Parks & Playgrounds
Upper Cascades Pk
- Case Date:
- 10/12/2025
10/12/25
Dear Parks and Recreation Department,
We live in the residential neighborhood just across the street from Upper Cascades Skate Park. This is the second time a large group of cars and motorcycles has gathered there. During these gatherings, the motorcycles and vehicles repeatedly drive up and down Kinser Pike well beyond the posted speed limit, creating excessive noise from their engines and tailpipes.
This disturbance has been quite disruptive to our household. We have a nine-month-old baby who struggles to sleep even with our windows closed (which we shouldn’t have to close due to this disturbance), and our dog becomes frightened by the loud popping sounds.
If this group has obtained a permit for these activities, I respectfully request that Parks and Recreation notify nearby residents in advance so we can prepare accordingly. If they do not have a permit, or if this is a recurring event, I urge the department to reconsider allowing such gatherings out of consideration for those who live in the surrounding area.
This is now the second occurrence; after the first, we had hoped it would not happen again.
Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.
Parks & Playgrounds
2851 Old State Rd 37
- Case Date:
- 10/12/2025
The lower parks area near at the old baseball diamonds smells horrible and has been progressively gotten worse. “Hopefully” it’s just sewage or something but given the unhoused use it I worry if someone has passed.
Parks & Playgrounds
1020 S Woodlawn Ave
- Case Date:
- 10/10/2025
There is a bunch of trash next to and under the tree. Someone might be living there. It is near the tennis court
Parks & Playgrounds
S Park Ridge Rd
- Case Date:
- 10/4/2025
The only infant swing in the park is broken
Parks & Playgrounds
3421 E Longview AVE
- Case Date:
- 10/3/2025
Broken swing on swing set at Park Ridge Park
Parks & Playgrounds
Sherwood Oaks Park
- Case Date:
- 10/3/2025
Someone has covered the drinking fountain furthest from the parking lot (nearest the swings) in dog poop. The dog bowl portion of the fountain is especially covered.
Parks & Playgrounds
320 W 8th St #113
- Case Date:
- 9/30/2025
Clarification of what i just submitted as case 206040
I meant I didn't find a tree guide "there" meaning the City / Parks & Rec pages. But neither did I with OuterSparial. I jniw that i found an online guide to wild plants (i think) in Switchyard Park.
For a tree guide template you might consider the updated guide to IU's tree "The Woodland Campus."
Parks & Playgrounds
320 W 8th St #113
- Case Date:
- 9/30/2025
Followup on Case #205714 response
Thank you for your suggestion. We have already created a free self-guided tree tour at Bryan Park to highlight some of the trees on site. The tour is available on our mobile app, OuterSpatial.
We plan to continue to add more tours and signs with QR codes in the future.
Please make that local too and user-friendly / intuitive. Somewhere on the City / Parks & Rec pages. Link the OuterSpatial thingie there, but honestly, i tried an experiment of looking for that info there. I didn't find anything except events.
Parks & Playgrounds
Switchyard park
- Case Date:
- 9/29/2025
Hi! I was just curious if there was any way you all could fill in the mud hole with rocks at the large dog park at Switchyard? My dog always runs straight for the mud and leaves a mess, which keeps us from utilizing the park as much as we would like. There was another muddy spot that was filled in with rocks earlier, and that was a nice addition! Thank you! We love our Bloomington parks!
Parks & Playgrounds
1001 S Henderson St
- Case Date:
- 9/27/2025
Someone is camping in this park