Hidden gym, my grandkids just love everything about this park, will visit again. The ages were 9-11.read more

This is one of the best parks I've visited in central Indiana, and if you look at my Yelp review…read morehistory, you'll see I've visited a lot of parks! This lady knows her parks, mmmkay? Hummel Park in Plainfield is impressive for many reasons: it's huge (205 acres!), it has multiple playgrounds (like 4!), it has a splash pad, it has a baseball field and basketball courts, it has a great area to creek stomp with lots of shallow places for kids to wade, it has paved walking trails, it has a bridge, it has a amphitheater, it has clean restrooms, and a lot more that I'm forgetting. Also, it's really clean and well-taken-care-of. People with kids definitely need to visit this park. Like I said, there are four different playgrounds, so you could spend a lot of time here going from playground to another. The biggest playground area is located in the southeast part of the park. This playground includes a vintage twirly slide, but also a more modern playground structure with multiple slides, tunnels, bridges, monkey bars, poles to slide down and rope ladders to climb up. The playground is accessible to kids of all abilities, and includes a ramp entrance into the playground structure. This part of the park also has swings, including a saucer swing, as well as a separate playground for toddlers, and a big sand box. The splash pad is located in this area of the park, too. It's a great size for toddlers. I wouldn't visit this park just for the splash pad, because there are other parks in the area with bigger splash pads, but it's nice that there's one here and that it's so close to the playground. There is another playground near the performing arts center, which includes a toddler playground and a playground for bigger kids. A short walk away from this playground is a nature playground, with manufactured boulders and rope webs that kids can climb and explore. Paved trails offer an easy walk or stroll. As you meander through the park, you'll probably cross over a bridge that's suspended over White Lick Creek, which runs through the middle of this park, and it flows from the north part of the park to the south part. There are five small lakes within Hummel Park, including Blue Heron Lake. Hummel Park is also a great place to go creek stomping, because the creek bed includes many shallow areas where kids can wade in the water. I've heard that the sledding hill at Hummel Park is amazing, so I'll have to visit in the winter with my kids.

This is Mooresville's main public park and home to many sporting fields, athletic facilities and…read moreactivities. There are a multitude of hiking and walking paths; some paved others more rustic trails. There is a large public pool and splash pad, with restrooms, showers and changing facilities. The pool area has a large multi story water slide as well as two smaller straight slides for younger children. Next door to the pool is a Zip line with a chair for two people to ride together for only five dollars. It is only open during the warmer seasons. There are seven shelters of various sizes and well as playground equipment near some of them. There are two full size basketball courts or four half courts depending on how you visualize them. There are four complete and fenced in baseball diamonds each equipped with full size backstops to protect spectators and they are well maintained. There are at least five, probably more, soccer fields with goals for community practicing and leagues. Shelter No. 1 is located just to the right of the main entrance and has a permanent volleyball net plus horseshoe pits and some swings. The basketball courts are nearest this shelter and a short walk. Shelter No. 2 is the largest with a large parking lot and is located just to the left of the main entrance. It features the largest and main playground. Shelter No. 4 is on the other side of this huge playground and is located very near the equipment. Shelter No. 3 is also located towards the front of the park, but smaller and has a small single piece of playground equipment with a slide next to the shelter. Shelter No. 6 has its own playground equipment but is within a short walk to the main playground visible across an internal road. There is parking for a half dozen vehicles. Shelter No. 5 looks like a gazebo and is the smallest of the seven but a bit more secluded from all the shelters towards the front of the park. There is parking here for a half dozen vehicles. Shelter No. 7 is double the size of an ordinary shelter and located in the back next to the soccer fields. You can see the wooden bridge leading to the rustic hiking trails in the woods. There are permanent restroom facilities located adjacent to this shelter. There is plenty of marked parking spaces here along the road as well as a small parking lot in front of the wooden bridge. If you like to walk or hike, I recommend parking in the lot by the bridge in the back and starting from there. There is also another open soccer field beyond the trails I have used for kite flying.

