List of parks in Indianapolis

, Indiana, features a diverse network of publicly accessible parks and greenspaces that provide recreational, cultural, and environmental benefits across the city. The system includes neighborhood and regional parks, sports fields, nature preserves, golf courses, urban trails, and parkways following the city's primary waterways.
File:Riverside Park, Indianapolis, Indiana - DPLA - 346f69a19c243212278397b569a5621d.jpg|thumb|George Kessler's 1913 plan for Riverside Park, part of the historic Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System
The city's public park system originated in the mid-19th century, when civic leaders and private citizens advocated for public green areas amid rapid urban growth. Early parks emerged through land donations and municipal purchases in the 1860s and 1870s, and the Indianapolis Park Board, established in 1895, provided formal oversight for systematic expansion and planning. Landscape architects and successive municipal initiatives shaped a network of parkways and recreational grounds that balanced active programming with natural preservation. By the early 21st century, the city's parks department managed more than 200 properties totaling over of greenspace.

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Indianapolis is home to more than 200 public parks overseen by multiple jurisdictions. Parks operated by the City of Indianapolis collectively cover and include 129 playgrounds, 155 sports fields, of recreational trails, 23 recreation and nature centers, 21 spraygrounds, 19 aquatic centers, 13 golf courses, and four dog parks.
To maintain focus and avoid undue exhaustiveness, this list limits entries to municipal and state managed parks within the consolidated City of Indianapolis. It therefore excludes the following categories:

Privately administered parks—including those that may be open to public use but are overseen by community development corporations, homeowners associations, or other nongovernmental entities. Notable exceptions are explicitly identified with a “†” symbol.
Municipal parks located within Marion County's excluded cities and towns, such as Beech Grove, Cumberland, Lawrence, Speedway, and other independently governed municipalities.
Neighborhood pocket parks developed through the Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and AES Indiana Project GreenSpace program, which comprise approximately 82 sites across Marion County. These small-scale green spaces, while publicly accessible, are excluded due to their limited size, decentralized administration, and a planning and maintenance framework distinct from the city's primary park system.

Name	Image		Size ac	Location	Notes
Acton Park		2004			The site in the Acton neighborhood was originally the location of a Methodist summer retreat from 1859 until it was destroyed by a fire in 1905. It remained in private hands until the city of Indianapolis purchased it in 2004 for a public park.
Al E. Polin Park		1973
Alice Carter Place		1922
Andrew Ramsey Park		1971			Features include a comfort station, picnic tables, a playground, a splash pad, and a shelter.
Arsenal Park		1928			Features include basketball courts, a comfort station, a community garden, open space, a playground, a shelter, a skatepark, and a splash pad.
ARTSPARK†		2005			The sculpture park is situated along the south bank of the White River and immediately west of the Monon Trail. Home to 27 pieces of artwork, it is owned and maintained by the Indy Art Center. Admission to the park is free. It was designed by postmodern architect Michael Graves.
Babe Denny Park		1923			Features include a basketball court, benches, picnic tables, a playground, and a shelter. Originally named Meikel Street Park, it was renamed to honor civic leader Edward "Babe" Denny in 1989.
Ball Nurses' Sunken Garden and Convalescent Park†		1934			Designed by the Olmsted Brothers firm as a therapeutic garden, it is a listed national historic site, featuring benches, a pergola, and a fountain home to the sculpture Eve. The park was rededicated in 2016 following restoration. It is owned and maintained by Indiana University.
Barton Park		1946
Basswood Park		2003
Beckwith Memorial Park		1970			Features include basketball courts, benches, a football field, a playground, and a shelter. Originally named Salem Village Park, it was renamed to honor Frank R. Beckwith, the first African American in Indiana to run as a major party candidate in a presidential primary.
