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Twin Lakes Sports Park is the home of Bloomington Parks and Recreation's spring, summer and fall adult softball leagues, and hosts softball tournaments for players of all ages.
For reservation information, contact Cody Martin, Sports Specialist, at 812-349-3774.
Adult Softball League registration information and game schedules
Amenities
Four softball fields (lighted, 300' fences), playground with Fibar surface between fields 3 and 4 is open when fields are in play. Concession stand open when fields are in use during weekend tournaments.
Trail
A one-mile, natural surface trail begins on the north side of the parking lot and makes two stacked loops through the wooded area on the west side of the ball park before returning to the trailhead.
Parking
Asphalt-surface vehicle parking for about 300 vehicles, with nine designated accessible parking spaces, is available on the east side of Twin Lakes Sports Park. Entrance to the park is an asphalt drive on the north side of Bloomfield Road.
Accessibility
A concrete walkway connects the parking lot to the interior of the sports park, with about 475' of concrete walkway from the furthest designated accessible parking space to the score tower. Shaded bleachers are located along the first and third base lines of each of the four ballfields, with additional spectator bench seating located behind home plate. An upper level deck surrounding the score tower can be accessed only via stairs. The interior of the sports park, with the exception of the ballfields themselves, has a concrete surface.
Restrooms / Drinking Water
Designated male and female restrooms at Twin Lakes Sports Park are located on either side of the score tower in the center of the park. The restrooms are approximately 400' from the park entrance via a concrete walkway. There is a drinking fountain with a bottle filler at the easternmost score tower, and a drinking fountain at the western score tower. Drinking fountains and restrooms are available seasonally, when fields are in use.
Bus Line
Bloomington Transit #4W stops at Bloomfield Road and Rolling Ridge Way. It is .21 miles on a concrete sidepath and down the asphalt entrance road from the bus drop off to the entrance gate to Twin Lakes Sports Park.
Twin Lakes Sports Park Rules
- Twin Lakes Sports park is a tobacco-, vaping-, and alcohol-free facility.
- Glass containers of any kind are prohibited.
- Children under the age of 8 years must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
- Pets are not permitted.
- We welcome service dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability. The provision of emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship is not the type of "work or tasks" considered in the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) definition of service animal. (28 C.F.R. § 35.104; 28 C.F.R. § 35.136)
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Report a Problem at Twin Lakes Sports Park
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Nearby Parks and Trails
Twin Lakes Recreation Center
Gym and fitness center with hardwood courts, turf field, weights and cardio equipment
Highland Village Park
A 6.2-acre park with a playground, basketball court, trail and picnic shelter.
Wapehani Mountain Bike Park
5+ miles of mountain bike trails with varying levels of difficulty.
HISTORY:
Twin Lakes Sports Park was not always Bloomington's premier softball tournament destination! A reservoir was built on the property in 1892, where the ballfields now sit. It was known as "Upper Twin Lake." Upper Twin Lake and Lower Twin Lake, built in 1905 just across Bloomfield Road, were temporary water supplies for the city.
Deed records show that 13 acres of property were purchased from Otis Huff and Myrtle Huff in 1922, but the park is not mentioned again in meetings of the Board of Park Commissioners until the early 1970s. The Rotary Club in 1972 took on the "Twin Lake Area" as a community project, and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources was asked to manage the lake by cleaning it up and restocking it for fishing. "Twin Lake" was renamed "Rotary Community Park" in 1973, but it is not known exactly what the Rotarians did in the park area surrounding the lake.
A letter to the Board of Park Commissioners dated March 16, 1979 stated the area known as "Rotary Park" had not been associated with the Rotary Club for some time, and the Rotary Club would no longer provide financial or physical support. Eventually, the lake was drained and development of the Twin Lakes Sports Park began in 1990.
The Parks and Recreation Department hosted its first Amateur Softball Association national softball tournament in 1993 when Twin Lakes Sports Park officially opened.