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 2024 Saturday schedule is as follows:
  • January 6, 10am:  Lakota Winter Count  $1.50 craft fee
  • February 3, 10am:  Huichol Eyes of God  $1.50 craft fee
  • March 2, 10am:  The Sacred Tree, the Cedar  $1.50 craft fee
  • April 6, 10am:  American Indian Eclipse Stories  $1.50 craft fee
  • May 4, 10am:  California Basket Makers  $1.50 craft fee  
  • June 1, 10am:  Everything but the Bellow: the Buffalo  $1.50 craft fee
  • July 6, 10am: The Beaver Wars  $1.50 craft fee
  • August 3, 10am:  Hopi Kachinas  $1.50 craft fee
  • September 7, 10am:  Raccoon, the Mischief Maker  $1.50 craft fee
  • October 5, 10am:  Some Like it Hot!  $1.50 craft fee
  • November 2, 10am:  The Lost Colony  $1.50 craft fee
  • December 7, 10am: The Silver Trade  $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 2024 Saturday Schedule is as follows:

  • January 2-20, 10am-3pm:  Craft Time Open House  cost varies
  • February 10, 10:30am:  Snowflakes  $1.50 craft fee
  • March 9, 10:30am:  The Sun and Moon  $1.50 craft fee
  • April 13, 10:30am:  Walk Through the Wildflowers  Free
  • May 18, 12pm-5pm:  6th Annual Terre Haute Bird Festival  Free
  • June 10, 10:30 am:  How Does Your Garden Grow?  $10.00 craft fee
  • July 13, 10:30am:  Turtles  $3.00 craft fee
  • August 10, 10:30am:  Indiana's Fossil History  $1.00 craft fee
  • September 28, 5pm-8pm:  19th Annual Indiana Bat Festival  Free
  • October 19, 10:30am: Animal Defenses  $2.00 craft fee
  • November 16, 10:30am:  Fall Woods Walk  Free
  • December 14-January 18, 2025: 10am-4pm:  Craft Time Open House  cost varies
  • Trail Map

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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