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.
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