I have been to this park a few times and it is a mega-park. It is massive, spanning 150 acres. I…read morelove this park It has everything you could want in a park. There is tons of parking available here spread out between a few different lots depending on what area of the park you are visiting. In the front of the park you will find a 4 shelters that are spaced out. Each shelter has picnic tables under them and grills next to them. The largest of the shelters is by the biggest of the parks playgrounds that has nice equipment that includes a huge jungle gym with slides, animals to climb on, and swings. The ground is lined with rubber matting. Also in the front of the park, you will find two decent full basketballs court that are in good repair. Of in the distance, in the corner close to the main road, you will find three horseshoe pits. The pits are not the best, but will do. You will find a gazebo off by itself and a restroom facility up there in the front of the park too. a little deeper into the park, is another playground area by one of the 4 shelters. It consists of a traditional bank os swings and a jungle gym with climbing equipment and slides. You can take the road further to the back and you will pass a gazebo with seating, picnic tables, and a small shelter on your way to the soccer fields. This is a huge green space that has some small bleacher seating and in addition to soccer can be used for other stuff like playing catch, football or frisbees. Back there you will find another shelter with picnic tables under it and grills nearby and a restroom facility. A little further past that you will find a picturesque bridge. If you cross the bridge, it will lead you to another area of muliti-use soccer fields. The bread and butter of this park is its trails. It has miles of very nice paved trails that go all through the park. There is also a storybook trail and a fitness trail that is just to the side of the bridge. The parks has some very nice trails and are very peaceful as well. I love walking the trails and have done a couple of 5K races there. The park has about 4 baseball fields that are decent. They could use some maintenance though. It is primary used by the Mooresville Baseball League. They have a batting cage, and a snack bar over there as well. There is a zip-line in the park somewhere, but it was closed for the season when I was there. The waterpark look decent, but was also closed. In front of the waterpark and right by the park's maintenance office is another small playground area with a medium jungle gym with slides and another shelter with picnic tables under it. This is a first class park that has everything including horse shoes, shelters that you can rent, green space for days, trails for miles, a water park, zip line, multiple playgrounds, a fitness trail, gazebos, and tons of parking. It is well maintained and very clean. This is one of the best parks in the area and it has something for everyone. I highly recommend this park.

A solid nature park to walk my dogs. The trails are usually well-kept, and it's never overly packed…read morewhen I'm there. We're able to get a good amount of walking in without getting bored, which I really appreciate. A peaceful spot for a steady, enjoyable walk.

The Town of Plainfield has successfully recovered this land from The Indianapolis Airport Authority…read moreand are making some very welcome improvements. I love the new name, Echo Hollow. Perhaps it honors our precious endangered Brown Bats, who have taken up residency in our little forest? I am extremely excited to see all the changes being made in my favorite little spot to connect with nature and wear out my elderly dog. Watching the new walkway being built that will allow us to walk out over the marsh and the pond keeps bringing me back with amazement.

Here on Plainfield there are a series of very nice parks. I spent a few minutes in the afternoon…read morerelaxing at the friendship gardens. Technically, I took my son here to work on photos for his photography class. There are many interesting features to take picture of such as the waterfall and gazebo. You can walk in the park and it is connected to other parks and trails. Also good for bile riding too.

This is a very tranquil park. It is one way in and one way out, with a designated entrance and…read moreexit. There are a lot of parking available between three separate areas. The park has a very nice and soothing waterfall near the entrance. The park also has a small area with some picnic tables and there is a lot of shaded areas here. I was surprised to see a bathroom facility here, but it is under renovation at the time of this review. The park is a large garden composed of many smaller gardens such as the Memorial Veterans Garden, and the Enabling Garden. The center piece of the park is a triple gazebo that is very picturesque and can be rented. Even though it is not park of the park, I found another picturesque spot right off of it, a historic iron truss bridge. It spans the White Lick Creek and runs into the White Lick Creek Trail. The park is home to a veterans memorial and a statue that depicts a man holding a child, with two older children playing with a dog at his feet.The sculpture titled "a Celebration of Family values", is meant to signify The Dura builders family dedication to the town of Plainfield. You will also find many dedications and memorials in this park by some of the trees and in areas like the small fountain near the exit and the sundial sculpture across from the gazebos. The park has nice paths that run through it and are connected to a larger network of trails such as the aforementioned White Lick Creek Trail. This is a nice refection park that has a calming peace about it and is very soothing, even though it is located right off of a main thoroughfare. It does not have a shortage of benches. It feeds into some nice trails and offers some nice backdrops for pictures.

