# Eagle Creek Park and Ornithology Center > Place to go for families in the Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood area (IN). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Grounds open dawn to dusk daily; gate hours 7 am–6 pm in November, December and January… - Where: Eagle Creek Park, 7840 W 56th St, Indianapolis, IN 46254 - Ages: All ages - Price: Per vehicle: $6 daily for Marion County residents, $8 daily out of county; pedestrian or bicycle $1 daily; Ornithology Center included with park admission - Schedule: Grounds open dawn to dusk daily; gate hours 7 am–6 pm in November, December and January, 7 am–6:30 pm in February. Park Office, Earth Discovery Center and Ornithology Center closed on federal holidays. - Organizer: Indy Parks and Eagle Creek Park Foundation - Official page: https://eaglecreekpark.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/indianapolis/activities/eagle-creek-park-and-ornithology-center--listing-1dd1920315529df4b3ac410a ## About Eagle Creek Park on the northwest side is one of the largest city-owned parks in the nation, with a reservoir, woods, ponds, streams, grassland and wetlands. The Ornithology Center sits on a bluff above a bird sanctuary where visitors can spot bald eagles, great blue herons, cormorants, grebes and loons, and it cares for a group of avian ambassador birds; the National Audubon Society lists the park as an Important Bird Area. The park also has the Earth Discovery Center, built for ecology education for school-age children, a nature center and a geothermal pond. Bird walks led by the Bird Alliance of Central Indiana go out rain or shine, so bring binoculars. 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