DOBBS PARK

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Dobbs Memorial Park is located on the East Side of Terre Haute at 5170 East Poplar St.  It is a unique City Park which includes a Nature Center and a Native American Museum with an heirloom garden.  You will also find a three acre pond, a new playground,  shelters for rent, and three miles of trails.  The trails will take you past restored wetlands, pine woods, old growth and second growth forest, and a twenty-five acre State Nature Preserve.  We are open from dawn to dusk seven days a week.
 

Map of Dobbs Park

 

Native American Museum

The Museum is open from 9am to 5pm Monday through Friday and 10am to 4pm on Saturdays.  Closed Sundays and all legal holidays.  We offer activities for groups of all ages.  Call us at 812-877-6007 to arrange a fun and educational outing.  We also have a program on one Saturday each month. 

  • Our 2025 Saturday schedule is as follows:
  • January 4, 10am:  Residents of the Arctic  $1.50 craft fee
  • February 1, 10am:  Geronimo  $1.50 craft fee
  • March 1, 10am:  Native Americans in Advertising  $1.50 craft fee
  • April 5, 10am:  The Sacred Dog, the Horse  $1.50 craft fee
  • May 3, 10am:  Edible Plants  $1.50 craft fee  
  • June 14, 10am:  People of the Turtle  $1.50 craft fee
  • July 19, 10am: The Many Uses of Shells  $1.50 craft fee
  • August 2, 10am:  The People of Tierra del Fuego  $1.50 craft fee
  • September 20, 10am:  Men of Two Worlds  $1.50 craft fee
  • October 4, 10am:  The Osage, People of the Middle Water  $1.50 craft fee
  • November 1, 10am:  Honoring the Warriors: Chokers  $1.50 craft fee
  • December 6, 10am:  Christmas on the Plains  $1.50 craft fee

Nature Center

The Nature Center is open from 9am to 5pm Monday through Friday and 10am to 4pm on Saturdays.  Closed Sundays and all legal holidays.  We offer activities for groups of all ages.  Call us at 812-877-1095 to arrange a fun and educational outing.  We also have a program on one Saturday each month. 

Our 2025 Saturday Schedule is as follows:

  • January 2-18, 10am-3pm:  Craft Time Open House  cost varies
  • February 8, 10:30am:  Wildlife Trivia BINGO  $1.00 craft fee
  • March 8, 10:30am:  Leapin' Lagomorphs  $3.00 craft fee
  • April 12, 10:30am:  Fantastic Fungi  $3.00 craft fee
  • May 31, 12pm-5pm:  7th Annual Terre Haute Bird Festival  Free
  • June 7 10am-2pm:  Inaugural Fish Frenzy Festival @ Maple Ave. Nature Park FREE
  • July 12, 10:30am:  Animals on the Move  $1.50 craft fee
  • August 9, 10:30am:  That Lady is no Bug--Ladybugs  $3.50 craft fee
  • September 27, 20th Annual Indiana Bat Festival  FREE
  •                                  10am-3pm: @ISU Biology Building 
  •                                   5pm-9pm: @Dobbs Park Bat Science Night
  • October 18, 10:30am: Animal Signs  $1.50 craft fee
  • November 8, 10:30am:  Star Stories  FREE
  • December 13-January 17, 2026:  Craft Time Open House  cost varies
  •                                                          Monday-Friday: 10am-4pm
  •                                                          Saturday: 11am-3pm
  • Trail Map

FISHING

Fishing is permitted in Dobbs Park Pond with an appropriate license; all state regulations apply.
For additional information, check out:   Fishing Guide & Regulations.
 
Dobbs Park Pond is part of the DNR's urban fishing program called Go FishIN in the City.
Check out the site for more information on the program, including future stocking times and special fishing opportunities