Eagle Creek Park

Eagle Creek Park
Ornithology Center at Eagle Creek Park
Location in Indianapolis
Type	City Park
Location	7840 W. 56th Street Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Coordinates	39°51′20″N 86°17′39″W / 39.855556°N 86.294167°W / 39.855556; -86.294167Coordinates: 39°51′20″N 86°17′39″W / 39.855556°N 86.294167°W / 39.855556; -86.294167
Area	Land 3,900 acres (16 km²) Water 1,400 acres (5.7 km²)
Created	1962 (1962)
Operated by	Indy Parks and Recreation
Open	All year
Website	Official website

Eagle Creek Park is the largest park in Indianapolis, and one of the largest municipal parks in the United States. It is located at 7840 W. 56th Street in Indianapolis, Indiana and covers approximately 1,400 acres (5.7 km²) of water and 3,900 acres (16 km²) of land. There are about 10 miles (16 km) of paths within it. Eagle Creek Park serves primarily as a nature reserve. Before coming into the possession of Indianapolis, the land was owned by Purdue University, and by Josiah K. Lilly Jr. before that. The Eagle Creek Park Foundation serves to promote volunteerism and provide funding for the Park and its programs. The NCAA Rowing Championships were held in the Park in 2003, 2014, and 2015 and the World Rowing Championships were held there in 1994. The 1987 Pan American Games used the park for regatta and archery.^[1]

Park activities/buildings

Amphitheater
Bait shop
Go Ape Treetop Adventure
Bark Park
Boat ramp and slips
Cross-Country Skiing Paths
Fitness Course
Fishing areas
Golf course (36 hole)
Lilly Lake Pedal
Marsh & Bird sanctuary
Earth Discovery Center
Orienteering
Peace Learning Center
Picnic areas and shelters
Pistol Range
Pontoon and Sunset Canoe Trips
Retreat Centers (2)
Sailboat marina
Sailboat/ Rowboat/ Canoe rentals
Sailing Day Camp
State Nature Preserves (2)
Swim Beach
The Indianapolis Rowing Center
Woodland Wildlife Preserve
Ornithology Center

Gallery

Lakeside trail
American white pelicans flying at the park's bird sanctuary
Deer grazing in the park
picnic shelter and directional sign
a fall scene in the park

References

↑ Bodenhamer, David. The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis (Indiana University Press, 1994) pg.1074

External links

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Parks in Indianapolis and Marion County

State Parks	Fort Harrison White River

Regional parks	Eagle Creek Garfield Riverside Sahm Southeastway Southwestway

Community parks	Bethel Broad Ripple Brookside Christian Douglass Ellenberger Glenns Valley Nature Holliday Park and Nature Center JTV Hill Krannert Municipal Gardens Northwestway Perry Raymond (Indy Island) Rhodius Thatcher Washington Watkins Windsor Village World Sports Park

Natural resource areas	Skiles Test Nature Park

Downtown spaces	Military Park Obelisk Square University Park

Waterways	Eagle Creek Fall Creek Central Canal Pleasant Run Pogue's Run White River

Trails	Central Canal Towpath Eagle Creek Fall Creek Little Buck Creek Monon Pennsy Rail Pleasant Run Pogue's Run Town Run White River/Wapahani

Zoological and botanical	Garfield Park Conservatory Holcomb Gardens Indianapolis Zoo Oldfields-Lilly House & Gardens White River Gardens 100 Acres

See also: Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System and List of attractions and events in Indianapolis

World Rowing Championships

Editions	Lucerne 1962 Bled 1966 St. Catharines 1970 Lucerne 1974 Nottingham 1975 Villach 1976 Amsterdam 1977 Cambridge 1978 Bled 1979 Hazewinkel 1980 Munich 1981 Lucerne 1982 Duisburg 1983 Montreal 1984 Hazewinkel 1985 Nottingham 1986 Copenhagen 1987 Milan 1988 Bled 1989 Tasmania 1990 Vienna 1991 Montreal 1992 Račice 1993 Indianapolis 1994 Tampere 1995 Motherwell 1996 Aiguebelette 1997 Cologne 1998 St. Catharines 1999 Zagreb 2000 Lucerne 2001 Seville 2002 Milan 2003 Banyoles 2004 Kaizu, Gifu 2005 Dorney 2006 Munich 2007 Ottensheim 2008 Poznań 2009 Cambridge 2010 Bled 2011 Plovdiv 2012 Chungju 2013 Amsterdam 2014 Aiguebelette 2015 Rotterdam 2016 Sarasota 2017 Plovdiv 2018 Ottensheim 2019

Venues	Rotsee (1962) Lake Bled (1966) Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course (1970) Rotsee (1974) Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre (1975) Lake Ossiach (1976) Bosbaan (1977) Lake Karapiro (1978) Lake Bled (1979) Hazewinkel (1980) Oberschleißheim Regatta Course (1981) Rotsee (1982) Wedau (1983) Notre Dame Island (1984) Hazewinkel (1985) Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre (1986) Copenhagen (1987) Idroscalo (1988) Lake Bled (1989) Lake Barrington (Tasmania) (1990) Vienna (1991) Notre Dame Island (1992) Račice (Litoměřice District) (1993) Eagle Creek Park (1994) Kaukajärvi (1995) Strathclyde Country Park (1996) Lac d'Aiguebelette (1997) Fühlinger See (1998) Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course (1999) Jarun (2000) Rotsee (2001) Guadalquivir (2002) Idroscalo (2003) Lake of Banyoles (2004) Nagaragawa International Regatta Course (2005) Dorney Lake (2006) Oberschleißheim Regatta Course (2007) Ottensheim (2008) Lake Malta (2009) Lake Karapiro (2010) Lake Bled (2011) Plovdiv (2012) Tangeum Lake (2013) Bosbaan (2014) Lac d'Aiguebelette (2015) Willem-Alexanderbaan (2016) Nathan Benderson Park (2017) Plovdiv (2018) Ottensheim (2019)

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