearby neighborhood. It is touted as one of the best neighborhood parks in Indianapolis. The park is relatively small but has a lot of amenities. There is a medium sized shelter with picnic tables under it, a very nice sand volleyball court, a bathroom facility , benches and a playground area. The playground area is decent. It is on a bed of wood chips and has older, but well maintained equipment. The limited equipment consist of a medium sized jungle gym with a couple of slides and a tunnel. There is also a bank of traditional swings, a bank of toddler swings, and a rocking plane. The location is prime as it has a paved path that leads from the nearby neighborhood, through the park, and onto the Monon Trail. It is a decent park, if you are in the area. It is definitely not a destination park. This would be a nice park to host a small event, like a birthday party or sand volleyball game. It is also a popular spot for joggers and cyclists to take a break while trekking the Monon Trail. There is not much green space for much else. All in all, this is a decent park and I like it, even though it is limited and not much space.

This park reminds me of the neighborhood park I grew up next to. It's quaint and has everything…read morethat you need. I personally love that it's tucked away in a quite neighborhood so that there's not constant traffic zooming in and out. My office loves coming here in the summer to play volleyball after work. From what I can see, a lot of families bring their kids here so the playground is adequate and there is a shelter that you can rent to cook out and host a small party. My favorite part about Canterbury is that it backs up/adjacent to the Monon Trail, I always see a few people I know running/walking their dog while I'm at the park. There's also plenty of smaller trees around that you can put a hammock up to enjoy the day. It's also a short walk to a bunch of neat places like Locally Grown Gardens, Gallery Pastry Shop, Tiny House Treats, Liter House, Mama Carollas, Diavola, etc.

Beautiful park with walking trails, playground, and sports fields. Walkers and bikers. Beware,…read morethere are steep grades, though they are marked.

Truly a hidden little gem in Greenwood - it's a little unnerving having a park right by one of the…read moremain roads in town, but most of the park is kept away from the street and is actually pretty quiet once you get deeper into the park. There's a nice playground area, baseball diamond, tennis courts, basketball court, dog park, and a short hiking trail in the woods by Pleasant Run Creek. I lived in Greenwood for nearly a decade before realizing how much was in this park, so don't make the same mistake and check this out!

Although there isn't much to look at yet, this park has a lot of potential and should be a place of…read moregreat benefit to Franklin as years go by. South of downtown (in a space across South Street from the cemetery), three blocks of lawn with a few mature trees have been planted with numerous trees and had trails put in to wander through. Though most of the trees are relatively small now, I can see this being a tremendous wooded area with room for each tree to grow while offering shaded paths for visitors to wander. Currently, there are just a few parallel parking places on the north end of the park along South St. One of the amenities that has been added is the addition of a Story Walk along one of the looping trails in the middle block. As you walk along the trail, there are numbered stands that feature the pages of a story. I am not sure how often the story is changed. To add a bit of color, islands of flowers have been planted along the trails to break up the green lawn. I hope I live long enough to see this park reach maturity and take advantage of the clever idea of this park. Review #1004

Orange Park is a "blink and you'll miss it" kind of park that falls under the umbrella of Indy…read moreParks. It's not a park that I'd have gone out looking for, however, I was on the southside resolving some errands and, quite honestly, got lost coming back. I looked over at one point and there was Orange Park. So, I stopped to check it out. Orange Park is definitely a neighborhood park with a relatively small playground, some benches, some green space, and that's about it. You can find parking along the street, but this is far from a destination park with nothing else to really do. Orange Park was established in 1993. It did receive an upgraded playground in 2024, though it tends to be pretty modest even after the upgrade. This park is a one-acre park. It's a little bigger than a pocket park, but not by a whole lot. The park is on the Southeastside of Indy. The park's playground targets kids aged 2-12. There's definitely nothing for teens here. For what it is, Orange Park is perfectly fine. There's no reason to go out of your way to visit it. However, it serves its purpose for those who live in this area.

Southeast of Fountain Square is a neighborhood playground and open space park. Located on Orange…read moreStreet, it is easy to understand how the park got its name. There are a few pullover spaces along the street for convenient parking if you are headed eastbound. The park's south perimeter is lined with mature trees for shade, but the park itself doesn't have any shade by the play areas. There are some benches, but no shelter is available. The playground has a few remaining pieces including a small fort, some swings, and a climbing structure. As I moved around the park, I could see timbers remaining from some forgotten purpose that had the equipment removed and has become reclaimed by the lawn. Although there isn't a lot to draw visitors here currently, it is hoped that as the area becomes home to more younger people wanting to live near Fountain Square, the park will get some needed attention to make it an asset for the neighborhood. Review #2862

## Yelp Review: Northwest Park Annex **Rating: **…read moreWe really love coming here because it's so accessible. There are always plenty of parking spots, and the trail is super easy to walk since it's all paved. One of our favorite things to do is open up the Merlin app while we walk, it's a great area for birding and it's cool to hear all the different kinds of birds in the trees. There is also a little river creek that runs right along the path, and the sound of the water is so lovely and relaxing. The water looks very clear, and we've seen people and dogs getting in, though we aren't 100% sure how clean it is. Still, it's a beautiful, peaceful spot and definitely worth a visit! The trail seems very clean and very well taken care of, just sometimes after a rain it gets floody in some spots They have a small restroom by the parking lot and the stalls are open so not sure about that but everything else is 5

Nice paved trail. Very flat and level, pretty much no elevation gains at all. Paralleled a creek…read morefor a fair amount of it. Lots of flora and fauna to try to identify. Not many people on it at mid day on a Wednesday.