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    Q Skatepark

    Q Skatepark

    4.9(12 reviews)
    62.5 mi

    SUPER awesome skatepark for the whole family!!!! Thanks for being so awesome you guys!! God bless…read moreyou! They have so much in the skate shop to choose from! It's really amazing. Great value!! Amazing service!!

    Wow! Wish we would have made the trip sooner. The owners were so nice. I had emailed them several…read moremonths back to inquire about XXL helmets (I've got a big head), and was told they keep them in stock. I had tried every version I could buy on Amazon and none of them fit. My 9 year old got me into skateboard a few years back. I recently got some decks second hand and needed trucks, bearings, and hardware too. They had everything I needed in stock for almost the same price as online. I was super stoked to get everything same day in their skate shop and also happy I found a helmet that actually fit! Got to take a look inside the park, very excited to try it out with my kids. Great experience, highly recommend you take the time to stop and check them out. You won't regret it. ¡Guau! Ojalá hubiéramos hecho el viaje antes. Los propietarios fueron muy amables. Les envié un correo electrónico hace varios meses para preguntarles sobre los cascos XXL (tengo una cabeza grande), y me dijeron que los tenían en stock. Probé todas las versiones que pude comprar en Amazon y ninguna encajaba. Mi hijo de 9 años me metió en el skateboard hace unos años. Recientemente compré algunas cubiertas de segunda mano y también necesitaba camiones, cojinetes y hardware. Tenían todo lo que necesitaba en stock por casi el mismo precio que en línea. ¡Estaba súper emocionado de tener todo el mismo día en su tienda de skate y también feliz de haber encontrado un casco que realmente me quedaba! Tengo que echar un vistazo dentro del parque, muy emocionado de probarlo con mis hijos. Gran experiencia, recomiendo encarecidamente que se tome el tiempo para detenerse y echarles un vistazo. No te arrepentirás.

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    Q Skatepark - 187 Killer Pads XXL helmet

    187 Killer Pads XXL helmet

    Q Skatepark - Colored Hardware, Indy Trucks

    Colored Hardware, Indy Trucks

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    Switchyard Park

    Switchyard Park

    4.8(14 reviews)
    20.0 mi

    Large park, lots of things to do, kept my son busy for over an hour…read more Clean facilities and clean park.

    This park is amazing. It is a gem located in Bloomington. It is a Rails to Trails pedestrian…read morethoroughfare and was once an old rail switchyard. It spans 65 acres and was opened in 2019. By the looks of it, I though that it was opened more recently. This park has everything you want in a park and much more. This is a modern park and I was really felling it. There are two decent sized parking lots for you to park your vehicle. What amenity that brought you to the park will determine the lot that you will use. The park features a dog park with separate areas for large and small dogs. There is seating for pooch owners to sit in each area, as well as lots of green space and a few obstacles for the pups to play. There are a few picnic tables in between the two dog areas. The park also has a ton bright green picnic tables in a plaza area just off of one of the parking lots and a very nice shelter with picnic tables under it, a fireplace and a grill. This area is also where you will find the restroom facility in this area. There is also a low-key splash pad in this area, but it was shut down for the season during my November visit. This park is also home to an awesome outdoor amphitheater with lawn seating. It looks pretty impressive. There is also an 11,000 square foot pavilion with overhead doors, making it an indoor/outdoor event space. Both spots are available for rent and are prime spots to host your next event. They are used to host special events such as 5K runs, farmer's markets, and You will also find a skate park that could easily be a stand alone park itself. It is a concrete park with bowls, rails, and a snake run. Graffiti, tags and stickers are prohibited in the skate park area, but you will find some nice tags just outside of it. The park's playground is first class. It is a huge area on a mud-free rubber/artificial grass surface. There are benches, walls and glider swings for caregivers to sit while their littles play. The area's equipment includes saucer swings, tunnels, a rock climbing wall, slides, some traditional swings, wall net climbers, a pyramid net climber, and xylophones. The equipment is very modern and looks relatively new. On the other end of the park is where you will find a very nice full basketball court, a bocce ball court, and 4 pickle ball courts. There is a large patch of green space on this side of the park as well that is suitable for picnic, playing catch, or tossing a frisbee. A Bloomington police also has a station at this entrance to the park. Even though their is a police presence on site, the park contracts with a security company to assist with park patrols and safety. The highlight of this side of the park though is the outdoor fitness area. It is a circular area that has equipment that includes a chest press machine, a shoulder press machine, a strider, a dip machine, sit up bench and pull-up bar. In the shadow of the workout area is a community gardens, which feature 39-foot by eight-foot raised garden beds that are available for rent. A 3.1 mile trail, the B-Line Trail, passes directly through the park. The Trail is nicely paved, completely accessible and well illuminated with LED lighting. If 3.1 miles is not enough for you, it connects to the Bloomington Rail Trail, thus adding 2 more miles. This is a nice park that has everything you could ask for. It is well maintained. I will not that there are a few urban campgrounds on the outskirts of the park and you will find transients sleeping on park benches and using the restroom there, but they are not aggressive and just keep to theirselves. I highly recommend checking this park out. You can easily spend a half day here.

