Shoaff Park — Attraction in Fort Wayne

Shoaff Park is located at 6401 St. Joe Rd., Fort Wayne, Indiana. Nearly all of Shoaff Park's 184.5 acres was purchased in 1955 with a generous donation by Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Shoaff.  The Conklin Pavilion was a gift from Mrs. Ella Conklin left to Fort Wayne's residents as part of her last will and testament.  Though Shoaff's most distinguishing feature is the natural beauty of its wooden areas, it is also distinguished by the fact that is offers the most amenities of any park. Ball Diamonds, Soccer fields, Frisbee Golf Course, Basketball courts, and Tennis courts are all available for use. Shoaff Park has 1.3 miles of river bank and a boat ramp. Shoaff Park Golf Course is a great place to learn the game of golf. The course plays to a par of 54 and offers golfers a wide variety of challenges. A Frisbee/disc Golf Course (18 holes) is also located at Shoaff for your enjoyment. Pavilions Conklin-Capacity: 288 Riverlodge- Capacity: 200 The playground offers multiple slides and additional fun features for the kids. It is conveniently located next to the splashpad for hours of fun!(open seasonally). Restrooms & Open Air Shelter facility is conveniently located next to the playground/splashpad area in the park. Exercise enthusiasts in Shoaff park have three different options depending on their level of interest. The trails offer a soothing escape from the...

This park has a nice exercise loop. It's too bad most people in Fort Wayne have next to no common sense to use it correctly. It's very rare that I don't see people blocking the whole path shoulder to shoulder, walking/running/cycling the wrong way in the one-way section, Blocking the path with their dog/leash, parking vehicles on the path, walking/running on the wrong side and just expect everyone else to get out of their way, Driving vehicles on the path, Driving vehicles the wrong way on the path, Blocking the path with car shows several times a summer and this is all just off the top of my head. I've been bitten by someone's dog while cycling here and they never even said sorry. I've even been run off the path by a cop car driving on the wrong side of the road/path at this park. Another time a young woman and her guy friend thought it would be funny to act like they was going to push their baby stroller in front of me just as I got to them. They both laughed that I had to slam the brakes. For the most part I stopped going here to use the path. It's just...

KID'S WILL LOVE IT ! PLAY GROUND NEAR BY, BASICALLY AS YOU WOULD SAY ACROSS THE STREET. RELAX THERE'S NO STREET AN LONGER.. AWWSOME PARK . ONLY ONE DRAW BACK ! THE PLAY GROUND,, AN SPLASH PARK , ARE RIGHT NEXT TO THE RIVER !!! YOU'VE GOT TO BE ON YOUR TOES ! THEY NEED A VERY HIGH STEEL FENCE IN THAT AREA , AN A PROCETIVE WALL FOR IT TO REST ON SO THE CHILDREN CAN'T SLIP UNDER IT , LKKE THE OLD WIRE FENCE IT BEND'S AN THEY CAN CRAWL THROUGH IT, OR EVEN SLIP UNDER IT ! BE ADVISED , IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PARK , YOU'LL ENJOY IT. JUST HAVE TO STAY ON YOUR TOES CONSTANTLY, NO TIME TO RELAX AN JUST WATCH KID'S PLAY BECAUSE OF THE RIVER ! THE SAME GOES FOR THEIR PAVILION ,YOU CAN'T RELAX FOR A SECOND BECAUSE OF THE RIVER, AN THE CHILDREN PLAYING RIGHT THERE. WITH NO PROCETION FROM THE CHILDREN FALLING INTO THE RIVER ! OTHER WISE IT'S A AWESOME , AN BEAUTIFUL PARK ! PS. DID I MENTION ? THEY ALSO HAVE A GOLF COURSE ! ENJOY EVERYONE. BE SAFE , & STAY...