15th Annual Maple Syrup Days
March 1 and 8, 2025
Our 15th Annual Maple Syrup Days will take place on March 1 and 8, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day at McCloud Nature Park.
The sugar maple trees at McCloud Nature Park produce a sweet treasure throughout the winter months: sap with a high sugar content. Once the daytime temperatures start rising, the sap starts flowing, and our park staff and volunteers begin collecting it. Pretty soon, we have bottles of 100% all-natural maple syrup!
How do we know which trees to use? How do we collect the sap? Do the sugar maple trees die afterwards? How do we turn that natural sweetness into syrup? How is McCloud Maple Syrup different from the syrup you buy in plastic bottles at the grocery store? How has maple syrup been made in the past?
If any of these questions have crossed your mind or your kids’ minds, grab your favorite flannel and head on out to McCloud Nature Park in early March to experience the 15th Annual McCloud Maple Syrup Days! Bring the whole family because Maple Syrup Days are FREE to attend!
Maple Syrup Days
Check back for more details as they are developed!
Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser
The Hendricks County Park Board is hosting the 16th Annual Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser at McCloud Nature Park on March 8, 2025, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Reservations are highly recommended. Walk-ins are welcome as space allows.
Freewill donations are accepted (minimum suggested donations of at least $10 per adult and $6 per child), and all proceeds go to Hendricks County Parks & Recreation for future development of and improvements to McCloud Nature Park.
Would you like to volunteer some time during the Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser? It’s all indoors, and there’s a free pancake breakfast in it for you! Thank you! We appreciate you very much!
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