Road trips from Indianapolis

Delaware Trails

Holliday Park Nature Center

Broad Ripple

Broad Ripple Park

Sports fields, dog park, swimming pool, playground & other activities around the White River.

Butler-Tarkington/Rocky Ripple

Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park

Contemporary art installations showcased amid 100 acres with woodlands, meadows & a lake.

Lawrence-Fort Ben-Oaklandon

Fort Harrison State Park

This 1,700-acre park offers activities such as cross-country skiing, fishing & hiking.

Arts & Culture

Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve

Scenic nature preserve offering hiking trails, naturalist-led programs, green space & picnic tables.

Butler-Tarkington

Tarkington Park

Keystone at the Crossing

Town Run Trail Park

Mars Hill

Stout Field Park

Mile Square

Indianapolis Canal Walk

Strolling, paddleboating & kayaking along a canal where paths & bridges are decorated with artwork.

Garfield Park

Garfield Park

Park is home to a sunken garden, arts & recreation centers, sports fields, playgrounds & more.

Family

Westermeier Commons Playground

Outdoors

Echo Hollow Nature Park

210 acres of woodlands with a fishing pond, picnic area, hiking trails & wildlife viewing.

Outdoors

Flowing Well Park

Drinking water from an artesian well, wooded hiking trails, a stream for wading & picnic areas.

Outdoors

Morgan-Monroe State Forest

Over 24,000 acres, this hardwood forest offers camping, hiking, hunting & fishing.

Downtown

White River State Park

Park home to a zoo, amphitheater & myriad cultural venues, plus a riverside trail & canal walk.

Eagle Creek

Eagle Creek Park

Huge park with marina & beach, hiking & biking trails, wildlife-discovery centers, zip lines & more.

Outdoors

Flat Fork Creek Park

This 60-acre park features a lake, nature trails, a sledding hill, a mountain-biking course & more.

Delaware Trails

Holliday Park

City park on 94 acres with trails, an arboretum, playground & nature center with all-ages programs.

Meridian Hills/Williams Creek

Marott Woods Nature Preserve

Wooded 102-acre park including a nature preserve with trails, birdwatching & spring wildflowers.

Butler-Tarkington/Rocky Ripple

Newfields

Comprehensive art museum with nature park & historic mansion, plus films, concerts, lectures & more.

West Indianapolis

Rhodius Park

Neighborhood hub with basketball & tennis courts, an outdoor pool & a rec center with a game room.

New Bethel

Southeastway Park

188-acre forested park features hiking trails, a prairie preserve, wildlife & education programs.

Devonshire

Skiles Test Nature Park

Fountain Square

HI-FI Indy & HI-FI Annex

Music venue for major gigs housed in the G.C. Murphy Building which was built in 1884.