The town of Fairmount only has one playground-park, so it's a good thing they made it so nice! The…read morenearly 13 acre park is filled with mature trees and a winding paved walking trail that traverses the green space between the two baseball fields on the north and south ends. In the middle, there are some shelters including a large pavilion with the James Dean Memorial Stage. There is also a nice playground with a special section fenced off for physically challenged children which has a swing that a wheel chair can roll up onto. There is also an elevated sandbox that allows the kids to access from their chairs. Overall, a nice park that is large enough to host a large number of visitors. Review #2562

It is sort of a rundown park. However, I have a lot of childhood memories from this park, as it's…read moreonly a few blocks from me. I still go here sometimes when I'm sad, and the bridge in the back has pretty scenery of trees and the river. To my knowledge, the playground is very safe to play on. Nothing is broken. It's just something to do when you're within walking distance!

The park is within walking distance of the Mississinewa River and the Charles Mill Park to the…read morenorth. However, the park is in need of some repair. The sign was damaged and left lying on the ground. New posts need to be provided. There is a really small gazebo style shelter and a small playground, but no other amenities exist. Another problem is there is a creek that has sanitation runoff issues running through the park. Doesn't really sound very inviting! Parking is limited to a small patch of gravel on the south end of the park. Review #2250

In downtown Upland, there is a well kept park that is filled with historical information and…read moreobjects from the days when the railroads made and broke towns. Upland was believed to be the highest point between Chicago and Columbus so a depot was erected here. The park has a curved wall that has plaques with information about Upland. There is also a gazebo on the west end, a caboose in the middle, and a wooden play train large enough for smaller kids to play in. Unfortunately, the depot and caboose don't allow visitors to go inside. That would be cool if they could be restored and allow tours at certain times. Review #2550

Located on the outside of the bend in the river near downtown is a small park that is connected to…read morethe Riverwalk. The park has a mini parking lot for easy access. There is a small playground, a shelter and with the shelter are restrooms. The park is wooded with mature trees. There is an overlook deck built along the water's edge, but it was closed awaiting repair work. It looks like it would be a great place to relax and enjoy the view of the water. Review #2252

This small town park has a big history. In 1940, local Elwood resident, Wendell Wilkie, accepted…read morehis party's nomination to run for President against Franklin Roosevelt in the park. Approximately a quarter of a million people attended the celebration. Today, a historical plaque commemorates the event. Callaway Park is a central gathering point for the community of Elwood. The town has celebrated annually the Elwood Glass Festival in the park for over fifty years, bringing in thousands of visitors. The park offers several playgrounds with older and newer equipment. There is a lovely covered brick pavilion with picnic tables and restroom facilities. There are two gazebos which host concerts and other events. There was a church service in progress during my Sunday morning visit. The park is spacious with lots of mature trees providing shade. I loved walking through the park. People were friendly. There's history and plenty to do.

This is an amazing old school park that seems to be a corner stone of the town. It spans about 25…read moreacres and has just about everything you would want in a park. The park was donated by and is named after Henry Callaway and dates back to 1917 There are two entrances/exits to the park and an ample amount of parking. The park features a small amphitheater with seating, a gazebo, a large shelter with restrooms, and two small shelters with picnic tables under them and grills just outside of them. You will find a bunch of picnic tables and benches all over the parks grounds. There is tons of green space to play, an outdoor volleyball court and the park is home to a very extensive play ground. They have a fenced in playground for smaller kids with a merry go round, a small slide, a spinning net climber, rocking animals, and monkey bars. There is so much playground equipment here, all over the park. It has one of the tallest metal slides that I have ever seen at a park, there are a few banks of swings, giant tires to climb on, pebble bridges, a spiral slide, net swings, monkey bars, merry go round, a dome climber, a jungle gym, a log roll, a large play set structure, a rocking raft, an expression swing, see saws and a stand up swing. Like I said, it is a bunch of equipment, that is spaced out over the park. It is not the most modern equipment. But it is well maintained and in decent shape. Most of the equipment is constructed out of sturdy steel or aluminum. There are a couple of baseball fields on the park's outskirt. I am not sure if they are park of the park or not though. They are decent fields that would be good for some little league ball. Across the way from the park you will find the Birch Bayh Community Center. They have a couple of decent basketball courts over there. The tennis courts over there need a little TLC though. I was very impressed with this park, which is saying a lot, because I am more of a modern park guy. They host concerts, sporting events, and second harvest food banks. It would also be a nice place to jog. The park has a nice paved trail that winds though it. I would consider this a destination park and highly recommend checking this place out if you have the opportunity to.

