Just in time for spring, the iconic truss bridge at McCloud Nature Park has a new deck and is ready for the park’s peak visitation season. Designed by Hendricks County Parks & Recreation Park Manager Jim Holtsclaw and completed by the department’s maintenance crew over the winter, the redecking project was done at no cost…
Gather up your family and friends, grab your cell phone or camera, and visit our properties for the Hendricks County Parks & Recreation Fall Digital Scavenger Hunt and Contest! Your photos could earn you a prize! From October 13-21, 2018, visit any or all of our properties — McCloud Nature Park, Sodalis Nature Park, and the section…
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 1, 2018, visit any or all of our properties — McCloud Nature Park, Sodalis Nature…
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 interested in attending. Is that possible?” The short answer to these types of questions is,…
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 its Crystal Anniversary with a day-long festival at the park. Bring the entire family out to…
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 community’s artists on our walls and/or in our display cases. The exhibit could be a…
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 brand new Cabin Fever event. Throughout the event, park naturalists and guest instructors will be…
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 with HCP&R in 2016 as a part-time seasonal naturalist at McCloud Nature Park and was later made…
Members of the Hendricks County Parks & Recreation maintenance team spent 2017 working on a wide variety of projects that provide new educational and recreational opportunities to park visitors while simultaneously saving Hendricks County taxpayers thousands of dollars. Nearly 200,000 people enjoyed McCloud Nature Park, Sodalis Nature Park, and the Vandalia Trail last year, and…
We desperately want to see our superintendent, Jeremy Weber, wear a hideous Christmas suit to work on Thursday, Dec. 14 and Friday, Dec. 15! He has agreed to do this if we can raise $2,000 in donations to the Parks Foundation of Hendricks County by Wednesday, Dec. 13! If you’re looking for a great organization…
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