Highland Park has some of the best views in the city. Whether I come here to have a picnic, hang with friends, or watch the 4th of July fireworks - I always have a good time. My only complaint is that there is no public bathroom at the park. It's always clean though. Free of garbage and well taken care of read more

Highland Park - Sunset views - Parks Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

This totally might be conjecture, but I'm wondering if Highland Park was so named because it's literally a park that sits on high land. Get it? Highland. I don't know -- but that sounds like a good guess, doesn't it? Anyway, because the park is a bit elevated, you can get a great view of the downtown Indianapolis cityscape. It's really cool. The park itself is small and is more of a neighborhood park. It has a small playground with a small play structure. It has slides, some bars to climb, and some swings. The play structure is definitely more appropriate for kids ages 5 and under. I think older kids would get bored with it quickly. I would not go out of my way to visit this park just to play at the playground, but I would visit to sit at one of the picnic benches to eat and enjoy the view. Parking is along the street -- there isn't a designated parking lot. There also weren't any restrooms or water fountains that I saw. read more

This park is more of a neighborhood park. The park is not big. It spans about 4 acres and is the site of Indianapolis 2nd highest elevation. There is limited street parking available for park visitors. The park is very hilly. It is small, but has paved trails walking/running through it. The cement on the trails is a bit crack and like i mentioned there is a lot of hills. The park does however, give you a decent view of the city's skyline. It is touted as a good place to catch the city's annual fireworks or an impressive sunset. The park also has a playground that consists of some older swings and a jungle gym set with slides. The park also has a covered pavilion with picnic tables and a grill. I am not sure if the pavilion is for rent or first come, first serve. In addition to all that, the park has tons of space that can be used for playing catch, throwing a frisbee, or just laying out a blanket and having a nice picnic. The park appears well maintained and loos like it is in an up incoming area. This is a decent park, definitely worth a visit if you are in the area. read more

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In the mood for a spectacular sunset and skyline backdrop? Highland Park is a must! We opted to spread out a blanket and people-watch, while others were having picnics and enjoying the crisp late-summer evening and Hoosier sunset. Thankfully, we got lucky and had great lights for the night, and the neighborhood was also super cute, walking along the newer energy-efficient builds. Again, if you're in the mood for a skyline sunset - this is it! read more

Highland Park - City Skyline - Parks Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

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This is THE place to go for views of the Indy skyline. It's a small park, but it's up on a hill, so you can soak in views for miles. It's located in a neighborhood and there's only street parking surrounding the park; there's no parking lot. There's a playground and a covered patio area with picnic tables too. The grass was really overgrown when I visited, so hopefully it's maintained soon. This is a fun picnic spot and I'm sure it's pretty at sunset! read more

Highland Park - Parks Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

Highland Park is a beautiful combination of feeling quiet and secluded while also getting the best view of downtown. Street parking is easy and free and the Holy Cross neighborhood is really quiet with so many beautiful houses around. There's a nice playground, shelters, picnic tables, and lots of green space and sidewalks to walk through. It is always ranked as one of the best sunset spots in Indy, so it can get crowded at that time. But still worth it and there's plenty of room to spread out. It's always nicely maintained. And right nearby is King Dough, so grab a pizza and come to the park for a sunset picnic! read more

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The best views of the city- for real. This is such an underrated park! A sunset picnic on the hill overlooking the city is very romantic and calming. There is lots of space here to enjoy- I've most recently been here with a volleyball and some friends and we played volleyball for a while on an open green space. There were children playing, picnics happening, and it was such an overall nice spring day. A little bit out of the way of downtown, but still walkable from Mass Ave if you are down for it. Surrounded by a nice neighborhood, we felt very safe here. read more

Highland Park - The view of downtown from Highland Park. Incredible! - Parks Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

It's more of just a neighborhood park, but the skyline of downtown Indy is amazing from here! We had fun having a picnic and playing on the playground. read more

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I suppose nearly a decade later is about the right time to update a review, right? (err sooner ;) My oh my, how this neighborhood has changed in those eight years. I remember biking over here for a date in 2012 and thinking, "where are we going?!" Now, this is the park just a few blocks from my sister's house in Holy Cross. Just yesterday I was driving by and saw a group of neighbors working out together and thought to myself how much action this park has been seeing as of late with more connectivity to the heart of downtown and the businesses that have been added to the area since then like King Dough and Smoking Goose to name a few. Highland Park features a large green space overlooking the downtown skyline, a paved trail that makes its way around the outer loop of the park, a kids playground, trees for shade and a shelter covering with a few picnic benches. It's not the most stunning park but it offers a lot of green space that serves an open canvas for activating. read more

Highland park is just a tiny neighborhood park with stellar views of downtown. I like to come here to run because the park has a tiny hill that takes just a little bit more hustle. The playground is just alright but I see plenty of children there. The proximity to Arsenal Tech means you occasionally see students there. It doesn't have a parking lot- this is in the city. It gets really busy for fourth of July and in the summer to watch sunsets. It is decently maintained but parts could definitely use some updating. It is not completely accessible to those with mobility issues but it has some nice paved paths. Just wishing they had a tiny dog park at the bottom of the hill. Also the crosswalk in the middle of the park to go across New York doesn't actually have any lines and the cars go really fast so cross using caution. read more

