Hendricks County Parks and Recreation

06/06/2026

Hope to see you out here today! 🎣👋😊🌱

06/05/2026

🇺🇸🍋🌭🎣Lemonade, hotdogs AND fishing??? Sounds like summer to me!🌞

TOMORROW, Saturday, June 6th is our annual Kids Fishing Derby at W.S. Gibbs Memorial Park. The event is completely free! No registration is required. Check-in starts at 9:30am, and fishing goes from 10am-12pm. Running late? Don't worry! Get started any time before noon and we'll count you in.

✅Don't have a pole? Borrow one of ours! We have 20 poles that are free to borrow, while supplies last.

✅No license? No problem! This weekend is one of Indiana DNR's free fishing weekends! No license is needed.

Let us know in the comments what you are most looking forward to about summer and if we'll see you out at the pond tomorrow!🍦😎🍉⛱️

06/02/2026

Come feed our ambassador animals at McCloud Nature Park on Thursday, June 4 at 2 p.m., and we'll talk about what and how they eat!

(This image may or may not be indicative of your experience.... Okay, probably not.... Alright, you got us. It's not. The mountains in the background gave it away, didn't they?)

$2/person. Advance registration required at:

https://hcparks.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=1020

06/02/2026

We are stoked to have Sunshine Sips Lemonade & Grilled T’s as vendors ✨THIS Saturday, June 6th ✨ at our Kids Fishing Derby at W.S. Gibbs Memorial Park. The event will run from 9:30am-12:30pm! The event is free to attend and participate in, and no advance registration is required. For more event info, check out our page!

Even if your kiddos aren't participating in the fishing derby, come on by and grab a hotdog and a lemonade for lunch! 😁🍋🌭🌞🎣

06/02/2026

🎣 You've got it on your calendar, right? Kids' Fishing Derby at W.S. Gibbs Memorial Park this Saturday (June 6) from 9:30 a.m. to noon! For kids ages 5-12. FREE to participate! You might even win a custom plaque! See you there! 🎣

05/27/2026

WOW!! What a piece of artwork by Carly Jackson Quam Art! We're so glad you enjoy W.S. Gibbs Memorial Park, Carly, and thank you for sharing your talents and kind words! 🌳🎨

Gibbs Oasis
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One of our favorite go-to parks to take our pups since we moved to Indiana is W.S. Gibbs Memorial Park. I am not sure how many times we have been to this park- but its trails are so welcoming that we keep going back and it has become almost a weekly tradition. Lately I have been practicing some landscape work- not my usual subject matter, but it is too beautiful around here to not start painting some landscapes too.

05/22/2026

The Hendricks County Soil & Water Conservation District is holding their Spring Native Plants Sale next week! Don't miss out! 🌱🎋🪴🌾

05/21/2026

Time is running out! We're looking for a part-time maintenance technician to work 28 hours/week at $21.40/hour, primarily at W.S. Gibbs Memorial Park! Apply right now!

Hendricks County Parks & Recreation is currently hiring for a Part-Time Maintenance Technician to work four (4) days a week, 28 hours per week for $21.40/hour. This position will primarily invo…