eagle creek brochure
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Eagl
e Cr
eek
Park
Hist
ory
Hel
lo, a
nd w
elco
me
to E
agle
Cre
ek P
ark,
the
4th
larg
est
city
par
k in
the
natio
n. L
ocat
ed in
nor
thw
est M
ario
nC
ount
y, E
agle
Cre
ek la
nd w
as p
urch
ased
by
J.K. L
illy
(pha
rmac
eutic
al)
betw
een
1936
-195
8 an
d m
aint
aine
d as
a na
ture
pre
serv
e. T
he P
ark
hous
es a
var
iety
of w
oodl
and
anim
als,
260
spec
ies
of b
irds,
near
ly 4
00 s
peci
es o
fflo
wer
ing
plan
ts, a
nd 1
01 v
arie
ties
of tr
ees.
In th
e la
te19
50’s
, Lill
y ga
ve th
e la
nd to
Pur
due
Uni
vers
ity. T
heU
nive
rsity
sol
d E
agle
Cre
ek p
rope
rty
to th
e C
ity o
fIn
dian
apol
is. E
agle
Cre
ek P
ark
has
fille
d a
need
for
the
city
’s ra
pidl
y gr
owin
g po
pula
tion,
pro
vidi
ng re
crea
tiona
lan
d ou
tdoo
r ed
ucat
iona
l opp
ortu
nitie
s fo
r pu
blic
enjo
ymen
t.
Trai
lsO
ver
ten
mile
s of
trai
ls p
rovi
de in
divi
dual
s w
ithex
celle
nt e
xerc
ise
oppo
rtun
ities
, a s
eren
e se
tting
for
ape
acef
ul w
alk,
or
a pi
ctur
esqu
e vi
ew o
f the
glis
teni
ngre
serv
oir.
Six
maj
or tr
ails
alo
ng w
ith a
dditi
onal
trai
ls lo
cate
d at
the
Nat
ure
Cen
ter
win
d th
roug
hout
the
park
and
are
ea
sy-t
o-m
oder
ate
in d
iffic
ulty
. Nat
ural
and
gra
vel p
aths
lead
you
thro
ugh
mat
ure
woo
ds fi
lled
with
bee
ch, m
aple
,tu
lip, w
hite
ash
and
bla
ck c
herr
y in
to o
pen
mea
dow
area
s, an
d pa
st th
e re
serv
oir
and
Lill
y L
ake.
Indi
vidu
als
will
als
o en
coun
ter
brid
ges,
step
s, an
d a
few
ste
ep h
ills.
A fi
tnes
s tr
ail p
rovi
des
a un
ique
opp
ortu
nity
for
avi
goro
us h
ike.
The
trai
l enc
ompa
sses
20
exer
cise
sta
tions
and
a to
tal o
f 32
exer
cise
s. Si
gnag
e ex
plai
ns e
ach
exer
cise
and
how
to m
onito
r yo
ur h
eart
rate
.
A y
ear-
roun
d Vo
lksm
arch
lend
s ac
cess
ibili
ty to
a s
ceni
c10
-K tr
ail.
Indi
vidu
als
are
able
to e
arn
IVV
cre
dit b
yco
mpl
etin
g th
e w
alk.
The
trai
ls a
re fa
vora
ble
for
the
athl
etic
as
wel
l as
the
recr
eatio
nal w
alke
r an
d pr
ovid
e m
iles
of e
njoy
men
t.
Faci
litie
sE
agle
Cre
ek P
ark
is o
pen
year
-rou
nd fr
om d
awn
to d
usk.
The
par
k co
nsis
ts o
f 3,9
00 a
cres
of w
oode
d te
rrai
n an
dop
en m
eado
ws,
and
1,30
0 ac
res
of w
ater
, gre
at fo
rbo
atin
g, fi
shin
g an
d sw
imm
ing.
A o
ne-a
cre
ecol
ogy
pond
,a
five-
acre
lake
(L
illy
Lak
e), a
nd s
katin
g po
nds
are
also
com
pris
ed w
ithin
the
park
. Eag
le C
reek
is k
now
n fo
r its
beau
tiful
sce
nery
, out
door
edu
catio
n pr
ogra
ms
and
dive
rse
recr
eatio
nal a
ctiv
ities
. Acc
essi
ble
faci
litie
s ar
e av
aila
ble
atSh
elte
r A
and
B, t
he M
arin
a, a
nd th
e R
ange
r St
atio
n. A
few
hig
hlig
hts
of th
e pa
rk’s
faci
litie
s an
d th
eir
prog
ram
sfo
llow
:
Mar
ina
The
Mar
ina,
ope
n fro
m M
ay to
Sep
tem
ber,
is th
enu
cleu
s fo
r a
vari
ety
of a
ctiv
ities
suc
h as
sai
ling,
cano
eing
, and
row
boat
rent
als.
