Large park, lots of things to do, kept my son busy for over an hour…read more Clean facilities and clean park.

This park is amazing. It is a gem located in Bloomington. It is a Rails to Trails pedestrian…read morethoroughfare and was once an old rail switchyard. It spans 65 acres and was opened in 2019. By the looks of it, I though that it was opened more recently. This park has everything you want in a park and much more. This is a modern park and I was really felling it. There are two decent sized parking lots for you to park your vehicle. What amenity that brought you to the park will determine the lot that you will use. The park features a dog park with separate areas for large and small dogs. There is seating for pooch owners to sit in each area, as well as lots of green space and a few obstacles for the pups to play. There are a few picnic tables in between the two dog areas. The park also has a ton bright green picnic tables in a plaza area just off of one of the parking lots and a very nice shelter with picnic tables under it, a fireplace and a grill. This area is also where you will find the restroom facility in this area. There is also a low-key splash pad in this area, but it was shut down for the season during my November visit. This park is also home to an awesome outdoor amphitheater with lawn seating. It looks pretty impressive. There is also an 11,000 square foot pavilion with overhead doors, making it an indoor/outdoor event space. Both spots are available for rent and are prime spots to host your next event. They are used to host special events such as 5K runs, farmer's markets, and You will also find a skate park that could easily be a stand alone park itself. It is a concrete park with bowls, rails, and a snake run. Graffiti, tags and stickers are prohibited in the skate park area, but you will find some nice tags just outside of it. The park's playground is first class. It is a huge area on a mud-free rubber/artificial grass surface. There are benches, walls and glider swings for caregivers to sit while their littles play. The area's equipment includes saucer swings, tunnels, a rock climbing wall, slides, some traditional swings, wall net climbers, a pyramid net climber, and xylophones. The equipment is very modern and looks relatively new. On the other end of the park is where you will find a very nice full basketball court, a bocce ball court, and 4 pickle ball courts. There is a large patch of green space on this side of the park as well that is suitable for picnic, playing catch, or tossing a frisbee. A Bloomington police also has a station at this entrance to the park. Even though their is a police presence on site, the park contracts with a security company to assist with park patrols and safety. The highlight of this side of the park though is the outdoor fitness area. It is a circular area that has equipment that includes a chest press machine, a shoulder press machine, a strider, a dip machine, sit up bench and pull-up bar. In the shadow of the workout area is a community gardens, which feature 39-foot by eight-foot raised garden beds that are available for rent. A 3.1 mile trail, the B-Line Trail, passes directly through the park. The Trail is nicely paved, completely accessible and well illuminated with LED lighting. If 3.1 miles is not enough for you, it connects to the Bloomington Rail Trail, thus adding 2 more miles. This is a nice park that has everything you could ask for. It is well maintained. I will not that there are a few urban campgrounds on the outskirts of the park and you will find transients sleeping on park benches and using the restroom there, but they are not aggressive and just keep to theirselves. I highly recommend checking this park out. You can easily spend a half day here.

The good rating on this park is due to the conversion of tennis courts into Pickleball courts…read more During my visit, a group of friends were engaged in several games (there are numerous courts) while other friends gathered under the nearby shade tree to converse and watch. Everyone seemed to really enjoy being able to gather with other pickleball enthusiasts while taking a break from the action. The rest of the park has a basketball court, an open area for soccer, a shelter and a small playground. Nice for the neighborhood, but not much to attract visitors other than those previously mentioned. There is a parking lot next to the courts for further convenience. I did not notice any restrooms or water fountains nearby though. Review #894

Being someone who grew up here this park was a staple of my childhood. Its changed some but overall…read morenot much. They have pickleball courts, basketball courts, a city pool with splash pad, multiple shelters you can rent for get togethers, trails to hike, disc golf course, playground for the kids, and the greatest sledding hill in Indiana come winter time. For the 4th of July, they always shoot off fireworks off the top of the hill for the whole town to see. Arguably one of the best city parks in all of Indiana given the hilly terrain and all the activities.

This public park for Martinsville is comparable to Pioneer Park in Moorseville. There are four…read moretennis courts and two full size basketball courts or they can be used as four half courts. They have a full size pool with a water slide, a splash pad and a good size facilities building to accommodate their water park. Both parks are very similar in that respect. This park might have better shelters depending on your point of view but definitely a couple more with a total of nine. Most are fully enclosed and most have fireplaces. Most have some sort of playground equipment at each shelter location. These shelters can be more accomdodating in inclement weather or during colder weather. But enclosed ones have ways to open them up for summer weather such as one or more garage doors. Parking is plentiful at most shelters and all have access to a paved road. There are trails for hiking, a large fishing pond and a dedicated playground with a huge spaceship structure at its core. A dog park is available. My only complaint is there is no sign that I saw directing you to the restrooms. The obvious boy & girl restrooms at the rear dog park were locked.

