Mayor Kerry Thomson

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Winslow Woods Park is 39 acres in size. A series of purchases of property that makes up Winslow Woods Park, and the nearby Winslow Sports Complex, began in 1966. Part of the purchase agreement was a promise that natural wooded areas were to be preserved.

Quick Park Information

  • Features: Playground with poured-in-place rubber surfacing. Drinking fountain (available seasonally), full-size asphalt basketball court with two goals, .74-mile natural dirt surface trail through Winslow Woods west of the parking lot, open play field south of the playground.
  • Community Garden: Home to Willie Streeter Community Garden, 
  • Restrooms: All-gender porta-john located north of the Winslow Woods picnic shelter, approximately 223' from the designated handicap parking. 
  • Parking: Asphalt parking lot with 27 vehicle spaces + 5 designated handicap parking spaces. The lot serves visitors to Winslow Woods Park and Willie Streeter Community Gardens, which are also located in Winslow Woods Park.
  • Bloomington Transit: Bloomington Transit #4 stops at South Highland Avenue & East Short Street, with access to Winslow Woods Park via .25 mile paved sidepath east of South Highland Avenue. Bloomington Transit #4 also stops at the YMCA of Monroe County Southeast, with access to Winslow Woods Park via .20 mile paved sidepath to and across South Highland Avenue. Bus route maps and schedules.
  • Property rules and hours of operation for Bloomington's city parks

Picnic Shelter

Hike & Seek

  • Day: M, Aug. 3
  • Time: 10-11 a.m.

  • Winslow Woods Park
    2120 S. Highland Ave.
    Bloomington, IN 47401

  • 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 July 30.

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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