Bel-Aire Park		2002
Bellamy Park		1962
Bertha Ross Park		1925
Beville Park		1959
Blickman Educational Trail Park		2005
Bluff Park		1946
Bowman Park		1959
Brightwood Park		1918
Broad Ripple Park		1946			Features include athletic fields, a baseball diamond, a boat ramp, a dog park, a family center, an outdoor swimming pool, picnic tables, a playground, shelters, tennis courts, trails, and woods. It is situated along the White River. The park was the original site of White City Amuseument Park and the Broad Ripple Park Carousel. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Brookside Park		1898			Features include ball diamonds, basketball courts, a disc golf course, a family center, a football field, open space, an outdoor swimming pool, paved trails, picnic tables, playgrounds, shelters, and tennis courts. The park is included in the Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Brown's Corner Park
Canterbury Park		1959
Carroll & 42nd Park		2014
Carson Park		1964
Centennial & 20th Park		1946
Centennial & Groff Park		1926
Central Greens Sports Field		2015			A track and field facility on a portion of the former Central State Hospital campus.
Century Park		2010
Chapel Hill Park		1946
Charles L. Whistler Memorial Plaza		1977			Features include the Sun King Market District Stage, benches, planters, moveable tables and chairs, and an original archway from Tomlinson Hall. The plaza is located on the west side of Indianapolis City Market and was named to honor civic leader Charles L. Whistler in 1987. The plaza is maintained by the Indianapolis–Marion County Building Authority.
Christian Park		1921			The park is included in the Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System.
Christina Oaks Park		1971
Chuck Klein Sports Complex		1983
Clayton & LaSalle Park		1972
Cloverleaf Conservation Area		1999
Colorado & 29th Park		2006
Colts Canal Playspace		2018			Located adjacent to the Canal Walk and Indianapolis Cultural Trail, features include an accessible playground, benches, and shade structures. It is the first public playground in downtown Indianapolis.
Commons Park		2018			Features include benches, a grill, a ping-pong table, and a playground.
Copper Grove Park		2007
Dan Wakefield Park		1928			Features include a beach volleyball court, a playground, a shelter, a splash pad, and tennis courts. Originally named Broadway & 61st Park, it was renamed to honor author and journalist Dan Wakefield in 2016.
Daubenspeck Community Nature Park†		2006			Features include benches, boardwalks, tallgrass prairie, trails, wetlands, and woods. The park is maintained by a nonprofit volunteer board of directors under a 30-year land lease with the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Denver Park		1925
DeQuincy Park		1953
Dollar Hide Creek Park		2006
Doris Cowherd Park		1956
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park		1961			Features include benches, the Landmark for Peace Memorial sculpture, a swimming pool, picnic tables, a playground, a shelter, and open space.
Dubarry Park		1967
Eagle Creek Park		1972			The largest park in Indianapolis and among the largest municipal parks in the U.S. Features include a reservoir, an amphitheater, a bait shop, a beach, a bird sanctuary, a dog park, the Mary and John Geisse Soccer Complex, a golf course, a marina, a nature center, three nature preserves, an ornithology center, a playground, two retreat centers, a rowing course, sailing club, shelters, sledding hills, trails, and a zip line course. Canoes, kayaks, paddle boats, stand-up paddle boards, pontoon boats, sailboats, and mountain bikes are rentable. Birdwatching, canoeing, cross-country skiing, cycling, fishing, golfing, hiking, kayaking, picnicking, rowing, sailing, sledding, and swimming are popular recreational activities at the park. Eagle Creek is the only municipal park that requires an entrance fee. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Eagle Highlands Park		1989
Edna Balz Lacy Family Park		1917			Features include a beach volleyball court, a bocce ball court, picnic tables, a playground, a shelter, and a shuffleboard court. Originally named Greer Park, it was renamed to honor philanthropist Edna Balz Lacy in 1995.
