Registration and Event Information Join us for the Tour de Trails Turkey Trot 5K on Thursday, November 23rd! This is a free, drop-in, event but donations will be accepted to benefit the Chuck Wilt Youth Scholarship program. Donations to scholarships underwrite the cost of programs for families who have financial barriers. Onsite Location: Hamilton Community Center [...]
Registration and Event Information Join us for the Tour de Trails Strut Your Pup on Saturday, June 10th! This is a free, drop-in, event but donations will be accepted to benefit Columbus Park Foundation programs. More activities to be announced soon! Onsite Location: Donner Center Entrance (739 22nd Street, Columbus, IN 47201)
Registration and Event Information Join us for the Tour de Trails 80K, 50K and 20K Bicycle Challenge on Saturday, May 13th! Register by May 1 to save $5 off the $30 entry fee and guarantee your shirt size (additional $9 for shirt). Onsite Location: Donner Park Shelter - Off Lafayette Street, between 17th and 22nd [...]
Registration and Event Information Join us for the Tour de Trails 8K Run, 5K Run, 5K Walk, and Free Kids Fun Run on Saturday, April 15th! Register by April 3 to save $5 off the $30 entry fee and guarantee your shirt size (additional $9 for shirt). Onsite Location: Donner Park Shelter - Off [...]
If you are uncertain about which scholarship or program areas you would like to support, you may always make an unrestricted gift. These gifts are vital to the Columbus Park Foundation because they enable funding to go directly to the area of greatest and most immediate need. In the past, unrestricted funds [...]
Trees have numerous benefits including improved health and socialization, shelter and food for wildlife, and reduction of noise, pollution, crime and traffic speed. Trees also save energy by shading buildings and reducing air conditioning needs as well as cooling the temperatures of cities with water evaporation. It is more important than ever [...]
Recreation covers a wide spectrum of programs for a variety of ages from pre-school to adults. These programs are a mix of free, low cost and fee-based activities. Free and low cost programs include festivals, variety shows, concerts, family bingo, drive-in movie, and our playground program. Fee based programs include programs such [...]
Pollinator species have declined in numbers, become endangered, and even gone extinct due to the loss of natural food supplies and habitat. Pollinators are not only an essential for our food production, but they support healthy ecosystems. By helping create and restore pollinator habitats along with educating others of their importance, great [...]
Columbus Parks & Recreation Department has two Pickleball Courts which are located at Donner Park on Sycamore and 17th Street. Pickleball is a paddle sport created for all ages and skill levels. The rules are simple and the game is easy for beginners to learn, but can develop into a quick, fast-paced, [...]
Continue the Legacy As a community, we support a truly exceptional parks system with spaces and programs available and accessible to all. Public funding, however, is limited. Annual tax supported funding for our parks keeps them open and available to the people of Columbus and our visitors, but it doesn’t provide enough dollars to expand services or cover the major expenditures to maintain [...]
