About Washington Park
Please note that the gym floor has been repaired and is officially open!
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!
From Senior Line Dancing, Fowling, Badminton, and more – see what programs and activities are available at the Washington Park Family Center!
- Take a walk along the trail
- Play a round on the disc golf course
- Play a game on one of our outdoor basketball courts
- Stop by the Family Center to try something new
- Wetlands
- Prairie Land
- Walking Trails
- Construction of Shelter, Splash Pad, Playground, & Outdoor Restrooms near the existing Family Center, sponsored through the Lily Endowment grant
- Renovation of Shelter #1 & North Playground near 34th Street
- Invasive species removal and land reclamation project with EcoLogic
- Basketball Courts – 3 full and two half courts
- 18-hole Disc Golf course
- See Oscar Charleston Park for more nearby outdoor sports
- Shelter 1 – Located near 34th & Rural St. $110/day (under construction) and seats 50 near the basketball courts
- Shelter 2 – Located near 34th & Dearborn St. $110/day seats 50 near the North playground (under construction)
- Shelter 3 – Located on Dearborn at the Disc Golf Course entrance. Not available for rent
- Coming Soon Shelter 4 – Will be located near Washington Park Family Center and new developments
- See Oscar Charleston Park for more nearby shelters
During extreme temperatures and weather events, Indy Parks Family Centers are available as cooling or warming centers during open hours. To learn more, visit parks.indy.gov/extremeweather
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!
