Olcott Park

Park size: 41.4 acres

Parking

Asphalt-surface vehicle parking, with 46 vehicle spaces + three designated accessible vehicle parking spaces

Playground

Playground with poured-in-place rubber surfacing beneath play structures and Fibar wood chip surface beneath swings. Playground equipment suitable for children ages 2-12 yrs. Approximately 300' of concrete sidewalk and asphalt parking lot surface between accessible parking spaces and playground. Seven benches located around perimeter of playground area. Drinking fountain on south end of playground, available seasonally.

Restrooms

Restrooms available from 8 a.m.-9 p.m. daily, April 1 through Oct. 31 in the concessions building east of the parking lot and Howard Young Pavilion.

Trails

Jackson Creek Trail - A .23-mile, asphalt-surface trail from the northwest side of the parking lot crosses Jackson Creek via a pedestrian bridge and connects to Sherwood Oaks Park and the 1.3-mile flat, asphalt-surface Jackson Creek Trail.

Olcott Loop Trail - A .5-mile, flat, concrete surface trail trail encircles the Olcott Park athletic fields and crosses through a small wooded area.

Approximately .5 miles of dirt/natural surface trails loop through the wooded area west of the parking lot. 

Athletic Fields

Two multi-purpose athletic fileds can be used for a variety of activities including soccer and football. For reservation information, send an email to Mark Sterner or call 812-349-3768.

Bus Line

Bloomington Transit #5 stops at Jackson Creek Middle School, at the intersection of East Rogers Road and The Stands, and at Childs Elementary School. 

Picnic Shelter

Howard Young Pavilion
Reservable April 1-Oct. 31
$72/weekdays, $87/weekends and holidays

This gazebo-style pavilion is located approximately 225' from the designated accessible parking spaces on asphalt parking lot and concrete sidewalk. The pavilion has picnic tables, a group grill and electrical outlets. The Howard Young Pavilion is located south of the parking lot; see a map of Olcott Park showing the location of the shelter. Maximum capacity 60 people.

Shelter house rentals may be made online or by visiting the Bloomington Parks and Recreation office at 401 N. Morton St., Suite 250 in Bloomington's City Hall, Monday-Friday, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

HISTORY
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.