{"id":1043,"date":"2023-03-27T16:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T16:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parks.indy.gov\/parks\/watkins-park\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T15:10:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T15:10:21","slug":"watkins-park","status":"publish","type":"parks","link":"https:\/\/parks.indy.gov\/es\/parks\/watkins-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Parque Watkins"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Acerca del parque Watkins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wakins Park, anteriormente el Centro Comunitario Northwestern, es un parque de 21 acres cuyas ra\u00edces se remontan a la construcci\u00f3n del centro familiar en 1939. Ubicado justo al noroeste del centro de Indian\u00e1polis, este centro comunitario cuenta con hermosas vistas del horizonte de la ciudad. El parque ofrece una variedad de programas y servicios para j\u00f3venes. Adem\u00e1s, el centro hist\u00f3rico familiar se puede alquilar para bodas, reuniones familiares, reuniones c\u00edvicas, aniversarios y otras reuniones. Comun\u00edquese directamente con el parque para obtener informaci\u00f3n adicional. El parque tambi\u00e9n ofrece canchas de baloncesto cercadas, canchas de tenis, un peque\u00f1o gimnasio, ba\u00f1os, un \u00e1rea de juegos para ni\u00f1os y columpios, espacios verdes y asientos en el parque. En verano, disfrute de dos series musicales: Jazz in the Park y Blues in the Hood, con m\u00fasicos locales.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pastor de la Iglesia Episcopal Metodista Africana Bethel durante ocho a\u00f1os y ministro de la Iglesia St. Paul AME antes de eso, el Rev. Charles TH Watkins estuvo profundamente involucrado en los asuntos comunitarios de Indian\u00e1polis. Watkins fue miembro de la Junta del Parque Metropolitano durante cinco a\u00f1os y presidente durante dos a\u00f1os. Watkins, miembro de la Comisi\u00f3n de Derechos Humanos del alcalde, tambi\u00e9n fue presidente del Club de Trabajadores Sociales de Indian\u00e1polis y muy activo en la YMCA. Watkins pas\u00f3 mucho tiempo en el extranjero representando a varias organizaciones eclesi\u00e1sticas locales, estatales y nacionales durante su vida.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Actualizaciones que llegan a Watkins Park <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Descubre las nuevas actualizaciones que llegar\u00e1n a Watkins Park. Encuentra m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n aqu\u00ed: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indyplaygrounds.com\/watkins\">Parque Watkins \u2014 Parques infantiles de Indy<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/parks.indy.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WatkinsPark01-975x753.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4872\" style=\"width:682px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parks.indy.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WatkinsPark01-975x753.jpg 975w, https:\/\/parks.indy.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WatkinsPark01-500x386.jpg 500w, https:\/\/parks.indy.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WatkinsPark01-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/parks.indy.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WatkinsPark01-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/parks.indy.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WatkinsPark01-1440x1113.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/parks.indy.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WatkinsPark01-414x320.jpg 414w, https:\/\/parks.indy.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WatkinsPark01-420x325.jpg 420w, https:\/\/parks.indy.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WatkinsPark01.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sab\u00edas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>En 2022, Watkins Park form\u00f3 parte de una asociaci\u00f3n con Citizens Energy Group que proporcion\u00f3 mejoras al edificio del centro familiar. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Las mejores cosas para hacer en el parque Watkins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Juega un partido de baloncesto.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00danase a una clase de fitness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disfrute de un picnic bajo el refugio.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Centro de calentamiento invernal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Durante temperaturas extremas y fen\u00f3menos meteorol\u00f3gicos, los centros familiares de Indy Parks est\u00e1n disponibles como centros de enfriamiento o calentamiento durante el horario de atenci\u00f3n. Para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n, visite&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/parks.indy.gov\/es\/extremeweather\/\">parques.indy.gov\/extremeweather<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":5119,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"sport-experience":[45,46,78,77,76,73],"water-experience":[],"arts-culture":[101,102],"outdoor-experience":[83,84,86],"township":[33],"policies":[],"centers":[105],"class_list":["post-1043","parks","type-parks","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","sport-experience-baseball","sport-experience-basketball","sport-experience-football","sport-experience-multi-purpose-field","sport-experience-softball","sport-experience-tennis","arts-culture-amphitheater","arts-culture-national-historic-marker","outdoor-experience-community-gardens","outdoor-experience-playground","outdoor-experience-shelter","township-center","centers-family-center","park-gis-id-1"],"acf":{"hide_block":false,"hours_title":"Hours","hide_hours":false,"hours_content":"Dawn to Dusk","entrance_title":"Family Center Hours","hide_entrance":false,"entrance_content":"Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10a-8p\r\n\r\nTuesday, Thursday: 11:30a-8p\r\n\r\nSaturday: 11a-3p\r\n\r\nSunday: Closed","location_title":"Location","hide_location":false,"location_content":"2360 Dr M L King Jr St, Indianapolis, IN 46208","google_link":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Watkins+Park\/@39.799993,-86.1760497,17z\/data=!4m10!1m2!2m1!1sWatkins+Park!3m6!1s0x886b512b8a0b8df9:0x7d94bade7153e080!8m2!3d39.799993!4d-86.1712861!15sCgxXYXRraW5zIFBhcmuSAQRwYXJr4AEA!16s%2Fg%2F1wb8vfld?authuser=1&entry=ttu","contact_title":"Contact","hide_contact":false,"contact_information":[{"name":"Parque Watkins","role":"","email":""}],"phone_number":"(317) 327-7175","alert":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Watkins Park - Indy Parks &amp; Recreation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wakins Park, formerly the Northwestern Community Center, is a 21-acre park with roots tracing back to the family center\u2019s construction in 1939. 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