Holliday Park Nature Center

This will be one of very few reviews here about the ACTUAL NATURE CENTER, with photos thereof! 😂 🙄

* 🖼 Habitat Hall exhibits mostly aimed at children, but still of interest to adults.
* 🐢 A couple aquariums with turtles
* 🐝 Bee colony inside transparent glass (in warm weather at least)
* 🐦 🦋 Bird and butterfly viewing windows
* 🚻 💦 Restrooms, with drinking and water bottle fountains
* 🎭 Auditorium (available to rent)
* 👩‍🏫 Two classrooms (available to rent)
* 📚 Nature book library room (available to rent)
* 🛋 Lounging area
* 📲 Wifi network available for visitors
* Roofed standing pavilion in front of building, possibly providing a bit of shelter even when closed

A must visit! Beautiful ruins and a gorgeous river outback. Definitely be prepared to walk and swim.

This park is a hidden gem tucked away in its own little corner of heaven. The ruins are magnificent. They do not cover a huge area but you find yourself lingering, daydreaming amidst the beautiful flowers. The sound of flowing water & birds chirping fills you with a sense of peace. The Nature Center was a delight for children & adults. They have a 2nd floor with a elevator to be used by handicapable individuals which I thought was absolutely wonderful. The playground area is amazing. 3 different playground areas for different age groups. We took our 2 year old & he thoroughly enjoyed playing on the "big kids" equipment. On the way back to our car we chose to walk thorough the grass & although we saw people walking dogs, never once thought to look down for poo...we were too busy admiring the trees, saying Hi to passerby's, & enjoying our time together. We did not visit the trail portion BUT will be returning to walk them. Literally cannot say enough good things about this park.

Holliday Park has beautiful grounds, the Rock Garden is amazing (has stairs to take..no stroller unless small), the Ruins was nice to cool your feet off in after a good 3 hour hike. A+++ area for family.

Such a cute little nature center. Would recommend for little kids and bird lovers.

Nice parks to spend 2 hours, make sure you do a trail going to the whiteriver. It is a short trail but had a nice scenery.

What a great park for kids. We brought out 2 year old here and he had a blast at the nature center, playground and hikes. The playground was nice and big too.

Another great outdoor adventure. The play area had fresh mulch and was well taken care of.

Nice clean park where you can find paw paws and other edible treats. Excellent for a free park. Has a couple of trails that go through it.

Very nice place lots of walking trails big playground for the kids lots of parking places to have picnics

Nice place to walk in nature. Love the ruins and the wide open space. Enjoy the river and the trees.

Beautiful park. The temporary ice rink was fun, well run, and a good value.

A lovely nature center! There's lots of local creatures to see, fun games and puzzles, and very clean restrooms.

If you're visiting Indy and looking for a free family activity, this is a great choice. The nature centre was fun for my 6, 8 and 11 year olds, and there were lots of younger kids enjoying themselves there too. My son saw a woodpecker up close for the first time in the wildlife observation area. Afterwards we enjoyed the impressive play structures nearby, and the "Ruins" as well.

I just did a quick walk through but it was so much more than that I can't wait to go back

Great kid-friendly place. Brought ages 2-11 and everyone enjoyed it.

Great place, nice staff. Katie really helpful real fun time Thank you to Holliday Park.

Great park; busy most of the time.

We LOVE Holliday park! They have a lot to offer. We have two young girls and they really enjoy the nature center. There are critters native to Indiana, a bee hive, and fun areas to play in while learning about nature.

We usually end up going on a little hike each time we go; the trails are easy for little ones (we've done it since they have been two.. easier since three. There are stairs on some trails). Great view of the river and one spot is perfect for splashing around in your feet.

The playgrounds are great! There are three separate areas next to each other, so you'll be able to find the perfect fit for your kiddos.

Grounds are beautiful. Can you tell I love this park? 😊

Really great trails excellent park if you like getting lost in the woods