No dedicated parking, which is a big problem for me in a large city. The play equipment is in decent shape, there are some repairs here and there from damage over time. The area surrounding park is a mixed bag but it seems like a nice place to walk and take a break. For parents it is good play area for kids of all ages. Slides, swings, monkey bars and more. Plus a trail to walk on and plenty of grass. Not a particularly large park but I would bring the kid back here if parking was available close to the playground. Again the parking was probably the worst part for me. read more

Highland park has a great view of the Indianapolis skyline and is a cute place to have a picnic. Highly recommend ordering pizza from King Dough and enjoying the sunset over the city. Be aware there is only street parking available. read more

I'm so glad I finally got to come during sunset! This is just a regular park but the view of the Indy skyline was gorgeous! I look forward to visiting more when it is warmer and to be able to have a picnic here! read more

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The view is what brought me to this park. I had been seeing several people on Instagram posing for pictures with the skyline of Indianapolis in the background and wanted to see it for myself. This park is a small neighborhood park with a paved walkway through the area, a small playground and a pergola for picnics. There are some nice, mature trees that offer shade on a hot summer's day. The surrounding houses are absolutely beautiful, a great little area to relax without leaving the city. read more

Highland Park - Parks Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

This park is tiny but mighty, not to mention the city skyline views are hard to beat. Grab your blanket and carry out from your favorite restaurant and score a spot for what will quickly become one of your favorite sunset spots in the city. I love feeling like I'm removed from the hustle and bustle of downtown, only to be quickly reminded with a westward glance that I'm really just a stone's throw away from all the action. read more

I came here recently for a picnic because I had heard good things about the view of downtown. The park is in the Holy Cross neighborhood with plenty of older houses to admire. There is no designated parking lot for this park so I had to park in front of someone's house. The park had a small playground and shelter house. There was a large seesaw farther away from the playground. The view is as good as it is described! The park was also very quiet which I can appreciate. I saw plenty of families riding their bikes around the paths and enjoying the park. I will have to come back to enjoy more of this park. read more

As an avid park and trail user, it appears I have to be at least a little bit in the "hater" role when it comes to Highland Park, a Near-Eastside park that would best be described as your run of the mill neighborhood park with the added perk, as has been mentioned by most reviewers, that the hilly terrain marks an Indy high spot and makes for terrific viewing of the Indy skyline and annual fireworks show. As someone who took up the hobby of Geocaching about 3 months ago, I found myself at Highland Park today in search of a hidden cache - just in case you're wondering, I found it. I can understand all the love for Highland Park. In terms of Indy's neighborhood parks, many of which are neglected and some of which are downright dumps, Highland Park is a nicely maintained, rather cute park in the Holy Cross/Westminster neighborhood that is experience quite a bit of revitalization that really began back when Indy hosted the Super Bowl and has continued to the point that this neighborhood is a definite mix of low-to-middle income families. Home remodeling is going like crazy in this area, contemporary designs with well maintained yards wrap around this park and make it seem like this would be an ideal place for a gathering. Parking is basically available on the side of the street wrapped around the park. There's no clearly designated accessible parking, though that makes sense since this park is definitely one of the least accessible park areas in Indy. There's a sidewalk that wraps around the park that makes for decent walking, though there are places it's in disrepair and any attempt at running will likely be met with falling face forward. There's a playground section that struck me as rather sad, though I was most irritated that it was kind of like a sandbox area with the high edges - in other words, completely inaccessible to a child or adult in a wheelchair. Blech. The shelter that sits atop the highest point is also not very wheelchair friendly, though someone with strong upper body strength could probably make it if approached from West of Highland. The trees, as noted, are older, large trees but not very plentiful. Given the history of this area, even with improvements, that's probably as much a safety measure as anything. While there's not a whole lot to worry about during the day, and parks are closed after dusk, a heavily tree-laden park in this area would likely attract the wrong element. In short, if you're a person with a disability this is a park best experienced with others due to the hilly terrain and cracked sidewalks. If gathering with friends for a view of the skyline or fireworks, it's certainly worth a visit but for any other park activities there are better options for disabled users in the Indy area. read more

Location, location, location! That's what makes this park hold its value. It has a hill in the center of the park that offers one of the best views of downtown available from the east side, i.e. for watching the sunset or fireworks. Other than that, the park does have some nice paths to walk, plenty of large trees for shade, a playground with swings, and a shelter with a grill. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a dedicated parking lot (street parking is free if you can find it.) It also has no restroom facilities or running water fountains, so plan accordingly. The park seemed fairly well maintained, but I hear it gets crowded during celebrations. Review #512 read more

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After a long hard day of working for the man (I do that a lot), I decided to take the bike out for a ride to Indy's little known gems. The first stop, Highland Park. If you've never been here before, this park sits just east of I-65 on E New York, right on the outskirts of Holy Cross The park isn't vary large, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in the view. Make sure you walk all the way up to the TOP of the knoll for extra eye candy, especially near sunset. Take a snack, take a picture, and take another snack, because you'll be up there a while munching on that eye candy. Oh and if you want to watch fireworks for the 4th of July, bring your boxing gloves because I'll be there first and you'll have to fight me for my spot:) read more

