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Parks
Burlington Park
Canal Park & Canal Park Annex
1030 North Washington, Delphi
Visit historic Canal Park where North Washington Street crosses the canal. This park highlights the new Wabash and Erie Canal Conference and Interpretive Center, and the historic village including the 1844 Reed Case house which is restored. Other facilities include shelters, rest rooms, and water . Canal Park is also the site where the annual Canal Days Festival is held on the weekend nearest the Fourth of July. Group Camping by Apointment.
Canal Park Annex sits along the North End Trail and is home to the Lime Kiln site listed on the National Register, the Restored 1873 Paint Creek Iron Bridge and open shelter.
Camden/Jackson Township Park
James Street, Camden
Deer Creek Park
6336 E SR 218
Deer Creek Park, situated along scenic Deer Creek, is a popular family picnic and reunion setting with its shelter house, playground equipment, tennis courts, and camping.
Delphi City Park
East Monroe and Old Camden Road
The development of the Delphi Park system dates back to the turn of the century when the city removed a cemetery at the site of what is now City Park. The area was then known as School Gardens, used by the nearby Monroe Street School.
The site also served the community for various activities and programs such as: Chautauquas early in the century, community vegetable gardens during World War I, Old Settlers’ programs, and political speakers. Franklin Roosevelt spoke here while campaigning for the Vice-Presidency in 1920. After the first World War, the park was used for school activities, such as track and football.
Flora Community Park
French Post Park
9954 N. 275 W
French Post Park, named when it was a French trading post in the early 1800's, is one of Carroll County's most beautiful spots. Situated on the south side of the Wabash River about half way between Delphi and Logansport, the park is beautiful with great forest trees. It was dedicated as a county institution August 18, 1923. Today it is a popular fishing area with a shelter house, portapotti (primitive bathroom facilities), and boat ramp.
Riley Park & Annex
South Washington Street, Delphi
Riley Park was named for Hoosier poet, James Whitcomb Riley, who often visited friends in the Delphi area and gave readings of his work at the Delphi Opera House. His poem, Deer Crick, reflects the images and language of Delphi at the turn of the century.
The land for this park was donated to the city in 1930 by E.W. Bowen and his wife, whose garden club was anxious to develop a formal garden in the city. W. H. Bradshaw promoted the creation of a swimmin' hole with the construction of a dam across the creek near the park. A bath house and series of concrete steps were added to this popular location, which was abandoned as a bathing area within a year.
A quarter mile cinder track was also a basic feature of the original park, providing a much needed facility for high school track competition. After Work War II, night lighting was installed and locker rooms were added to the bath house for use by the Delphi High School football program. In the 1960's, football and track activities moved near Hillcrest Elementary School, south of town.
Now youth league activities dominate Riley Park and the Annex, namely softball, baseball and soccer, along with other recreational programs.
Hoosier Celebration '88 is responsible for the construction of the walking/exercise trail, new parking lot, and other improvements in this park. In 1989, volunteer labor and local funding built the suspension bridge across Deer Creek.
Riley Park Annex land has been acquired gradually; the final parcel was added in the 1990's.
Stone Barn Park
North Washington Street, Delphi
This park is named for the building on Washington Street, adjacent to the Wabash and Erie Canal bed. A unique structure, this building was erected in 1896 for storage of road construction equipment. The building was renovated for senior citizen use with a HUD grant, which also provided the funds for the establishment of a park. This is a small, neighborhood park with playground equipment and an open shelter ideal for small children.
Trailhead Park
SR 25 South, Delphi
Trailhead is Delphi's newest park and is located south on State Highway 25, adjacent to Deer Creek. This site originally provided the material for the causeway that supports State Highway 25 above the flood plain. Purchase, design, construction and rehabilitation of the grounds were made possible by a 1990 Wabash River Heritage Fund Grant. In 1994, a circular drive and restroom building were completed, along with a pedestrian suspension bridge which connects the Robbins and Van Scoy Trails to the entire Delphi Historic Trail system.
No overnight camping or alcohol consumption within any of Carroll County's parks.
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