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    Switchyard Park
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    Breslin Park - The playground is in good repair.

    Breslin Park

    3.9(8 reviews)
    59.4 miIrish Hill

    Breslin Park hosted Flea Off Market and it was the first time I visited the space beyond a quick…read moredrive by. It's tucked in a neighborhood and also near a few restaurants and a coffee shop. The playground equipment has been upgraded and it was a welcome break for the younger kids brought to the art fair. I appreciated the small skateboarding area, large rocks, and benches or picnic tables. The park does have a bathroom; however, it was locked down for the winter season and water features were turned off. You'll want to find nearby street parking to visit the playground. During warm, sunny weather you will find extremely limited shade. Plan accordingly.

    Smallish but very nice park on the busy Lexington road in Louisville Kentucky. The last week or so…read moreI've actually driven past this park a few times when going to dine in Frankfort ave. So it caught my attention. Today after having lunch at Ciao with my wife and my youngest daughter who is one we noticed they had there small spray ground going and it wasn't crowded. It was 90 degrees so we pulled over and said "why not, looks like a cool park". The park has some public restrooms, a tiny skate park, a playground, some swings and a little spray ground. My one year old who just started walking a few weeks ago had yet to experience a splash pad or spray ground so this tiny bit crowded concrete one was a perfect introduction. She loved it! She showed no fear or hesitation and she played hard! The playground was pretty updated and nice and we spent some time on that. I didn't have my older daughters with me but I'm sure they would have loved the skate park. It wasn't very big. But it looked cool and there aren't many skate parks in Louisville so it's nice to know about another one that exists. The only downfall to this park I have to put back on the city. The two trash cans in the parking lot were overflowing. And trash was blowing everywhere. It was obvious someone had a birthday party there over the weekend. We visited on a Monday around 130pm so they had ample time to get a crew out there to touch up. I didn't dare walk in the bathrooms to see them after looking at the trash in the parking lot. Overall still this is a super nice and fun park. Kids are in there last week of school so not sure how crowded this place gets. But if it doesn't get too bad I'd like to take my older kids back for the skate park and let my two youngest go wild in The splash park.

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    Breslin Park - I think this is how you activate the spray.

    I think this is how you activate the spray.

    Breslin Park - Small wooded area in the middle of the paved walking path.

    Small wooded area in the middle of the paved walking path.

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    Hoosier National Forest - A blowdown

    Hoosier National Forest

    4.9(7 reviews)
    1.4 mi

    May 3, 2025 We took the Spring Valley Trail which is a 10,8…read moremile loop. We waited out a rainstorm for about an hour in the parking lot. It had rained a lot and the trail was fairly muddy. I wouldn't want to take it in anything other than hiking boots. When we came to the fork we went to the right. About two miles in, where the trial and the lake intersect we saw a fishing camp. I think these guys leave it up all summer. They had huge coolers, cots and pop up weekenders. About a quarter to a half mile further we took a light trail to the left and found our campsite. I have zero idea how it got there but it had an actual full size picnic table. There are no labeled campsites but if you pay attention you'll spot the side trails leading off from the main trail. The trail is incredibly well marked and even if it wasn't a blind person could follow it. You could take a large four wheeler if you had to. It rained all night so the trail was wet and muddy. There are some cool rock formations, some great water features and some good views of the lake. We came across an old stone building that was pretty cool. Some interesting signs along the trail about the history and region. We didn't see any mountain bikers or horse people but there were obvious signs that they use the trail. Trail had very little trash. Hiked it with full packs and even with the mud it was pretty easy. There were only two blow downs that blocked the trail. There were quite a few streams that crossed the trail, but we only had to put on our sandals for the very last one and I imagine if it hadn't rained so much we could've crossed it in our boots. Saw a box turtle, plenty of squirrels and chipmunks. Heard lots of birds.

    This huge forest has a lot to offer and doesn't charge for admission!…read more Within the last couple months, I've hiked, camped, canoed, fished. Once I got there, there was no other charge. There are also horse trails that I saw people using. There are 200,000 Acres & 266 Miles of Hiking Trails here!

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    Hoosier National Forest
    Hoosier National Forest
    Hoosier National Forest - The trail

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    The trail

    Thornton Park - playgrounds - Updated May 2026

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