What a great place to have for those who love skate boarding in Plainfield. There are many…read moreindividuals who come here every single day and thoroughly enjoy and appreciate this small but popular skate park. How I wish this was available 30 years ago. The Skate Park is close to other parks in a central location on Center Street, fenced in, clean, and a safe location to master all those new moves. The rules are strictly enforced with properly fitted helmets and chin straps a MUST or you will be asked to leave the skate park not only by the skate monitor but the riders as well. The ramps are well maintained and a sheltered area is available for sun and rain protection. The Skate Park can be rented in its entirety for birthday parties or private events. Check with the Plainfield Rec Center on availability and pricing for private events. I

It's seriously one of my favorite spots on the west side. The ramps are fun and the surrounding…read moreparks and nearby bike trail put the icing on the cake. Great area. But I gotta give it 1 star cuz they don't take care of it anymore. It's sad and pathetic. Every single panel on every ramp has a hole or crack and the town could give less fucks to fix or maintain it.

White River State Park is one of the most popular parks in the city, and for good reason! The…read morenickname for it is Indy's backyard. With riverfront and canal-front trails, a pedestrian bridge to the zoo, proximity to the city, and the amphitheater, so much goes on down here. Over the years, my favorite special events have been the food truck festival and the solar eclipse festival. The area is kept to be pedestrian friendly, with parking being underground to the park and wide walking and biking lanes. During warmer weather, I often see a hotdog vendor for a nice and easy lunch. There's lots of sculptures around the park too, which helps to keep things scenic. There's also a huge lawn space for running around.

This park is such a gem! As I write this review while listening to "Here Comes The Sun" by The…read moreBeatles, I feel like I'm right back walking through the beautiful pathways and taking in skyline views. From the canal and trails to the open green spaces, there's something here for everyone to enjoy. Plenty of smaller festivals and walks/runs are held at this park, and it truly seems like the perfect spot for them. My favorite festival that happens here is the Taste of Indy, which takes place in the summer and the MS Walk is always a well organized event here. I also really enjoy walking the paths behind the zoo, especially in the spring when the cherry blossom trees are in bloom. Absolutely gorgeous! Ps - As beautiful as it is, be sure to stay alert while on the pathways!

This park is set up good for a clockwise rotation with a nice 1/2 bowl in the center. The day we…read morewere there several teenage scooter riders were hitting the course and showing off for the girls. My 9 year old jump right in without issue. We've been to 5 skateparks now and this is #2 behind Champaign IL.

This is a very nice bike/skate park located between Youngs Creek Park and Province Park. It is one…read moreof the better ones that I have seen and is well maintained. It has about 7 structures for shredding including quarter pipes, spines, flat banks, half-pyramids, hips, fly boxes, ledges, and boxes, some of which are put together into some very interesting obstacle combinations. The park's mini ramp is about 6ft. tall and approx. 8ft wide The park has an ample amount of parking spots available and unfortunately is known for severe flooding. Even though the park dates back to 2008, it looks new, because technically it is. It had to be rebuilt a couple of times due to flooding. Thank goodness for insurance. The park is also very well maintained. The obstacles are constructed of ARC-sourced prefab steel. They are very sturdy. It should also be noted that it is not lighted, nor fenced in. They also do not have restroom facilities either. There is a picnic table off to the side of the park to sit and take a break or eat some lunch. I am what you would call a poser in the skate world, but I do know a good skate park when I see it. This is a very good skate park and I like it a lot. This is a destination action park, located in the small town of Franklin, right behind the police department, that I highly recommend checking out if you are looking for a nice place to shred.

Max Bahr is a slightly over 10-acre park located on Indy's Near-Westside in the neighborhood that…read moreformerly housed Central State Hospital. First established in 1946, the park is named after Bahr (you could probably guess that, eh?). Dr. Bahr was born in Indy in 1874 and graduated from medical school at the University of Berlin in 1908. In 1923, he was named Superintendent of Central State. The park is, unfortunately, a fairly barebones park. While this neighborhood is experiencing some serious renewal these days, so far this has not translated into a better park experience. The park has two soccer fields, a playground (non-ADA), and a paved parking lot. Generally, it looks quite worn but does get lots of use within the neighborhood. As recently as 2010, former Mayor Ballard was talking about building a major sports complex in this space. Alas, that hasn't yet happened. It was to include six baseball diamonds, skating rinks, and other features. Given the area's massive improvement, perhaps it's still in the cards. For now, Max Bahr Park is certainly nothing more than a modest neighborhood park and certainly not one of Indy's destination parks. I happened to be driving by today and stopped to check it out as my brother used to live in this area. If you're in the area, you do have some nearby amenities and recent business additions that are worth checking out.

