Dobbs Park — Attraction in Terre Haute

One of our very favorite parks. The little nature center with fun creatures (my kids especially love the turtles and snakes) and I love the bird and critter watching area. The Native American Museum is always nice for a short educational trip. The nice little trail system has a good variety of length trails for hiking. We like that they have a few short trails that are perfect for smaller kiddos. The playground can get a little muddy and there's not a lot of nice seating near the playground, but it's a great variety of equipment and my kids favorite park. We like that there's a big grassy area between the parking lot and playground, which is very helpful if you have a runner. 😜 And it's much shadier and less crowded than some of the other area parks.

Overall it's the perfect park if you want to have a nice day outing with a variety of activities as a...

Worth a visit. This park is going under big time. Used to be one of my favorites. They took down the best shelter in the back, ok that stinks, but the concrete pad is still there w the grill; y can't they provide the tables? The pond is over vegetated and poorly stocked. The festivals and events have almost no effort put into them anymore. The playground is well shaded and kept up decently. Love the storybook walking trail, wish they would change it more often; had the same book for nearly 3 months. Lots of goods, but lots...

Dobbs Park seems small but actually is over 100 acres! Most people know it for its Nature Center and Native American Museum but others go there to fish in the pond. (Being a "city girl," I would have called it a lake but online, it is described as a three-acre pond)!

I recently walked the trails at Dovbs Park and was quite surprised and pleased with the experience. The trails were easy to follow, comfortable due to the tree canopy, and well-kept up. I took my students on a hike and we all had...