Indianapolis city authorities acquired 5,727 acres of land approximately 15 miles northeast of downtown in the 1920s.

Activities: Fishing, Swimming, Boating, Kayaking, Canoeing, Paddleboarding, Picnics, Wakeboarding, Waterskiing, Tubing.Distance from Indianapolis: 20 miles (35 min).Fish found here include bluegill, walleye, catfish, white crappie, bass, and wipers. Time spent boating along this city-owned reservoir is a top reason that people visit Eagle Creek. The park offers a great location to see double-crested cormorants, great blue herons, and other wildlife, as well as wetlands, woods, and grasslands. New amenities have been added throughout the years, including the Ornithology Center and a zipline. Today, this 1,300-acre body of water and 3,900 acres of surrounding terrain are the largest park in the city and one of the largest in the nation.įor more than 50 years, residents of Indianapolis have enjoyed boating, fishing, hiking, and biking at Eagle Creek Park. Workers finished the dam in 1969, and Eagle Creek Reservoir was filled in 1970. In 1958, the owner of this land donated it to Purdue University.Ĭity officials in Indianapolis successfully negotiated with the university to purchase 2,286 acres of land as a flood control measure along Eagle Creek. Located 12 miles northwest of downtown Indianapolis, much of Eagle Creek Reservoir was a country estate known as Eagle Crest Estate. Activities: Fishing, Swimming, Boating, Kayaking, Canoeing, Paddleboarding, Picnics, Hiking, Biking.Distance from Indianapolis: 12 miles (20 min).

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