The playground and shelter part of the park seem to be neglected. Not much playground but sand and…read moreswings. There are some ball fields with a paved parking lot on the south part of the park, but the north end seems sad. Review #604

This park has a prairie setting and features an amazing trail, some vast green space and a skate…read morepark. It is 38 acres and used to be a farmstead before being purchased by the city in 2003. The original farmstead is still being used for educational programs and is managed by Maplelawn Farmstead, Inc. There is tons of parking here spread across three sections. One near the front and skate park. The other, in the center, near the prairie, and the other near the back pavilions, playground and splash pad. This park has about 3 picnic shelters with picnic tables under it and grills right outside of it. There is a decent full court basketball court there. It is in pretty good shape. The park also features a pretty nice splash pad, however, it was closed for the season during my visit. It has a bunch of colorful spray structures and benches along the fence that parents can sit on and watch their kids splash around. The playground is lined with wood chips and has more of your traditional equipment. The equipment is in excellent shape and includes a small jungle gym, rock climbing walls, monkey bars, a bank of swings with a couple of traditional swings, toddler swings and ADA swings, a small jungle gym with slides, and a set of pebble path pods. The play ground is fenced in to keep the little ones from running off and has benches along the inside perimeter of the fence to sit. The bathroom facility is right between the splash pad and playground area. It is nice as far as bathrooms goes and is connected to a picnic shelter on the side and has an uncovered patio area with picnic tables in front of it. Your will see green space for days here. A large portion of which is lighted. It is well maintained and is multi-purpose. It can be used for most any outdoor activity including a picnic, football, soccer, playing catch, field hockey, or flying a kite. Right behind the green space is a monster hill. I saw people using it to work out while I was there, more power to them. It would make for some awesome sledding after a snow. Near the front of the park is a skate park. It is small but nice. No bike allowed, only boards. They have a small maze like fence that is made to try to prevent people from bringing bike in. Some of the stuff in the park includes a pool, stairs, rails, ramps, and other stuff that I have no idea what they are. The walking trail here is a 1 mile loop and is one of the better trails that I have been on. It is well maintained and can be used for running, jogging or walking the dog. It goes around the park's green space and hill. This is a very nice Zionsville Park. It checks all the boxes of what you would want in a park. I like this park a lot. It is well maintained and has top notch amenities. You could easily spend a day to a half of a day here.

Went for a pickleball class and thoroughly enjoyed it! I…read morewill be going back to this park. Little known well kept park.

Avon Town Hall Park is an 83-acre park established in 2002 in Avon, Indiana, a small suburb of Indy…read morelocated just inside Hendricks County on the westside. Being right next to Avon's somewhat newer town hall, this park definitely goes all out with amenities - an 18-hole disc golf course (elevation issues for those with disabilities), a Bocce court, three bodies of water (9-acre Town Hall Park Lake, a small pond to the east of the lake, and 3-acre Sycamore Lake), paved trails, picnic tables, ping pong tables, playgrounds, restrooms, shelters, AND the only free, public outdoor radio control race track in Hendricks County! The bocce ball court is located along the path connecting the park to the Kroger Shopping area. NOTE: Balls are not provided. Take your own balls. (He says with a slightly naughty grin). Fishing is allowed, however, Avon Town Hall Lakes are catch and release only and do require a state fishing license. No nets are allowed. Swimming, wading, ice fishing, and ice skating are not allowed on the ponds. The "200 Years" sculpture was commissioned or the bicentennial. If you know my work on children's issues, you can probably guess that I would appreciate the park's "Angel of Hope" memorial dedicated to parents who have lost children. It's a memorial I find myself visiting any time I'm in Avon (which is less often these days as I'm down to one surviving family member, but most of my family lived in Putnam County just west). I do find that sometimes Avon can be a bit slow to clear brush from the trails, a fact that can be difficult for wheelchair users. However, for the most part I'd easily call the trails wheelchair friendly. I'd just be more careful during Fall and Winter months especially. Parking is super easy here, shelters can be rented, and the playground areas are always kept clean. Avon is a lovely little community and this park really reflects the pride they take in their community.

Gorgeous park- well maintained, clean and nice…read more Its only fault is the bathrooms. The park is long, over one mile- and the only bathrooms are at the highest point near the playground. For a park this spread out with hiking paths/trails you would think they would have at least 2 restrooms.