My husband and I and our 2 dogs stayed 4 nights at the campground for an event in Eaton. Right…read moreoutside of Hartford city you never know what to expect. We were pleasantly surprised at how nice the campground is and well maintained. There is a pool, a lake in the back for fishing, 2 kids parks, a mini putting area, and lots of open field. No noise from traffic, you are close to Hartford city if you need anything (just don't go to the McDonald's). Lots of other campers here that seem to have annual stays. We choose spot 108 because it was in the back and pretty secluded, no one else ended up staying at the closer sites and we had the area to ourselves. Picnic tables and firepits at the sites. They also have buddy campsites. We didn't use the wifi but it was accessible. They also have a rec area and have campsite chat nights, games, and all the fun stuff. Great place and would stay again!

Place is a dump. Nasty owner! Pure trailer trash living here & by the looks of many live here full…read moretime. They have porches, mini barns, & fences all around us at site 41. Sites too close together. Site was on gravel not even a level concrete. People behind us were taking our space with their mini barn literally on our back bumper. Boyfriend Dan Ottinger booked us 2 nights here but we couldn't get their til 2nd day due to a flat tire and it was a mud pit on arrival and our site was slammed right next to neighbors both on the side and one behind us with mini barns infringing on site 41's space. Do NOT recommend this place at all especially this no privacy site. Oh and the uneducated owner lady has my boyfriend's name spelled as Otteringer on the paperwork. Such a hillbilly! Do NOT waste your $. Not worth $49/nite. Not worth 49 cents for this!

This park is very dated and slightly run down. The basketball courts are very dated, the actual…read morepark structures are okay, and the sidewalk to walk is in bad condition.

On the near east side of Kokomo is Waterworks Park. It stretches along the Wildcat Creek and…read moreseemed to be fairly well drained despite recent rains. There is a paved trail that runs through the middle of the park roughly parallel to the creek. The park has some mature trees and benches as well as a shelter with picnic tables on the east end. There are two playground areas and a very nice basketball court. Along the trail near the entrance is an information stand that shows the "Walk of Excellence Trail" that passes through downtown. It was helpful in giving me a sense of how close some of my points of interest were to each other. The west end of the park is mostly undeveloped and could use some attention to either restore it or make some addition. Right now, it was just somewhat of an eyesore. Review #2324

Adding this spot to the "best sunsets" list! This is for the Salamonie Lake State Park. It was a…read morebit tricky to find with all the construction going on. We actually went way out of our way before figuring out we just needed to be the "thru traffic" and drive through the construction barriers (okay to do to access park). To get to the lake, enter on the west side. It's a great beach area. I very much appreciated that they had the picnic area directly behind the beach (only steps away). This is great for families. You can set up a picnic area & watch the kids swim. They had outhouses available. No lifeguards on duty. Swim at your own risk. We stayed until dusk to watch the sunset. It's worth it! I enjoyed watching all the boats go by too. They have field areas for soccer, etc. and a volleyball nets, piers for swimming. And even a handicap accessible pier! The entire beach is accessible and easy to navigate. A few grills are available to use in the picnic area. There is also a skateboard park in the park but we didn't locate it. There's a marina and camping too. It's really a beautiful park! If you are looking for swimming, boating, or fishing - this is your place! Pack everything you need, because the park is very rural & the nearest store is a Dollar General about 20 mins away. With that being said, an cell signal was also hard to come by.

I do not recommend this campgrounds to first time camping or inexperienced drivers…read more Adequate campsites, some are just ridiculously tiny even for an experienced driver and a small camper. Very clean and well maintained. Our site is on a slight slope but driving around this morning before all the Friday guests checked in I would say that most of the sites here have some grade but nothing a little bit of blocking won't fix if you can get into the spot. Cell signal I use the one that starts with a "V" is adequate for calls and some data, not sure that streaming a movie during the daytime would be great but music last night streamed just fine. The trails here are nice, well maintained mostly easy, clearly marked and less than a couple miles although the Bloodroot trail is about 12 miles and moderate. We hiked a couple short trails today without any complaints. If you are camping in the back of the modern (electric only) it's a good hike to the trail heads but there are ample places to park if you have the ability to drive to the trail head. The marina "store" sign said is closed this late in the season but about a mile or so down the road is a bait shop with most of what you might have forgot, grocery about 12 miles, American Legion about 20. It appears that DNR goes home at dark and there is no quiet time. 3AM dogs barking loud music and screaming drunks. This park is known for this sort of thing so I was surprised when speaking with a representative of the parks department earlier in the week and they boasted about all the changes that have been made in the recent year. I can say is take your chances. Use special care when booking your campsite especially if you are over 25'. Camp here during the week and pull out before the circus arrives. Otherwise this camp grounds is an epic fail and an embarrassment to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources due to the lack of adequate law enforcement in the evening and night hours.