Page last updated on October 11, 2022 at 6:37 pm
Adopt-a Programs: May 2022-April 2023
Bloomington Parks and Recreation is no longer accepting applications for the Adopt-a-Trail, Adopt-a-Greenspace, and Adopt-a-Stream programs for the May 2022 through April 2023 adoption period.
For more information about any of the adoption programs listed above, please call 812-349-3739 or email emily.buuck@bloomington.in.gov.
Fitness Trails (paved or gravel surface)
- Creek's Edge Trail (.6 mi) in Creek's Edge Neighborhood near Jackson Creek Trail
- Ninth Street Loop (.4 mi) - Rev. Ernest D. Butler Park
- Connecting Path and Renwick Trail - Southeast Park
- Loop Trail (.8 mi) - Building & Trades Park
- Interpretive Trail (.7 mi) - RCA Community Park
- Fitness Loop (.8 mi) and Streamside Trail (.25 mi) - Bryan Park
- Fitness Trails (1.2 mi) - Winslow Sports Complex
Multi-Use Trails (paved trails intended for bicycle and pedestrian use)
- B-Line Trail - 3.1 mi.
- Bloomington Rail Trail - 2 mi., gravel
- Cascades Park Trail - (.8 mi.) - Lower Cascades Park
- Clear Creek Trail - 2.4 mi.
- Park Ridge Bike Trail (.7 mi) - Park Ridge Park
- Jackson Creek Trail - .6 mi.
- Olcott Loop Trail (.5 mi) - Olcott Park
- Clean Water Path (.6 mi) - Miller-Showers Park
Hiking Trails (natural surface)
- Hiking trails (10+ mi.) - Griffy Lake Nature Preserve
- Nature Trail (.38 mi.) - Latimer Woods
- Nature Trail (.74 mi.) - Winslow Woods Park
- Wapehani Mountain Bike Trail (5 mi.) - Wapehani Mountain Bike Park
- Early History Trail (.7 mi) - RCA Community Park
- Leonard Springs Trail (1.1 mi.) - Leonard Springs Nature Park
- Overlook Trail (.2 mi) - Lower Cascades Park
B-Line Trail
3.1-mile paved trail between Adams Street and Country Club Drive
Bloomington Rail Trail
A two-mile, gravel surface trail that connects to the paved Clear Creek Trail at Church Lane.
Cascades Park Trail
One asphalt trail
Clear Creek Trail
20.8 acres stretching 2.4 miles from Tapp Road to Church Lane, and connecting to the existing Bloomington Rail Trail.
Jackson Creek Trail
The trail runs along Jackson Creek through the Goat Farm to Sherwood Oaks and Olcott Parks
Adopt-A-Trail
Volunteer to help inspect and maintain trails in Bloomington city parks.
2017 Indiana Trails Study Summary Report
Measuring Health, Economic, and Community Impacts of Trails in Indiana. By the Eppley Institute.
Record of Chemical Applications in City Parks and Trails
Pursuant to the Parks and Recreation Department's Integrated Pest Management Plan, adopted December 2017.
Outdoor Activities & Nature Programs
Bloomington Parks & Recreation's outdoor and gardening classes and programs.