One of the nation’s largest city parks
Eagle Creek Park features more than 1,400 acres of water and 3,900 acres of forest. It offers a wide variety of activities just minutes from downtown. Visitors enjoy fishing, boating, hiking, and more. Every visit to Eagle Creek Park provides a chance to catch a glimpse of a bald eagle.
The Eagle Creek reservoir was built to provide flood control, drinking water, and recreational opportunities and to preserve the natural landscape within the ever-growing Circle City. Eagle Creek Park has a wide variety of facilities and programs, including two nature centers (the Earth Discovery Center and the Ornithology Center), a swimming beach, a marina, hiking trails, playgrounds, canine companion zone, picnic shelters, and much more!
The park is supported by the Eagle Creek Park Foundation. Visit the foundation’s website to learn about efforts to protect and improve the park for current and future generations.
The Lilly Endowment Grant will invest $2.6 million to support accessibility upgrades for the Pin Oak Trail near the Earth Discovery Center, additional community program engagement, and the development of a documentary about the park’s history.
View the Eagle Creek Park history booklet for a brief history of the land and the people that occupied it.
Call 317-327-7110 to reserve a shelter at Eagle Creek Park.
Fall Hayrides
All hayrides begin and end at the Eagle Creek Beach concession stand located at 7602 Eagle Beach Drive inside Eagle Creek Park. Enjoy a 40-minute trip around the fields, forest, and roadways of the park on a wagon ride. Bring your own blankets.
Group Hayrides: This program reserves an entire hayride wagon for 12 people. Multiple wagons will be pulled by one tractor. This reservation reserves one 12-person wagon for you and your group. We strongly advise that you limit your group to 12 members, as we will not have any extra space on the ride for anyone who does not fit in the wagon. Call 317-327-7110 if you have any questions. Eagle Creek Park | Oct 4, 5, 11, 12, 18 & 19 | Start Times: 6:00, 7:00 or 8:00 PM | $120
Public Hayrides: This program is for reserving space in a public wagon ride. You will share your wagon with other members of the public. Call 317-327-7110 if you have any questions. Eagle Creek Park | Oct 4, 5, 11, 12, 18 & 19 | Start Times: 6:00, 7:00 or 8:00 PM | $12/person
Scary Hayrides: This program reserves one seat in a public wagon ride on a shared public wagon. For Haunted Hayrides you can only purchase single seats in a wagon. Group wagons are not available. Wagon rides are typically a great way to enjoy the scenery of Eagle Creek Park, however, this weekend the sights will be much scarier. Please join Eagle Creek Park on its Hunted Hayride Weekend. You must register as an individual for this program. Bring your own blankets – there are no official seats. Eagle Creek Park | Oct 25 & 26 | Start Times: 6:00, 7:00 or 8:00 PM | $15/person | Ages 5+
Top Things to do at Eagle Creek Park
- Explore the Earth Discovery Center
- Learn about and interact with birds at the Ornithology Center
- Swim at Eagle Creek Beach
- Enjoy a walk on the hiking trails
- Try out the treetop adventure and ziplining with GoApe
- Check out the Peace Learning Center
