You can find terrific parks all across the city, some that boast pools or aquatic centers, others that regularly draw players for pickup basketball games.
Outdoor pools operate from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
The new aquatic centers feature such water park amenities as slides, sand play areas, diving boards and water playgrounds. Broad Ripple Ave. The 3,100 acres of park and 1,300 acres of water were given to Purdue University in the late 1950s, but the university, unable to maintain such a large hunk of land, sold it to the City of Indianapolis. A 25-cent fee is charged for each additional passenger. Open year-round from dawn to dusk, the park includes Eagle Creek Reservoir, and the marina offers sailing, canoe, kayak and rowboat rentals, plus sailing or sailboarding lessons.