Highland Park - On top of the knoll looking W. - Parks Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

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Yeah it's got a view, but now that homeless people are taking over I'm sure all those people who forked over half a mil to get their houses built are thrilled. Not real big, walking path, jacked up sidewalks and uncut grass, overall unkept area leaves a lot to be desired. If I lived here I'd be real worried that this place is becoming a vagrant destination. Saw two sleeping on picnic tables under the shelter house, course with the lame govt officials we have they'll "tolerate" this nonsense, good luck peeps. read more

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... WHAT!? This exists? Yes. This exists. This is worth the tax price of admission to living in a city -- all of it. Kudos to fellow Elite Squad-ers Jamison H & Ben H for opening my dreary bourbon-soaked 'burbanite eyes to this park. Burbs be gone, frolicking through bubbles from a bubble machine in Highland Park be had! Since moving into the neighborhood this has quickly become a near-daily place of peace, respite & dog walking. Considering it's the closest thing we have to a viewpoint for downtown... this is where you should go to ponder the profundities of how our city is changing / growing / memorizing the skyline (yeah, you should). In my time in other cities (read: San Francisco & Denver) this park's equivalent would be jam packed with lunchers, vagrants, bands, free cinema, frolf, dogs, mini-ponies, lovers, life-hating hipsters that have a grand ole time in the park (it's like parks bring the hearts out of hipsters and I like that), friends doing grass angels, friends doing grass, folks barbecuing and reunion-ing, a tamale lady, a pot brownie guy and cause to take champagne to the park at 2am, where cops & kids can get along. It's time our city grows up and starts congregating together, all the time. Highland Park is the prime place to do such. Maybe now that this park is listed on Yelp more folks will find it and realize they should probably live downtown so they can have this. Picnic tables, park benches, trees, knolls, paved paths, a playground... a view... ahem... the best view. All that's missing is you. read more

Highland Park - Parks Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

Wow! What an amazing revitalization effort for the Holy Cross community and park. I haven't driven East of I-70 underpass on New York, with exception of Cash and Carry, it seems like since the late 80's. I actually stopped and questioned if I was in the same place. This gorgeous neighborhood with new and remodeled homes, nicely landscaped yards and pristine park is so appealing. Parking is a slight drawback when visiting Highland Park. I had to park on the street in front of a private residence which always makes me uneasy, especially today, with so little parking available for residences. Residential parking was all I immediately saw available though. The park has a walking path, small playground area, and one pavilion with lots of large, shady trees to enjoy on this hot, sunny day. Several folks were enjoying lunch under a tree, another power walking while I enjoyed my pie on top of the 2nd highest Indy area, as Brittany mentioned, in Indianapolis. The downtown view is great and as others have mentioned a perfect spot to watch fireworks, grab lunch, play with the kids or enjoy a beautiful day. read more

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I cannot get over this park. Indy's got a lack of green space, yet this somehow survived, prime real estate overlooking the city. A little hill to climb, and BAM! There's the city, shining in its glory. Bring friends, bring your pets, bring your kids. I love walking the dog over to the park, and I frequently share this buried treasure with newcomers to the city, or old friends who need some inspiration. The variety of trees is beautiful, especially during the fall. Best time to visit is during fireworks. I suspect that it's a great place for sledding, but we have a little bit of time until we know for sure. read more

Highland Park - Great old trees - Parks Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

It is impossible not to love this park. With an awesome view of downtown Indianapolis, it's the perfect place to picnic. There's a little shelter with tables, paved walking trails, shady trees, & a playground. Stop at Tin Comet for coffee & pastry, or Pogue's Run for a deli sandwich. Yats or Mimi Blue would be fine choices, too. Relax & eat here, then take a leisurely stroll. The surrounding neighborhood is très cool, with new housing popping up all over. read more

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Great park for younger kids. Easy to navigate equipment without need for parent intervention. And oh yeah one of the best views of the downtown skyline you can get. read more

Beautiful park on a hill in the Holy Cross Neighborhood. Nice paved waking trail and a newer play set for the kids. There is a shelter here and a lot of open space to run around in. Great place to bring a picnic and eat under a shady tree. read more

Highland Park - Play set in Highland park - Parks Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

A small park great for an outside lunch break or snapping some sunset skyline pictures of downtown. They have been renovating the houses surrounding it, and the neighborhood is in an upswing. Definitely stop by here to get some great Indy photos. read more

Highland Park - Warm winter days in Indy - Parks Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

I miss this park terribly! Beautiful view of downtown Indy from this parks many slopes. It's an easy bike ride from the downtown/surrounding areas, and my friends and I LOVED playing frisbee here and watching the sunset. If you're nearby, enjoy it for me... read more

This park is pure beautiful little gem. It has a beautiful view of the sky and downtown. This place is problematic the most fun place to go for fireworks, you do to worry a out traffic from down town, you get an awesome view, and you can play and have fun at same time.love love this little gem read more