Ellenberger Park		1911			Features include athletic fields, ball diamonds, open space, an outdoor swimming pool, playgrounds, a shelter, a sledding hill, tennis courts, trails, and a volleyball court. It also serves as the northern terminus of the Pleasant Run Greenway. The park is included in the Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Elwood & Mary Black Park		1946
Emhardt Park		1923
Eva C. Talley Park		2000
Faculty Park		1961
Fall Creek & 30th Park		1910
Fall Creek Pkwy. Preserve		1974
Fall Creek Trail at Geist Dam		2006			Features a trail and woods south of Geist Reservoir. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Finch Park		1988
Five Points & Edgewood Park		2011
Forest Manor Park		1937
Fort Harrison State Park		1996			Formerly the U.S. Army post of Fort Benjamin Harrison, the park's facilities include a golf course and pro shop, an inn and conference center, a visitors center, a museum, a playground, a sledding hill, a dog park, equestrian trails, hiking trails, shelters, and the Fall Creek Greenway. Recreational activities include birding, cross-country skiing, cycling, fishing and ice fishing, horseback riding, hiking, picnicking, and sledding. The park contains four nature preserves, two national historic districts, and access to Fall Creek. It is managed by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Fox Hill Manor Park		1964
Frank Young Park		1922
Frank & Judy O'Bannon Park		2003
Franklin & 38th Park		2004			Undeveloped woodland.
Franklin Township Community Park		1970			Features include ball diamonds, basketball courts, benches, open space, picnic tables, a playground, a shelter, soccer fields, trails, and woods. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Frederick Douglass Park		1921			Features include ball diamonds, a basketball court, a family center, a football field, a golf course, a paved fitness trail, picnic tables, a playground, an outdoor swimming pool, and tennis courts. Originally named Douglass Park, it was renamed to honor abolitionist Frederick Douglass in 2017.
Friedman Park		1982
Garfield Park		1873			The oldest municipal park in Indianapolis, the park features the Burrello Family Center, MacAllister Center for the Performing Arts, an aquatic center, ball diamonds, a basketball court, a community arts center, a conservatory and sunken gardens, football/soccer fields, a public library branch, playgrounds, shelters, sledding hill, statuary, tennis courts, and trails, notably Pleasant Run Greenway. Originally named Southern Park, it was renamed to honor President James A. Garfield in 1881. The park is included in the Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Gardner Park		1962
Gateway West Park		1963
George E. Kessler Park		2002
Glenns Valley Nature Park		1991			Features include a nature center, open space, picnic tables, trails, and woods. A playground is shared with neighboring Glenns Valley Elementary School. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Grassy Creek Regional Park		1971			Established as German Church & 30th Park, it originally covered. A series of acquisitions since 2000 have brought the park to its current acreage. Features include a basketball court, a playground, a shelter, soccer fields, softball diamonds, a splash pad, tennis courts, and trails. Much of the acreage is undeveloped open space with some woods and wetlands. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Grassy Creek Wood Conservation Area
Gray Park		1999			Features unpaved trails in a wooded riparian zone along Buck Creek. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Griffin Woods		1965
Gustafson Park		1961			Features include basketball courts, benches, football fields, an outdoor swimming pool, picnic tables, playgrounds, a shelter, tennis courts, and the Randy Shambaugh Baseball Park. Originally named Northwest Park, it was renamed to honor civic leader Howard Gustafson in 1967.
Hanover North Park		2006
Haughville Park		1922
Hawthorne Park		1923
"The Heart" of Cummins Green†		2017			Privately owned public space managed by Cummins. The Indianapolis Cultural Trail is routed along the western perimeter of the park.
Hendricks Park		2002
Highland Park		1898			The park is included in the Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System.
Highway Parcel #15 Park		1980
Holliday Park		1916			Situated along the White River, the park features an arboretum, a nature center, open space, picnic tables, a playground, a rock garden, wooded ravines, and of trails. The park is home to three atlantes designed by Karl Bitter from the façade of the demolished St. Paul Building. Referred to as "The Ruins," the pieces and accompanying grotto were dedicated in 1973. A performance space was added as part of a restoration completed in 2016. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Hot Shot Tot Lot		1973			Features include benches, a playground, and a picnic table.