The Bicentennial Park in downtown Mooresville is a nice little focal point for the town. The park…read moreis small with a fabulous statue to commemorate the origination of the Indiana State Flag and the 200th anniversary of Mooresville. The statue depicts flames (as in the State Flag) During the day, the flames glisten in the sun and at night, red lights shine on the flames. A small amphitheater at the back end of the park is used for small ceremonies or performances. A historical marker tells the story of the creation of the Indiana State Flag by Mooresville native, Paul Hadley. The flag flies nearby. A stone maker indicates that the site once housed the town's first trading post/mercantile, owned and operated by the town's founder, Samuel Moore. Street parking is extremely limited. The park is worth a visit for those interested in local history.

This is a nice park located in downtown Mooresville. It was opened in 2016, in conjunction with…read moreIndiana's Bicentennial celebration. It has free limited street parking on the streets surrounding the park. It is not a huge park, approximately acres, and only has a few park benches and some green space. Its primary purpose now is an outdoor concert venue. There is a small round amphitheater in front of the green area where bands can perform. It serves as home to the Citizens Bank Summer Concert Series. A center piece of the park however, is the Flame of Bicentennial Park. It stands over 12 feet tall at its highest point. It os gorgeous at night when its interactive lights strike its stainless steel body. The park is well maintained. I almost though the grass was artificial turf. The park however, does not offer much outside of catching an outdoor concert or sitting on a bench, watching one of Mooresville's busiest intersections and taking a load off for a bit.

This is a neighborhood nature park with a small shelter and playground. The shelter has one…read morepicnic table under it and the playground is on a bed of wood chips and its equipment consists of a bank of traditional/toddler swings and a medium sized jungle gym with some slides, bridges, a rock climbing wall, monkey rings, and canopies. The equipment is a bit aged but still in excellent shape. The park is well maintained. It is at the end of a dead end street. It does not have a designated parking lot but you can easily park on the dead end street and the playground is right there. The park is well maintained, but I could not help but notice there was a lot of dog barking coming from the houses that border the park. It almost sounded like a kennel and was very annoying. The park's best feature by far is its green space. It has a vast amount of open field to do just about anything from playing soccer, football, flying a kite, having a picnic or just running around. The field is bordered by White Lick Creek, which I did not see an easy spot to access from the field. to get to it you would have to jump down a tall embankment. And good luck getting up. I am not saying there is no access from there. I just did not find it. This may not be a destination park, per se, but I would come here for the huge field. It is kind of tucked away in the neighborhood and you really have to know where you are going in order to find it. It can easily be passed by.

The newest of Mooresville's city parks is located in a flood plain area along the White Lick Creek…read more The entrance to the park is located on a dead end extension of Wind Song Trail in a neighborhood to the south west of N Rooker Road and SR 144. The park itself is about 18 acres of barely developed property. The elevated area near the park entrance has a limited play ground which is in pretty good shape. It also has a nearby shelter. However, there is only a single picnic table, garbage can, and no restroom or grill for cooking. For such a limited area, there was plenty of trash laying on the ground. The park does have appeal for those who are creative and need space to run and play their own games. The majority of the park is mowed and has large flat areas high enough above the river level that I imagine it stays dry most of the time. Along the west side of the park is the White Lick Creek which is lined with numerous trees and undergrowth. Some single person pathways have been worn through the brush and generally follows along near the river. There appears to be several access points to the trail which are not marked, but can be found with a bit of effort. During the June morning I went, the undergrowth raked against my skin and the mosquitoes made it necessary to keep moving. Obviously, this is not a trail that is maintained, but is simply one worn by hikers. So, unless you want to take a long hike in the wooded area or bring your own games with which to play, there isn't a lot of activity for park users beyond the playground. Review #307

