White River State Park

Located in downtown Indianapolis, White River State Park was right beside our hotel, the JW Marriott, and we had a view of the park from our hotel room. From what I could see, it looked like an interesting park, but we were so busy with Gen Con that we didn't get a chance to visit during the convention. However, our flight was cancelled and and automatically rebooked for a day later, something we were pretty happy about, and we finally had a chance to walk through the park on our way back from the zoo.The park is 267 acres and within the park is the zoo, Eiteljorg Museum, Indiana State Museum, the amphitheater, and more. There are also a lot of neat sculptures, and as a Yelper, of course I had to take photos of every sculpture. If you like public art, it's a must see.I really enjoyed walking through the park, and if I am ever in Indianapolis again, I will definitely visit.[Yelp collections: Louisville/Indianapolis 2023; Indianapolis, IN 2023; Parks and Gardens]

We love this beautiful park! We enjoy being here so much! The well manicured grass, the lovely trees, the clean pathways I could go on and on! We enjoyed the bike riding there and sitting down and just being with nature! There's close by restrooms, close by parking (for a fee), and some vendors for a little snack if you need one. The park can lead to the canal, the zoo, NCAA, and the museums! We certainly enjoy going!

I had never been to this park and didn't know there was a multi-level parking garage underneath it until I attended a festival event today. I like how the parking garage has plenty of signage to let you know which exits come out by which buildings. I didn't read my email well enough to know exactly where the event was being held so I ended up walking the perimeter of the park. There was only one handful of people walking in the park and it wasn't until I found a park employee to ask that I learned the location of the event which was Military Park. I didn't realize the park included areas behind all of the various museums. I learned that there were many museums and that the canal walk begins here. There are sculptures and artwork located throughout the park. The amphitheater seems huge at least the roof of it does. There is so much to see and do in downtown that you can't see from driving the streets. You need to walk around to get a better view of the various venues, especially here around this large city park in the heart of downtown. There wasn't much to the gift shop but at least it was open and staffed. There is surface parking available too but I didn't pay attention to the cost. The underground garage is $10 for the first two hours. I didn't realize it was within walking distance of the zoo until I left for the day.

This was such a beautiful trail and park in general. I came out here on a beautiful sunny morning and was just amazed at how pretty it all was. This park just makes you appreciate nature and the water and trees. I walked past the zoo down the trail and is against the canal. I then turned onto New York Street and then passed the soccer stadium and continued to wander through the NCAA greens. This is definitely something that you should seek out if you are in Indy. There are clean trails and beautiful views all around

Over all a great venue. They have booze and food trucks and tents and the prices are actually somewhat reasonable. The only draw back is that the hill slopes down in the back but other than that not a bad seat in the house. Not impressed with Goose.

White River State Park covers 267 acres. Canal Walk runs through the park. There are many attractions located within including Indianapolis Zoo and IMAX. As we were walking, we spotted a row of blossoming plum trees with the river in the background- picture perfect!

White River State park is just what you need. Picture sunset, cool weather, epic downtown views and a friendly crowd! First off paid parking (a minimum of a dollar or more) and walk in there are many ways to enjoy the park. Open park, trees for shade, white river right in between. It was a perfect evening! It's pretty easy to just keep walking and not realize how far you are, definitely would suggest looking up one path so you know when to start walking back. It was almost dark by the time we returned, and the moon + street lights were a magnificent combo. While Indy downtown is certainly not the biggest downtown view but it's certainly the best and calming view.

Lots of water and grass. Museums and zoo on grounds. Take a paddleboat on the canal or bicycle around. Walk along the river or play in the park. NCAA museum borders it.

Awesome park and love the art and cannal. I had no idea White River State Park was here. Located in downtown Indianapolis and it's fun to explore on a nice day. We were standing at the Conrad downtown and heard about the canal and walked down to check it out. It was a beautiful day and to our surprise there was all of this green space, art, trails, the river, and the central canal. We even explored around and ended up at the 911 monument. There was a beautiful Old bridge that crossed the that was reimagined as a free space. It was such a good idea and was beautiful. Would love to have something like this in our city. Definitely recommend and worth checking out.,

I LOVED going to White River State Park! My roommate and I took some time to take a walk here today for one of my classes! We parked in the lot by the Amphitheater and parking was reasonable. We paid for 2 hours and it was $6.We pretty much did a loop of the entire park. We first stopped at the Visitor Center right by the parking lot. Inside, they had a ton of print materials about Indianapolis and the different areas, along with park souvenirs like tshirts, magnets, and more. They also had some local artist art for sale which I thought was cool! Definetly was a good place for us to start and to just learn more about what the park has to offer!We decided to walk down the bridge that leads from the main section of the park to the zoo. While we didn't go to the zoo specifically, it was nice to see a bigger view of the river and all the different artwork on the bridge too. We continued around by the NCAA Hall of Fame, and went to my favorite part of the park, the canal! I truly think the canal is one of the best parts of the park, as it's so clean and modern, and in the warmer months, it's usually super lively and they even have little swan boats you can rent to go down the canal!While I truly love the park, I think I would go more if there were more things to see or events to go to. I'm sure during the warmer months it is easier ti take advantge of what the park has to offer, but at the time that we went, it was pretty dead and it was just a bunch of people going for a leisurely stroll or such. Although, the park does contain some fun museums as well, we just didn't have the time to go and explore that. Overall, a fun place to go and explore, and it's great that it is so close to the heart of Indianapolis!