Riley Park: Skating, Swimming, and Strolling in Greenfield

Riley Park, in Greenfield,Indiana, is 7,200 square feet of fun, freedom and beauty. This Greenfield park offers five baseball fields, two basketball courts, six tennis courts, a playground, a sledding hill, and the Brandywine Creek, where visitors can drop a line to catch a fish or two.

Popular facilities inside Riley Park are the Riley Pool, the Riley Park Pavilion and the Senior Citizen Center. Named after James Whitcomb Riley, a notable Greenfield resident, the park, like the poet, is for the people.

The Riley Park Skatepark offers state-of-the-art skateboarding with well designed ramps, obstacles, barriers and jumps inside a steel modular “Skatewave” installation. The Skatepark is fenced in. The Riley Park Shelter House is a large and beautiful brick building used for gatherings of groups of up to 100 people. It has a full kitchen, handicap-friendly restrooms and chairs.

Video of ducks and geese at Riley Park in Greenfield, Indiana

The Riley Pool is a lovely big pool with lots of space around it and the gorgeous grounds of Riley Park beyond. The Riley Park Pavilion is a reservable open shelter containing two charcoal grills, picnic tables, playground equipment and sixteen picnic tables, set in the midst of the park.

Historic Charles O'Donnell Plaque at Riley Park Historic Charles O’Donnell Plaque at Riley Park