Not a bad little place to play if you're in a pinch and in the French Lick area. This park is…read morelocated a couple of minutes from French Lick Resort, so it's a good option if you're looking for a playground and you're staying at the resort. I like vintage things, so aesthetically, the playground here is right up my alley. The playground equipment looks like it was plopped onto the grounds in the early 1980s and hasn't been touched since. The playground equipment is all metal, with tall twisty slides, a cage-looking area, metal poles and a metal merry-go-round. The ground is sandy. My kids spent the majority of the time spinning on the merry-go-round. Literally, that's all there is to this playground, so your enjoyment might vary depending on how quickly your children tire of playing with a few old metal things. This park looks like it's built vertically, so if you climb up a little hill, you'll see a baseball field and some other things. Parking is almost nonexistent for the playground: just drive to where the road stops and pull over on the side of the road.

Away from the highly visited hotels and shops of West Baden Springs and French Lick, the northwest…read morearea of West Baden Springs has a community park. The entrance is located on a hill and has parking, a basketball court, and a concession stand nearby. At the base of the hill, several baseball fields and a playground are located. The ball fields look to be in good condition. So does the playground, but it lacked any type of protective surface to keep kids dry and safe. It appears to be just a dirt (not even grass) play area which was dry during my visit. There were a couple roads that lead down to the ballfields and playground, but parking was limited other than along the roadside. Not an ideal layout for anyone who wants to use the concession stand or paved parking up above. Review #2666

This park is close to the school, so it seems a bit redundant to the playground and basketball…read morecourts nearby. Still, the park is unfenced and visitors can use the nearby parking lots to access the shelter, playground, and courts within. There is one shelter and another building that looks more like a maintenance building than a true shelter. It did have picnic tables by it, so you'll have to inquire about its function. The playground has a variety of slides and swings, but doesn't have much of a base to protect from falls or keep kids from getting dirty if it has rained. The coolest thing about the park is the hippopotamus shaped drinking fountain where kids have to stick their own heads in the mouth to get a drink. Review #2675

The skatepark needs repairs and improvements. To be honest, it needs completely redone…read more The ramps are over 20 years old. They are rusty and dangerous because the lips to the ramps are lifted off the ground. Also, the asphalt is not smooth, and there are large cracks running all the way through the park. Nothing noticeably wrong with tennis, swimming, and basketball court area

There is a lot to do at Thornton Park. They have an aquatic center (seasonal), skate park, tennis…read morecourts, basketball courts, and a playground. They also have a community center and shelter accessible from Q Street with plenty of parking. Parking also is available off Brian Lane Way on the west side of the park. The only negative I had was that I found all the fencing around the different sections of the park (tennis, aquatic area, and skate park) made it difficult to reach the other side of the park without driving out and around the neighborhood to the other side. One bonus though was the pair of limestone guardian heads along the path up to the playground. Very cool! Review #1982

This park is within 10 minutes walk of where we live, and I have visited it for years, both with…read moreand without my dogs. It's right off a bike trail which is being expanded all the way to Rohrer Road in 2022. There is a basketball court where I see kids playing all the time and two tennis courts I have used a few times, and then a really nice tennis backboard area for single play practice. Jackson Creek runs right along it and if you follow the bike path, it will take you over to Childs Elementary school and on towards downtown Bloomington. The park gets a lot of traffic, because it's a great little spot, but I've never seen it crowded. There aren't any public bathrooms, but if you follow the bike trail up to Olcott Park, there are some up there, as as well as more parking. Olcott is larger and has more parking area, but there are six or seven spots next to the tennis courts here as well. And one shelter for outside gatherings and barbecues.

Another neighborhood park on the south side of Bloomington is located along Jackson Creek. The…read morenearly 16-acre park is mostly green space with a small parking lot and playground. To the north is a basketball court. To the south is a tennis court and a shaded shelter with picnic tables and a grill. The park is connected to the Jackson Creek Trail which connects to the nearby Olcott Park to the east. Review #873

Just west of downtown Paoli is another well maintained park. Though the baseball field takes up…read moremost of the space, there is plenty of parking for visitors who want to watch a game, play basketball, or want to head around to the back where a nice playground is located. Everything seemed to be clean and good condition. A fence separates the baseball from the rest of the park. Likewise, the basketball courts are surrounded by a fence. The playground looks to be open and a long enough distance from the ballpark to keep it relatively safe to play on during a game. Overall, a nice place for youngsters to enjoy themselves outdoors. Review #2464

Anaconda Park is a fenced park with a basketball court and a small, old school playground. The…read moreplayground has swings and a climbing structure that has a center piece that "snakes" through the center. I'm not sure if the park gets its name from the equipment or not, but either way, the name is much cooler than the actual park. There is no lot for parking and there aren't any benches or picnic tables around. Review #911