The Friends of Broad Ripple Park are thrilled to welcome Planet Adventure and the Indianapolis Amazing Adventure Race to our park on Sunday, August 22. This three-hour competition is beginner and family friendly.
Teams consisting of two or three (ages 8 and up) will work together to travel through the course on foot, by bike or paddle power, conquering several fun mental and physical challenges along the way. Adding to the excitement, your team will navigate the course using street and orienteering maps.
Get more information and register today for this exciting event by visiting the Planet Adventure web site. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Friends and its projects on behalf of Broad Ripple Park.
We also need volunteers to help staff the activity stations for this event. To volunteer, call the park office or send an email to friends@broadripplepark.org.
The Friends of Broad Ripple Park is a not-for-profit organization with a passion and appreciation for the park and its many amenities. We are dedicating ourselves to working to provide support for the park, its programs, its facilities and its future.
Current board members are David Dearing (legal counsel), Kathy Fitzgerald (ex-officio), Tom McCain (president), and Kathy Rosenberg (secretary). Donations to the Friends are tax deductible.
Contact us by email: friends@broadripplepark.org.
Broad Ripple Park is a 61-acre park on the northeast side of Indianapolis, bordering the White River. It offers a wide variety of programs and activities for all ages, and welcomes an estimated 150,000 visitors annually. The Family Center schedules scores of classes throughout the year in dance, safety, sports, fitness, arts, crafts, health, self-defense and other subjects for all age groups. Programs are generally fee-based, and registration is usually required.
In addition to the Family Center, Broad Ripple Park facilities include an outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts, baseball diamond, multi-use athletic fields, playground, picnic shelters and areas, a viewing platform over the White River, a bark park, a wooded preserve, a walking/jogging/running/bicycling and fitness path, and a boat ramp to the White River.
The park has a rich history in the community as the home of a 1920s amusement park, carousel (now at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum), a steam locomotive (now at the Transportation Museum in Noblesville), and as the location of the Olympic tryouts for swimming in 1924 and 1952.
The Friends of Broad Ripple Park are thrilled to welcome Planet Adventure and the Indianapolis Amazing Adventure Race to our park on Sunday, August 22. This three-hour competition is beginner and family friendly.