This park is operated and maintained by the Heartland Crossing sub division, but appears to be open…read moreto anyone. It has a huge parking lot for you to park. It is also co-located with the sub-division's pool, which you have to be a resident with an access card to use. The park has a decent shelter with picnic tables under it. There is also a very nice sand volleyball court there too. It is one of the better courts that I have seen in a park. At the far end of the park are two tennis courts. The courts themselves will do and are adequate, but there are some huge cracks in the court that you can see they have tried to repair. The courts will do for a nice neighborhood game though. The park's full basketball court is pretty good. One end of it looks like it was flooded though and has a lot of mud/dirt build up. There is a small playground area that has some nice equipment that includes a jungle large gym with slides and monkey bars, a bank of traditional swings with an ADA swing, a small bank of toddler swings, and a small accessible jungle gym. I know, it sounds like a lot, but it isn't. It is a relatively small area. This is a very nice park, especially considering that it belongs to a sub-division. The residents of the sub-division are fortunate to have this park. It is a park that you would consider driving to.

The park, primarily intended for the residents of Heartland Crossing, has a lot to offer visitors…read more There are sports fields, a swimming center, small playground, a shelter, and a paved walking path that links to trails. The parking lot is paved and is close to the areas of interest for smaller kids. As is a problem with most newer parks, the availability of shade is limited to the shelters. I also didn't see restroom facilities anywhere near the sports fields. Review #638

I love the merry-go-round. Moved away 12-13 years ago but will be visiting in July. That's all I…read morecan say. Is the merry-go-round rocks

This park is pretty much what you see is what you get. It is the oldest park in Mooresville dating…read moreback to 1877. It has a very small parking lot, but I do not see many cars coming here. They also have a few horse shoe pit and a covered pavilion with grills and electricity that normally has picnic tables under it. You can rent the pavilion. It costs $65 for Brown Township Residents and $120 for Non-Residents. Looking at past photos and comparing it to mine looks like the pavilion was downgraded from previous construction. There is also a playground with some older playground equipment. They have swings and a steel marry go round. There is even an old school metal slide. I am sure it is fun on a hot sunny day......ouuuchhhh! The park has restrooms available and a building right off of the playground that I have no idea what it is used for. This is a good neighborhood park and has low traffic. It would not plan a trip around this park, but if you are local with some time to pass this would be a nice spot to do so.

This is a delightful park and almost living museum in the town of Waverly. There is a lot of great…read morehistorical information as you walk in the park as well as buildings that share history from the height of Waverly and commerce along the White River. We also took the trail along the river for a short walk and found it to be well maintained. It is a paved path but has lots of trees and nature along the way so you feel as if you are stepping into the woods. There are several spots along the path to stop and sit as well as take a picnic or fish. We will for sure come back in warmer weather! This is a wonderful spot with not a ton of traffic so you can have a nice picnic, walk and see some history all at the same time. Plus they even have spaces for bonfires which means s'mores! Highly recommend checking this lovely park out.

Old town wavery park has a nice wooded trail. After walking through the park (and reading about…read morehistoric Wavery), head across the street to the Greenway trail. Great place to walk you dog!

This is a small neighborhood park. Tucked away in a residential sub-division. There is no real…read moreparking lot for this park. You will just have to find a place to park in the surrounding neighborhood. I parked at a dead end over looking the park. The park has a bank of traditional swings, a bank of toddler swings, a small shelter with a picnic table under it and no grill in sight. The center of the park is a medium sized jungle gym with slides. all the equipment is a bit worn, but still serviceable. The park has a lot of green space, but it is not very flat. The people that live in the surrounding neighborhood would find the most value with this park. This is not one that you just drive to. It was a very nice day when I was there and I was the only one there. That should tell you something. Anyway, it is an adequate park, for those that can walk to it and do not have any other options. The grounds are maintained , but It's equipment could use some updating.

North Park is located in a neighborhood where Goose Creek ambles through the area that is between…read morethe backyards of the residents. There is no designated parking, but on the south east side of the greenway, there is a short street (Parkview) that dead ends so visitors can street park there (just be sure to leave yourself room to turn your vehicle around). The creek is small, but due to erosion, the span is difficult to cross anywhere other than by using the bridge on the south side of the park. Fortunately, if you wish to use the shelter or playground, they are on high ground near the access street. There were no grills or restrooms here, but they do have trash bins and the area generally looked to be clean. The playground consisted of swings and a climbing area with slides. Across the bridge, there is more green space and a lone basketball court. There are lights near the court, but the park technically closes at dusk, so the lights may just be there for neighborhood security. Review #548