I've always loved this park! I took my daughter here as a kid & now my grandkids. The updates…read morethey've done are phenomenal! My grandkids are 2 & 4, their favorite playground at the moment is by the skatepark. Nice & small but fun for them to run & play while I can relax at a picnic table nearby. Their bigger more advanced playground called Emerald palace is now being rebuilt after 23 years & we are anticipating the re-opening! Love this park!

Located on the southeast side of Greencastle, this park has lots to offer. In addition to the…read moreaquatic park near the entrance, there are tennis courts, baseball diamonds, a skate park (I think that's what it was), and a small playground surrounded by sand on the south end. On the north end, a much larger playground complex has both standard playground climbing/sliding pieces as well as the large wooden complex, the Emerald Palace! The kids on hand seemed to be enjoying the wooden pieces and ignoring the standard equipment. Oh well, they have a choice! The park was undergoing it's spring preparation, which is great that they are doing it, but made it obvious that the park needed attention. Strangely, the mulch for the park was dumped on one of the exit roads which completely blocked any vehicles from passing. So, leaving the park necessitated patience since there is no traffic light on Tennessee to allow visitors to pull out into traffic on the busy SR 231. Review #866

What a wonderful place to get out of the city and just slow down! My honey took me here 4/26/26…read moresince we've had some nice weather lately. Pleasantly surprised they have many picnic tables, the cover bridge to see and of course the Falls. Just be careful when walking to the lower fall as you are pretty close to the ledge of the falls. Plenty to enjoy here. Next time we shall have a nice picnic and enjoy the scenery. You can swim too.Parking is easy but i'm sure it gets crowded in the summer time!

Cataract Falls is a geological wonder worth visiting and only an hour west of Indianapolis. These…read moremagnificent Falls were created over millions of years as ice and water carved into the ancient limestone resulting in Mill Creek and two sets of falls. The Upper Falls drops 20 feet and can be viewed near the entrance to the park at several overlooks. We visited this week on a bright summer day. The waters were loud and rapid after recent rains. This is one of Indiana's most beautiful sites. There is a large parking lot near the Upper Falls along with picnic tables, grill, pavilion and small playground. We brought a picnic lunch so we could enjoy the Falls. There are pit bathrooms near the playground in a second parking lot. The Lower Falls are a short drive through the park. A nearby lot provides plenty of parking. The short path to view the falls is not paved, but an easy walk. These falls drop 18 feet with incredible views of the layered limestone exposed west of the falls. I was envious of a lone kayaker below the falls. There are marked trails through dense woods descending near the creek. You'll want to wear good hiking shoes and bug spray if you are up for the adventure. The property was donated by Agnes Stuckey in memory of her mother, Agnes Steiner. The Park is maintained by the Indiana DNR. There was no admission during our midweek visit.

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.

On the Southeast side of Greencastle, there is a rustic park with lots of woods, a fishing lake,…read moreand a couple shelters for those who want to plan an outdoor gathering without all the frills. No playground or clearly marked hiking trails are there, but the park seemed clean and well maintained. I also didn't notice any open areas of clear space for sporting activities. A small gravel parking lot is near the entrance and lake. At the time of my visit, the gate was closed across the gravel road that led to the shelters on the other side of the lake. I walked the road and found there was more parking close to the shelters. There was a brick fireplace in the larger one (I don't know what the other shelter has available.) A single port-o-let was near the larger shelter and permanent gravity restrooms were located between the two shelters. Overall, a clean space for an outing, but not the most activity options of the parks in the area. Review #3746

We were in the area for a track and field meet at De Pauw and visited here to hike. This is an…read moreawesome spot that's unknown. Such pretty views of the quarry. Saw several Turkey Vultures and gained interesting knowledge. Great place to visit and hike. Be careful of your have kids along as some paths are steep with no railings.

Pretty but ...desolate Trash cans strewn about were a bit…read moreunsightly...trails were nice and the quarry offered good photo ops but....not much else

Lieber state park was a great spot for camping. The online reservation system made it a little…read moredifficult to picture where our campsite was going to be in relation to shade and trees, but the one we ended up getting was just fine! They have a great camp store where we bought our firewood, nice beach, a really great shaded walking trail, and a lovely place to spend a morning- the Cataract falls! There was one incident of a camper next to us getting roudy, loud, and drunk, but the rangers came and talked him down. This made us feel safe. It was reasonably priced. On the drive to cataract falls (about a 20 minute drive) there is a lovely ice cream shop in an old school house- perfect for an afternoon treat after doing some hiking along the river. Bring bug spray, sunscreen, and your swimsuit as there is plenty to do outdoors! Your admission to Lieber state park also gets you into cataract falls for the entire duration of your stay, which is really helpful. There are out toilets but there are also nicer, regular toilets with sinks and showers. They were fairly clean, just a bit more of a walk from our campsite. But it was worth it!

We didn't like it the first time ( it was a Holiday weekend and was pretty packed) but we just gave…read moreit another chance and we really enjoyed. It was quite and just a few people, nice and clean warm water, really fun for kids, safe and spacious. The park is big, really nice picnic area with a lot of trees and nature. Camping area is really big too and looked organized, also the park was very clean, the shelters spacious and good. Overall everything this time was better that our first time. If you're trying to relax and enjoy a full day or weekend away from the city it's a great option.

On the south side of Greencastle, a new park was added directly west of Mama Nunz's restaurant. In…read morethe wedge between Ohio St and Broadway, the space is mostly open lawn with pull in parking (free) on Ohio St. The west end of the park has a new playground that targets smaller kids with a small fortress that includes places to climb and a slide. A couple animal themed stand alone pieces are there as well. Though there aren't any shade trees yet, the park has a couple benches that have built in shade for those who need to take a break from the sun. To the east is an picnic area, but it currently only had one table available and it was without any shade/shelter. Hopefully, the funding will continue to improve this location with some tree plantings, additional picnic/shelter areas, and possibly some restrooms (even portable would be an improvement.) The park is off to a good start! Review #3624

Beautiful, untapped, natural gem…read more Came here for lunch today and got in a couple miles my advice to senior or maybe not so experience climbers would be to take the stair steps down that are just down the trail about 100 yards

We got so lost-near sunset! The trails aren't marked. GPS doesn't pick up the trails eithe so…read moreDropped Pin was useless. Some trails dead end at the water. We backtracked and found our way out. The steps down to the water are okay.

This is another new park with lots of room. There are a couple park benches and a water fountain…read moreonsite, but not much else. There are a few trees but they aren't mature enough to offer much shade. I also didn't see a designated parking area. (I parked at the lot of the adjacent park and walked over to this one.) The one main feature of the park is a half court basketball area. If I were designing the park, I would have put the goal on the opposite end so that if funding came through for expansion to a full court, the existing goal could stay in place. As it is now, the best way to expand the court is to the east and that would mean tearing out the existing goal to expand. (There is a lot of room to the east, but very little to the west.) I hope the growth of the trees and maybe some additional plantings in the spring will give the park some character. But as of the time of my writing, there isn't much to draw visitors. Review #3625

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.