{"id":5875,"date":"2026-06-17T16:50:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parks.indy.gov\/?p=5875"},"modified":"2026-06-17T16:50:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:50:42","slug":"indy-parks-highlights-chapel-hill-park-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parks.indy.gov\/es\/indy-parks-highlights-chapel-hill-park-improvements\/","title":{"rendered":"Indy Parks Highlights Chapel Hill Park Improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The $2.6&nbsp;million project brought a new playground, splash pad, and courts to the west side park<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>INDIAN\u00c1POLIS <\/strong>\u2013 Today,&nbsp;Indy Parks joined City-County&nbsp;Councilor Jessica McCormick and community leaders to unveil the newly renovated Chapel Hill Park on the city\u2019s west side. The $2.6&nbsp;million project&nbsp;fully renovated&nbsp;the park with a new playground, splash pad, basketball, and pickleball courts. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhether they&nbsp;are playing in the&nbsp;new splash pad&nbsp;or picking up a game of pickleball on&nbsp;the&nbsp;brand-new&nbsp;courts,&nbsp;our neighbors&nbsp;on&nbsp;the west side&nbsp;are already creating&nbsp;unforgettable summertime memories&nbsp;at the reimagined Chapel Hill Park,\u201d&nbsp;said Mayor&nbsp;Joe&nbsp;Hogsett. \u201cImprovements like these, made possible by the&nbsp;generosity of the Lilly Endowment,&nbsp;are&nbsp;transforming&nbsp;parks&nbsp;all over the city&nbsp;into&nbsp;vibrant, community-centered&nbsp;spaces&nbsp;and&nbsp;contributing&nbsp;to the unparalleled&nbsp;quality of life&nbsp;we&nbsp;are building&nbsp;in Indianapolis.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The park\u2019s opening is the latest&nbsp;milestone in major park improvements funded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/parks.indy.gov\/es\/lilly-endowment-grant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Subvenci\u00f3n de dotaci\u00f3n de Lilly<\/u><\/a>.&nbsp;Chapel Hill Park is the 17th&nbsp;completed project&nbsp;funded by the grant to date with&nbsp;27 others under construction or starting construction this summer.&nbsp;A full list of recent and upcoming projects can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/parks.indy.gov\/es\/about-us\/park-projects-and-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>aqu\u00ed<\/u><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Chapel Hill Park is a great example of what can happen when community partners, residents, and local government come together around a shared vision,\u201d said City-County Councilor Jessica McCormick.&nbsp;\u201cThis investment creates a welcoming space where families can gather, children can play, and neighbors can connect. I am grateful to Mayor Hogsett, Indy Parks, the Lilly Endowment, and Chapel Hill United Methodist Church for helping make this project a reality and strengthening the quality of life for residents on the west side.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChapel Hill Park has been transformed into a place of fun and joy for our westside community,\u201d said Indy Parks Director Brittany Crone. \u201cWhether you\u2019re looking for a way to keep your kids cool on a summer day or getting a serious basketball or pickleball game going, Chapel Hill Park is the perfect spot.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new amenities at Chapel Hill Park are one of several recent and ongoing improvements happening at parks on the city\u2019s west side including:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Robey Park:\u00a0Selected by Councilor Wells,\u00a0construction on amenities\u00a0including a new shelter, hard courts, and trail improvements are scheduled\u00a0to begin\u00a0in\u00a0late summer\/early fall of 2026.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Krannert Park:\u00a0Construction\u00a0on a new playground,\u00a0trail renovation, and hard courts is under construction and scheduled for completion in late 2026.\u00a0The renovated Krannert Park Family Center and\u00a0Indoor\u00a0pool were completed in 2024.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thatcher Park:\u00a0A new playground is under construction and scheduled for completion this year.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christina Oaks Park:\u00a0A new playground\u00a0was completed in 2025.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gustafson Park: A\u00a0new playground, basketball and futsal court were completed in 2025.\u00a0Renovations to the park&#8217;s sports fields are currently under construction. \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Pictures of the park and from the event can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1znH9wO9FSbjeR-qq7LjG5UMtF5PjbtGZ?usp=sharing\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":5876,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"press-release-topics":[],"press-release-type":[],"class_list":["post-5875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Indy Parks Highlights Chapel Hill Park Improvements - Indy Parks &amp; 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