Hendricks County Parks and Recreation

Hendricks County Parks and Recreation We operate McCloud Nature Park, W.S. Gibbs Memorial Park, and the west portion of the Vandalia Trail.

This could be you!Join us as a voluteer at our Fall Colors Festival on Saturday, October 24th, 2026. The festival takes ...
09/13/2026

This could be you!

Join us as a voluteer at our Fall Colors Festival on Saturday, October 24th, 2026. The festival takes place at McCloud Nature Park from 10am-3pm. Volunteers can help out at a variety of stations including butter making, candle dipping, campfire popcorn, welcome booth, crafts and more!

Check out the time slots and sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/.../5080A44A4A72FA1F94...

*Note: ALL volunteers ages 18 and older must have a background check on file with Hendricks County Parks & Recreation. To complete a background check form, please email us at [email protected]

We know its early, but we are getting excited for this years' Winter Wreath Workshops!This year, we will be having two w...
09/12/2026

We know its early, but we are getting excited for this years' Winter Wreath Workshops!

This year, we will be having two workshops, one will be November 14th and the other on December 5th, with three timeslots of 9am, 11:30am, and 1:30pm.

Some timeslots are already filled up, so signup quickly!

Signup information:
https://hcparks.recdesk.com/Community/Program

Advance registration is required, $35/per wreath and bag of ornaments, bow, and greenery. All tools provided for use at the workshop.

Special thank you to our partner for this event, Evan's Whispering Pines Christmas Tree Farm, located at 1438 N 400 West in Danville IN 46122.

Hope to see you there!

Tomorrow morning!! See you there rain or shine!🤩🤩🤩The Ray & Mary Benson Nature Center at McCloud Nature Park will be clo...
09/11/2026

Tomorrow morning!! See you there rain or shine!🤩🤩🤩

The Ray & Mary Benson Nature Center at McCloud Nature Park will be closed as our staff will be at the event. We will reopen the nature center on Tuesday, September 15th at 10am.

Do you save craft projects to your pinterest board and never make them? Let's make them happen! On October 15th from 5pm...
09/11/2026

Do you save craft projects to your pinterest board and never make them? Let's make them happen! On October 15th from 5pm-7pm at McCloud Nature Park.

Join us for this fall craft project where you will make your very own cute stacking pumpkin lantern! We did all the paper mache so all you have to do is paint it!

Advance registration is required, $10 per pumpkin stack.

Signup here:
https://hcparks.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=1051

For those of us who are old enough to remember, 9/11 is always a difficult day of remembrance. Hard to believe it's been...
09/11/2026

For those of us who are old enough to remember, 9/11 is always a difficult day of remembrance. Hard to believe it's been 25 years. For those of us who aren't old enough to remember or who weren't born yet, it's still a solemn recognition of the day that changed our nation forever. We remember. 💔🇺🇸

09/10/2026

Went for a walk in my lunch break and saw this fella hunting on Big Walnut Creek 😳

Very cool!

Interested in learning more about owls?Then join a naturalist for this owl prowl night hike where we will answer all you...
09/10/2026

Interested in learning more about owls?

Then join a naturalist for this owl prowl night hike where we will answer all your burning questions about owls that reside in Indiana or just enjoy a nice night hike at McCloud Nature Park and make some new nature nerd friends!

We will have one on September 25th, starting at 8:30pm.

Another one on October 9th, starting at 8:00pm.

Advance registration is required, $5/per hiker.

Signup here:

September 25th: https://hcparks.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=1041

October 9th:
https://hcparks.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=1049

Join us once again for our fall nature hike series at McCloud Nature Park. These hikes offer you a chance to hike in the...
09/10/2026

Join us once again for our fall nature hike series at McCloud Nature Park. These hikes offer you a chance to hike in the park with a naturalist to ask any nature questions you might have or just to enjoy a nice walk with them through the park.

No advance registration is required, just meet us at the nature center at the scheduled time!

Bring water, proper hiking shoes, and a snack if you would like!

Hope to see you there.

Here’s some more outfit ideas from a few of our park bees! If you haven’t stopped by our Bee House this year, be sure to...
09/10/2026

Here’s some more outfit ideas from a few of our park bees! If you haven’t stopped by our Bee House this year, be sure to come out and see our honeybees before they go away to hibernate! 🐝🍯

Address

4481 Gibbs Road
Danville, IN
46122

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

Telephone

(317) 718-6188

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