Brookside Park is a 108 acre (0.43706088 km²) municipal park in Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...

. It is located at 3500 Brookside Parkway S. Drive on the near-eastside of Indianapolis, just north of the Rural-Sherman

Rural-Sherman

Rural-Sherman is the name of a neighborhood located on the Near-Eastside of the downtown Indianapolis metropolitan area. Its boundaries are East 16th Street/Brookside Pkway on the North, Washington Street on the South, Rural Street on the West, and Sherman Avenue on the East...

 neighborhood. The park straddles Pogue's Run

Pogue's Run

Pogue's Run is a creek starting on the eastside of Indianapolis, which eventually ends up running through aqueducts beneath the downtown area. It is named for George Pogue, who along with John Wesley McCormick founded what would become the city of Indianapolis.-History:Prior to Pogue and...

, a tributary of the White River

White River (Indiana)

The White River is a two-forked river that flows through central and southern Indiana and is the main tributary to the Wabash River. Via the west fork, considered to be the main stem of the river by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, the White River is long.-West Fork:The West Fork, long, is...

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Brookside Park feature a public swimming pool, a 20000 square feet (1,858.1 m²) community center, outdoor shelters (able to be reserved through Indy Parks) , baseball fields, soccer fields, a disc golf

Disc golf

Disc golf is a disc game in which individual players throw a flying disc into a basket or at a target. According to the Professional Disc Golf Association, "The object of the game is to traverse a course from beginning to end in the fewest number of throws of the disc." Of the more than 3000...

 course, basketball courts and several nature trails. The park is in an urban setting near low-income neighborhoods adjacent to downtown Indianapolis

Downtown Indianapolis

The term Downtown Indianapolis refers to the central business district of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. The boundaries of downtown Indianapolis have varied over time as the city has grown. The city's original platted area, the Mile Square, is sometimes used to denote the downtown area...

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