About Washington Park
Please note that the gym floor at Washington Park recently sustained water damage and will need to be replaced. We do not currently have a timeline for those repairs, but will provide updates when we have them.
Washington Park is a community park at 3130 East 30th Street that features 128 acres of natural prairie, woodland, wetland, open park space, and the Washington Park Family Center. The park also hosts an 18-hole disc golf course, nature trail, outdoor basketball courts, and several shelters. Just across the street at Oscar Charlston Park there are also outdoor tennis courts, baseball diamonds, and a futsal pitch available dawn to dusk.
In August of 2025, new amenities, including a new playground, splash pad, shelter, comfort station, and parking lot were completed thanks to the Lilly Endowment Grant of $3.2 million. A new playground was also completed in the northern section of the park near the outdoor basketball courts. Also in progress are renovations and improvements to existing shelters, continued improvements to the disc golf course, and converting overgrown areas to native prairie land by planting native grasses and trees.
New Amenities at Washington Park
Come visit us!
The Washington Park Family Center is staying open through the construction! From Senior Line Dancing, Fowling, Badminton, and more – see what new programs and activities are available!
Did you know?
- Washington Park was a children’s zoo between 1964 and 1987 before the zoo moved to its current location in White River State Park. An elephant once got out into the local neighborhood!
- The land for Washington Park was bought by the city in 1923 making the park over 100 years old, though it wasn’t officially named Washington Park until 1932.
- Washington has one of the oldest disc golf courses and, along with Brookside Park, hosted the 1992 PDGA Amateur World Championships. The disc golf course has had players from 42 different sates and 4 different countries!
