Gather up your family and friends, grab your cell phone or camera, and visit our properties for the Hendricks County Parks & Recreation Digital Scavenger Hunt and Contest! Your photos could earn you a prize!
From June 23 through July …
HCP&R Now Hiring Part-Time Maintenance
Hendricks County Parks & Recreation currently has an opening for Part-Time Maintenance.
This person will work 28 hours per week at McCloud Nature Park, Sodalis Nature Park, the portion of the Vandalia Trail that spans from Amo through …
The Scoop on Our Age Recommendations
We frequently field questions from understandably inquisitive parents about our age recommendations on our programs. The questions typically go something like this: “The program says it’s recommended for ages 6 and up, but my child is 5 years old and …
McCloud Nature Park’s 15th Anniversary Celebration
Join us at McCloud Nature Park on Saturday, May 5, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. as we celebrate the park’s 15th Anniversary!
McCloud Nature Park opened to the public on May 3, 2003, and we are celebrating …
HCP&R Seeking Local Artwork
We at Hendricks County Parks & Recreation want to collaborate with local artists to fill our display space at the Nature Center of McCloud Nature Park in month-long rotations throughout 2018.
We would like to display the artwork of our …
HCP&R Seeking Full-Time Maintenance Technician
We are currently accepting applications for a full-time Maintenance Technician.
The Maintenance Technician will assist with general landscape and park maintenance duties; project work as necessary; including carpentry, light construction activities, minor electrical and plumbing work, etc.; and help the Park …
New Cabin Fever Event Debuts on Saturday
Are you tired of being stuck indoors for the winter? Has cabin fever set in? Then bundle the family up and head out to McCloud Nature Park on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. for Hendricks County Parks & Recreation’s …
Endangered Species Youth Art Contest
The 2018 Endangered Species Youth Art Contest has been announced. Entries must be received by March 1, 2018.
This nationwide contest is organized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Endangered Species Coalition, and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The contest provides students (grades K-12) with an opportunity …
January Survey Results
Earlier this month, we sent out a five-question, multiple-choice survey asking for feedback on how our guests learn about our parks, how they learn about local events in general, when they like to come to our parks, and what they …
Two Hendricks County Parks Employees Promoted
Two members of the Hendricks County Parks & Recreation (HCP&R) staff have recently been promoted. Joe Lembo is now a full-time Assistant Park Naturalist while Eric Ivie now holds the position of Assistant Superintendent.
Lembo began his employment …