Saili
ng le
sson
s, bo
ard
saili
ng, b
ait a
nd c
once
ssio
n sa
les
are
also
ava
ilabl
e, a
long
with
sce
nic
boat
ride
s on
the
love
ly re
serv
oir.
Beac
h A
san
dy b
each
and
a g
rass
y su
nbat
hing
are
a en
hanc
e th
ispo
pula
r sp
ot. O
pen
May
to A
ugus
t, th
e be
ach
area
has
avo
lleyb
all c
ourt
, life
guar
ds o
n du
ty, c
once
ssio
ns, a
nd a
clot
hes-
chec
k ar
ea.
Natu
re C
ente
r Co
mpl
exT
his
com
plex
incl
udes
the
Nat
ure
Cen
ter
(orig
inal
ly J
.K.
Lill
y’s
pers
onal
libr
ary)
, Lill
y L
odge
, and
a re
flect
ing
pool
. The
Nat
ure
Cen
ter
prov
ides
a v
arie
ty o
f out
door
educ
atio
nal o
ppor
tuni
ties
incl
udin
g in
terp
retiv
e w
alks
, liv
ean
imal
pro
gram
s, an
d ou
trea
ch p
rogr
ams.
The
Cen
ter
cont
ains
num
erou
s na
ture
gam
es a
nd d
ispl
ays.
Als
ow
ithin
the
Com
plex
ther
e ar
e se
lf-g
uide
d tr
ails
, a 5
99ye
ar-o
ld D
ougl
as F
ir lo
g, a
bee
ch tr
ee w
here
Dan
iel
Boo
ne e
tche
d a
bear
prin
t, na
tive
wild
flow
ers,
hum
min
gbird
and
but
terf
ly g
arde
ns a
nd a
n aq
uatic
gard
en.
Lilly
Lod
ge
Loc
ated
nor
th o
f the
Nat
ure
Cen
ter,
Lill
y L
odge
over
look
s th
e re
serv
oir
prov
idin
g a
pano
ram
ic v
iew
. It i
sus
ed fo
r w
ildlif
e an
d na
ture
art
sho
ws.
Eagl
e’s
Hide
-a-w
ayT
his
secl
uded
retr
eat h
ouse
has
bea
utifu
lly la
ndsc
aped
grou
nds,
terr
ace
gard
ens,
and
a de
ck p
atio
ove
rlook
ing
one
of th
e Pa
rk’s
mos
t sce
nic
view
s. T
he H
ide-
A-W
ay is
apo
pula
r pl
ace
for
busi
ness
mee
tings
and
rece
ptio
ns a
ndw
eddi
ngs
and
can
acco
mm
odat
e up
to 1
00 p
eopl
e.
Eagl
e’s
Cres
tT
his
70-a
cre
recr
eatio
nal a
rea
and
retr
eat h
ouse
is p
opul
arfo
r so
cial
eve
nts,
mee
tings
, and
a v
arie
ty o
f out
door
activ
ities
.
Eagl
es C
rest
Gro
up P
icni
c Ar
eaA
larg
e sh
elte
r ha
s lig
htin
g, p
lent
y of
pic
nic
tabl
es a
nd tw
ola
rge
grill
s m
akin
g th
is a
n id
eal l
ocat
ion
for
larg
e gr
oups
.
Rule
s an
d Re
gula
tions
1.A
ll pl
ants
, ani
mal
s, an
d st
ruct
ures
with
in th
e pa
rk a
re
prot
ecte
d by
city
ord
inan
ce. I
n ad
ditio
n, fi
rew
ood
gath
erin
g is
not
per
mitt
ed.
2.Pl
ease
do
not l
itter
.3.
Hun
ting
and
trap
ping
are
not
per
mitt
ed.
4.G
roun
d fir
es a
re n
ot p
erm
itted
.5.
Ice
fishi
ng is
per
mitt
ed.
6.B
ank
fishi
ng is
allo
wed
in d
esig
nate
d ar
eas.
7.A
lcoh
olic
bev
erag
es a
re n
ot p
erm
itted
.8.
The
par
k cl
oses
at d
usk.
9.Sn
owm
obile
s ar
e no
t per
mitt
ed.
10.
Sadd
le h
orse
s ar
e no
t per
mitt
ed.
11.
Swim
min
g an
d w
adin
g is
allo
wed
onl
y at
the
Swim
min
g B
each
whe
n lif
egua
rds
are
pres
ent.
12.
Ice
skat
ing
is a
llow
ed o
nly
at d
esig
nate
d ar
eas.
13.
It is
requ
este
d th
at w
alke
rs, j
ogge
rs, a
nd b
icyc
list
trav
el s
ingl
e fil
e an
d at
the
edge
of t
he ro
ad.
14.
