Holliday Park
Popular park with trails, nature center, playground and The Ruins
Holliday Park: A Natural Escape
Holliday Park is one of Indy’s oldest parks, spanning 94 acres of green space, hiking trails, playgrounds, a historic rock garden, and The Ruins, a unique attraction made from remnants of a 19th century New York City building. A free nature center is open daily. The wooded ravines are home to natural springs, a pond, easy engagement opportunities to the White River, and trees, shrubs and wildflowers.
Park Location
6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN
Full Park Details
All IndyParks properties are open sunrise to sunset every day. Hours of individual facilities or ticketed venues or activities may vary.
Nature Center hours:
Monday – Saturday, 9 am – 5 pm
Sunday, 1 – 5 pm
Park Activities
Accessibility
This park has accessibility features.
Family Friendly
Nature Trails
Trails designed for walking in natural spaces.
Nature or Cultural Center
An indoor facility featuring natural, historic, or cultural items or activities.
Progress Updates
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2024
Indy Parks broke ground on a new $6m playground experience, with a whimsical toddler play area, a timber tower and climbing structures with slides, a nature exploration area, and a ravine play area with hillside features.
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2023
In 2023, the Lilly Endowment awarded $80m for improvements across the Indy Parks system, including several major grants for White River-adjacent parks. Holliday Park is receiving $4.5m for playground and signage improvements, walkway upgrades, and gazebo maintenance. Major Taylor Skate Park, part of Riverside Regional Park, is receiving funds to expand and add lighting. Riverside Park itself is receiving $11.55 in new funding (on top of $6.5m previously committed by the City) to build a new playground at the Taggart Memorial, upgrades to the soap box derby track, and new sidewalks and nature trails in the new adventure park portion of the park. Southwestway Park received $1.25m for a new comfort station, expanded parking area, and playground.
Upcoming Events
Critter Tales
December 5 @ 10:00 am
Trail Troopers
December 7 @ 10:00 am
Volunteer Naturalist Training
December 10 @ 10:00 am
Beastly Brunch
December 11 @ 11:30 am
Natural History Book Club
December 13 @ 10:00 am
Hike with a Naturalist
December 14 @ 10:00 am
Morning Bird Hikes
December 17 @ 8:30 am