Hudnut Commons		1988			Built atop an underground parking garage, features include benches, decorative brick walkways, fountains, an Indiana Pacers Bikeshare station, pergolas, gardens, and a lawn. Originally named Capitol Commons, the plaza was dedicated in 2014 to honor William "Bill" Hudnut, former mayor. It is owned and maintained by the Capital Improvement Board, a municipal corporation that also owns the neighboring Indiana Convention Center.
The Idle†		2018			Features a gravel path that terminates at a vista overlooking the I-65/I-70 "South Split" interchange. The park contains benches, a shade canopy, and repurposed seats from the former Bush Stadium. It is accessible from the Indianapolis Cultural Trail.
Indianapolis World Sports Park		2014			Opened in 1990 as Post Road Community Park.
Indianola Park		1896			The park is included in the Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System.
Indy Urban Acres		2011			An urban farm operated by the Parks Alliance of Indianapolis.
Iron Gate Conservation Area		1994
Irving Circle Park		1904			The park is included in the Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System.
J. T. V. Hill Park		1921
Jackson Bells Run Park		2022
Jake Greene Park		1971
James Foster "Bruiser" Gaines Park		1971
James Irving Holcomb Botanical Gardens†		1950			Features include benches, a carillon, a fountain, a garden house, a pond, walking paths, a waterfall, woods, and a mall that terminates at the sculpture Persephone. The gardens are owned and maintained by Butler University. The gardens are named for James Irving Holcomb who served 24 years on the university's board of directors. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
John Ed Park		1925
Juan Solomon Park		1971
Kelly Park		1922
Kin Hubbard Memorial Park		1982			Features include a bench, open space, and trees on the Pleasant Run Greenway. It is named in honor of cartoonist Kin Hubbard.
Kitley & Troy Park		2007
Kitley Woods		1998
Krannert Park		1972
Lappin Way Park		1994
Lentz Park		1928
Lieutenant Junior Grade Graham Edward Martin Park		1971			Originally named Fall Creek & 16th Park, it was renamed to honor Golden Thirteen member Graham E. Martin in 2011.
Little Valley Park		1998
Mari Evans Park		1985			Originally named Broadway & 29th Park, it was renamed to honor poet Mari Evans in 2024.
Marott Woods Nature Preserve		1945			Features include picnic tables, a shelter, trails, and woods. The preserve is bounded by the White River and Monon Trail. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
The Matthew R. Gutwein Commonground		2014			Features include a café building, fountains, seating, trellises, and landscaping. Located on the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital campus, the plaza is owned and maintained by Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County, a municipal corporation. It is named after Matthew Gutwein, former president and chief executive officer.
McCarty Triangle Park		1897			The park is included in the Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System.
McCord Park		1970
Military Park		1852			The oldest park in Indianapolis and a listed national historic site. Features include a shelter house, walking paths, and open green space. The park is included in the Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System.The Indianapolis Cultural Trail runs along its western boundary and the Canal Walk forms its southern boundary. It is managed by the White River State Park Development Commission.
Moreland Park		1953
Morris Bicentennial Plaza		2023			Features include benches, bike racks, a covered basketball court/seasonal ice skating rink, moveable tables and chairs, public artworks, and restrooms. The plaza is on the north side of Gainbridge Fieldhouse and often hosts events in coordination with the Indiana Pacers and Fever. Its name honors civic leader Jim Morris and Indianapolis's bicentennial. It is owned and maintained by the Capital Improvement Board, a municipal corporation.
Municipal Gardens		1927
Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab†		2002			James A. Allison commissioned landscape architect Jens Jensen to design the grounds of Allison's estate to complement the site's natural features. The restored property features Jensen's original stonework, outdoor classroom space, a pond, trails, wetlands, and woods. It is owned and maintained by Marian University's Environmental Studies Department. The park is named for philanthropist Nina Mason Pulliam. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
North Broad Ripple Park		2013
Northwestway Park		1957
Olin Park		1967
Orange Park		1993
Oscar Charleston Park		1972
Pathways to Peace Garden		1995			Features include benches, planters, and landscaping. It is among the smallest city parks, occupying on a triangular plot.
