Mayor Kerry Thomson

Page last updated on April 9, 2026 at 6:13 pm

Olcott Park was purchased from Southside Landholding Company in August 1998. Lloyd and Joan Olcott gifted to the Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department enough money to build a playground, park shelter (Howard Young Pavilion) and limestone entrance wall with landscaping. The park was officially named Olcott Park in a ceremony on June 2, 2000.

Quick Park Information

  • Features: Playground with poured-in-place rubber surfacing, benches, drinking fountain (available seasonally), .5-mile concrete surface path around perimeter of park, soccer/football fields. Reserve an athletic field at Olcott Park. 
  • Restroom: Located in the sports concession building east of the parking lot and Young Pavilion, open from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. daily April 1 through Oct. 31.
  • Parking: Asphalt-surface parking lot with spaces for 46 vehicles, plus three designated handicap accessible spaces. 
  • Property rules and hours of operation for Bloomington's city parks

Picnic Shelter

Hike & Seek

  • Registration: $1 per child in-city, $2 per child out-of-city; adults do not need to register, but must stay and participate.
  • Register for Hike & Seek by May 13.
  • Day: Monday, May 18
  • Time: 10-11 a.m.

  • Olcott Park
    2300 E. Canada Dr.
    Bloomington, IN 47404

Hike and Seek is a wonderful opportunity for you and your preschooler (ages 2-6 yrs.) to explore nature together. We will take a gentle-paced hike, noticing the wonders of nature. Nature is always changing, so each hike in the series is a new adventure and no two hikes will ever be the same! Please dress for the weather.

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