Plea
se o
bey
all p
oste
d sp
eed
limits
.15
.Fi
rear
ms
and
arch
ery
are
not p
erm
itted
exc
ept w
here
de
sign
ated
.16
.U
se c
autio
n w
hen
ente
ring
the
park
road
way
s fro
m
trai
ls.17
.D
ogs
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t be
frie
ndly
and
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eek
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0
Park
Off
ice
Co
nfe
ren
ce R
oo
m…
….$
50.0
0/
Day
Avail
able
Mo
nd
ay-F
rid
ay,
8a -
5p
O
nly
Ro
om
ren
tals
are
als
o a
vail
able
at
the
Eart
h D
isco
ver
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ente
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he
Orn
ith
olo
gy C
ente
r
Call
327-7
148 f
or
ad
dit
ion
al
info
rmati
on
Mo
ori
ng R
enta
ls
E
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Bea
ch…
……
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..…
.….…
…..
....
$425
H
obie
Bea
ch…
……
……
.……
……
.…..
.……
$550
B
uo
ys/
Dry
Do
ck…
……
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.….…
.….$
550
O
utd
oo
r W
inte
r S
tora
ge…
……
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..…
.$300
Bo
at
Ren
tals
(C
all
327-7
130 f
or
mo
re i
nfo
rmati
on
)
C
an
oe/
Kayak (
per
ho
ur)
……
……
…..
…..
.….$
10
R
ow
Bo
at
(per
ho
ur)
……
….…
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.$10
T
roll
ing M
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r (p
er h
ou
r)…
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.……
$10
S
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bo
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(per
ho
ur)
……
.……
…..
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..…
.…..
$15
P
on
too
n B
oat
Ren
tal (1
1/
2 h
ou
r re
nta
l)…
....
$90
(
$1
00 D
epo
sit
Req
uir
ed O
n P
on
too
n B
oats
)
Bik
e R
enta
ls (
Call
327-7
130 f
or
mo
re i
nfo
rmati
on
)
K
ids
Bik
es…
……
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.…$5/
hr
B
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……
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...…
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.$8/
hr
T
an
dem
Bik
es…
…..
.……
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…$12/
hr
Bea
ch E
ntr
y F
ee (
plu
s gate
ad
mis
sio
n)
C
hil
dre
n 2
an
d u
nd
er…
……
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e
C
hil
dre
n 3
-17…
...W
eekd
ay -
$2.0
0 /
Wee
ken
d -
$3.0
0
S
enio
rs…
……
.….W
eekd
ay -
$2.0
0 /
Wee
ken
d -
$3.0
0
A
du
lts…
…..
……
..W
eekd
ay -
$3.0
0 /
Wee
ken
d -
$4.0
0
Plu
nge H
arb
or
(sw
imm
ing f
ee e
xtr
a)
D
ail
y F
ee…
……
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..…
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.$2.0
0
201
0 D
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Y F
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Bic
ycl
ist/
Walk
er…
……
.…..
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.….$
3.0
0
Veh
icle
Dail
y (
un
lim
ited
pass
enger
s)…
…..
.…$5.0
0
Bu
s E
ntr
y –
Fla
t F
ee…
...…
……
……
..…
…..
$15.0
0
Bark
Park
Dail
y (p
er d
og)…
……
….…
…..
….$
5.0
0
Car
To
p B
oat
Lau
nch
(p
lus
veh
icle
ad
mis
sio
n)…
……
……
……
.$3.0
0
201
0 S
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SO
N P
AS
SE
S
Sea
son
Pass
es a
re g
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d J
an
uary
th
ru D
ecem
ber
An
nu
al
Veh
icle
……
……
...…
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….…
$50.0
0
An
nu
al
Sen
ior
(62 o
r o
lder
)……
……
…..
…..
$40.0
0
An
nu
al
Hik
er/
Bik
er…
……
……
……
…..
…..
$35.0
0
An
nu
al
Bo
at
Lau
nch
……
……
……
.….…
…$40.0
0
Fo
un
dati
on
Pass
……
……
.……
……
….…
…$85.0
0
CA
NIN
E C
OM
PA
NIO
N Z
ON
E
Bark
Park
1st
Do
g…
.……
……
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…..
.$75.0
0
Ad
dit
ion
al
Do
gs…
……
……
….…
……
...…
..$37.5
0
Bark
Park
Rep
lace
men
t C
ard
/T
ag …
…..
….$
10.0
0
DA
ND
Y T
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IL B
OA
T L
AU
NC
HIN
G R
AM
P
Lau
nch
Fee
- V
ehic
le a
nd
Bo
at
D
ail
y…
……
……
……
...…
.……
..…
$10..
00
Veh
icle
Park
ing F
ee
D
ail
y…
……
…..
……
……
..…
…..
……
.$5.0
0
Bo
at
on
Tra
iler
Lau
nch
Fee
(p
lus
veh
icle
ad
mis
sio
n)…
……
……
....
...$
5.0
0
Car
To
p B
oat
Lau
nch
Fee
(p
lus
veh
icle
ad
mis
sio
n)…
……
……
....
...$
3.0
0
Tra
iler
ed b
oats
mu
st b
e d
ock
ed a
t th
e
42n
d S
tree
t B
oat
Ram
p