Patricia Park
Paul Ruster Park		1970			Features include a dog park, open space, a playground, a pond, shelters, a sledding hill, trails, and woods. Originally named Prospect & Muessing Park, it was renamed to honor local educator and coach Paul Ruster in 1979. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Perry Park		1961
Pleasant Run Golf Course		1922			18-hole golf course and included in the Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System.
Pogue's Run Art & Nature Park		2004			Designed as part of a flood control project on the Pogue's Run waterway, features include benches, public art, trails, wetlands, and open space. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Porter Playfield		1924
Presidential Place Park		1991			Features a small brick plaza modeled after the Mile Square plan of Indianapolis as well as a memorial elm tree planted by former U.S. president George H. W. Bush in 1990. The tree honors Ryan White.
Pride Park		1968
Ransom Place Park		1997
Ravenswood Overlook Park		2007
Raymond Park		1971			Features prairie, trails, wetlands, and woods. In partnership with the Metropolitan School District of Warren Township, baseball fields, basketball courts, a disc golf course, tennis courts, and the Indy Island Aquatic Center are located on the grounds of neighboring Raymond Park Middle School. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Red Maple Park		2007
Retherford Park		1965
Rev. Charles R. Williams Park		1965
Rev. Mozel Sanders Park		1931
Rhodius Park		1913			The park is included in the Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System.
Richard G. Lugar Plaza		2018			Features include an interactive fountain, an event lawn, Indiana Pacers Bikeshare station, bike racks, moveable tables and chairs, and access to the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. It is named for Richard Lugar, former mayor and U.S. Senator. The plaza is located on the south side of the City–County Building on the site of the former Marion County Courthouse and is maintained by the Indianapolis–Marion County Building Authority.
Ridenour Park		1956
Ringgold Park		1971
Riverside Regional Park		1898			The park is included in the Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System.
Riverwood Park		2006
Robey Park		1972
Roselawn Park		1968
Ross Claypool Park		1940
Sahm Park		1963			Features include an aquatic center, a basketball court, a disc golf course, a golf course, open space, picnic tables, playgrounds, shelters, soccer fields, tennis/pickleball courts, sand volleyball courts, and woods. Originally named Northeastway Park, it was renamed in honor of William S. Sahm in 1978.
Sandorf Park		1959
Sarah Shank Golf Course		1927			18-hole golf course
Sargent Road Nature Preserve†		2024			The nature preserve features benches and hiking trails. It is owned and managed by the nonprofit land trust Mud Creek Conservancy in Lawrence Township.
Seerley Creek Park		2006
Sexson Park		1973
Skiles Test Nature Park		1974			Features include restored prairie, woods, and paved and unpaved trails, including access to the Fall Creek Greenway. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Smock Golf Course and Dog Park		1970			Features a dog park and 18-hole golf course, including a pro shop, clubhouse, and driving range. Originally known as County Line South Golf Course, it was renamed in honor of Carl E. Smock in 1977.
Southeastway Park		1961			Features include an activity center, open space, picnic tables, playgrounds, a pond, shelters, short and tallgrass prairie, a sledding hill, paved and unpaved trails, wetlands, and woods. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Southside Park		1966
South Street Square Park		2019			Features include benches, an event lawn, landscaping, and walking paths. Under a public–private partnership, Eli Lilly and Company developed the property, then donated it to Indy Parks. The company maintains the park.
Southwestway Park		1961			Located along the White River, the park contains Winding River Golf Course and Mann Hill, featuring ball diamonds, open space, a playground, a shelter, soccer fields, trails, and woods. Popular recreational activities include birdwatching, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Spades Park		1896			Features include open space, a playground, and a shelter. The park is included in the Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Stable Chase Nature Sanctuary		1999
Stacy Park		1998			Features include benches, a picnic table, a playground, and a shelter. It is named for Stacy Ramsey.
