Indy Parks unveils $12 million in improvements to Grassy Creek Park

INDIANAPOLIS — Officials with the City of Indianapolis unveiled $12 million in amenities to a park on the far east side of Indianapolis on Tuesday, including a new environmental community center and nature playground.

According to a news release from the city, Grassy Creek Park, located at 10510 E 30th St., is the city’s fourth nature and environmental education-focused park. Funded through the city’s Circle City Forward initiative and the Lilly Endowment Grant, the park will include the largest playground in the Indy Parks system.

“Enhancements like these are transforming our city’s parks into more than just recreational spaces,” Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett said in the release. “We are creating centers of education and enrichment that will shape our youth for generations to come, which was one of the many reasons the Circle City Forward Initiative was launched four years ago.” 

 The park will be open to the public from dawn until dusk, the news release said. The center will include several community rooms that will be used for programs and will also be available for rent.

“The impact of Circle City Forward has been felt across the city with landmark projects like these new amenities at Grassy Creek Park,” Indy Parks Director Phyllis Boyd said in the release. “At its core, this new center and playground gets to three essential aspects of quality of life: community, access to nature and play.” 

The release said that Indy Parks and the Indianapolis Department of Public Works will begin construction on an expanded Grassy Creek Trail this summer. The trial will connect to County Line Road to the east and Mitthoefer Road to the west.

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