# Strawtown Koteewi Park and the Taylor Center of Natural History > Place to go for families in the Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood area (IN). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Park dawn to dusk. Taylor Center Monday–Saturday 10 am–5 pm; Sunday 1–5 pm. - Where: Strawtown Koteewi Park, 12308 Strawtown Ave, Noblesville, IN 46060 - Ages: All ages - Price: No park or Taylor Center admission fee listed; archery and snow tubing priced by their operators - Schedule: Park dawn to dusk. Taylor Center Monday–Saturday 10 am–5 pm; Sunday 1–5 pm. - Organizer: Hamilton County Parks and Recreation - Official page: https://www.hamiltoncounty.in.gov/1954/Strawtown-Koteewi-Park-and-The-Taylor-Ce - 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/strawtown-koteewi-park-and-the-taylor-center-of-natural-history--listing-1223174f4a4b2b736a25dd3b ## About Hamilton County's largest park covers nearly 800 acres along three miles of the White River north of Noblesville, with more than 9 miles of multi-use trails through woods, wetlands and prairie. Archaeologists have found that people lived here mainly between 1200 and 1400 A.D., leaving arrowheads, pottery, storage and fire pits and the remains of bear and elk meals. The Taylor Center of Natural History displays these finds, and just outside it Koteewi Trace is a replicated Native American village with life-sized structures children can step into and a mock dig site for practicing archaeology. 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