Stamm Park		2004			Features woods and open space.
Stanley Strader Park		1935			Originally named Bethel Park, it was renamed to honor former Indianapolis City–County Councilor Stanley Strader in 2023.
Stout Field Park		1974			Features include a basketball court, open space, picnic tables, a playground, restrooms, a shelter, a splash pad, and walking paths. It is named for the former Stout Field airport.
Stringtown Park		1970
Tarkington Park		1945			Features include benches, basketball courts, a café and restroom building, open space, picnic tables, a playground, a splash pad, and tennis courts. A $6 million renovation of the park was completed in 2017. It is named for author Booth Tarkington.
Thatcher Golf Course		1967
Thatcher Park		1974
Thompson Park		1999
Tolin-Akeman Park		1989			Features include open space, a playground, and a shelter.
Town Run Trail Park		2000			Accessible from East 96th Street, the park features a singletrack mountain bike course and of natural surface hiking trails. It is maintained by the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association. The park's southernmost reaches overlap with Oliver's Woods Nature Preserve, managed by the Central Indiana Land Trust. Accessible from North River Road, the preserve contains of woods and of restored prairie-savanna. Both properties hug the western bank of the White River.
University Park		1876			University Park occupies the southernmost block of the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza, a national historic landmark district. Its bilaterally symmetrical layout was designed in 1914 by George Kessler as part of the Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System. Depew Memorial Fountain is the park's focal point. Other features include walking paths, floral gardens, benches, and statuary. It is managed by the Indiana War Memorials Commission. The park is included in the Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System.
Upper Fall Creek Loop Trail		1999
Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park†		2010			The park houses several site-specific art installations by national and international artists. Other features include bike racks, meadows, a quarry pond, walking paths, wetlands, woods, an Indiana Pacers Bikeshare station, and the Ruth Lilly Visitors Pavilion. It is owned and maintained by the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Admission to the park is free. Virginia B. Fairbanks, the wife of benefactor Richard M. Fairbanks, is the park's namesake. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Virginia Lee O'Brien Park		1956			Features include a basketball court, open space, and a playground.
Wallace F. Holladay Preserve at Ameriplex†		2013			Managed by the Central Indiana Land Trust.
Washington Park		1923			Features include basketball courts, a disc golf course, a family center, open space, playgrounds, shelters, walking paths, wetlands, and woods. It is home to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department North District offices and The Headquarters: Mountain Bike Skills Park. The original Indianapolis Zoo was located in the park from 1964 to 1987. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Watkins Park		1913
Watson Road Bird Preserve		1925			Features undeveloped woods. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Wes Montgomery Park		1970			The park was named in honor of jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery in 1972.
Whispering Hills Golf Course		1995			9-hole golf course
White River State Park		1979			Bisected by its namesake, the White River, the park is home to several major attractions, including the Indianapolis Zoo and White River Gardens, the Eiteljorg Museum, the Indiana State Museum, the Medal of Honor Memorial, the National Collegiate Athletic Association headquarters and Hall of Champions, Everwise Amphitheater, Victory Field, and two national historic sites. Sections of the Canal Walk and Indianapolis Cultural Trail traverse the park. It is managed by the White River State Park Development Commission. It is part of the Indy Birding Trail.
Wildwood Park		2008
Willard Park		1907			The park is included in the Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System.
Windsor Village Park		1953
WISH Park		1995			Features include benches, a playground, a shelter, and woods. Crooked Creek is the park's northern boundary. The park is named for local television station WISH-TV which donated the land to the city.
Wolf Run Park		2013
Woollen's Garden of Birds and Botany		1909			Contains a state nature preserve. The park is heavily wooded and hugs the southern bank of Fall Creek. It is named for William Watson Woollen. The park is included in the Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System.
Wright's Fields		2004