PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER: LEARN ABOUT SHELBYVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION
hat is the Shelbyville Parks and Recreation Department? We are more than approximately 250 acres of Parks and trails systems. We are community minded, healthy natured and family oriented. We are quality time with your family, quiet peaceful walks, or lunch with your friends. We are recreational opportunities that ease the mind and provide strength for your body. The Civic Center, located at 945 South Tompkins Street, is always bustling with activities from the sound of children’s laughter coming from the preschool wing to friendly games of basketball, volleyball, and pickleball coming from the gymnasium. You can always pop in for a quick workout in our fitness center (with membership). Many evenings you can hear the ladies talking as they are knitting and crocheting in our meeting and activities room, or you can hear the music and laughter coming from Zumba class or cheers from our Champion Force Cheer class. You can always stop by the office where you are greeted by our friendly
Clearwick Park is a fun neighborhood park perfect for families and includes a playground area, picnic tables, and shelter area. Sunrise Park has more softball fields, a playground area, basketball goal and a shelter.
The Meridian Park Family Aquatic Center is open daily throughout the summer from 12pm-6pm and offers some night swim hours and private party rentals. The Aquatic Center offers swimming lessons, a fun Dive-in Movie night and a Doggie Day at the Pool.
Our amazing Blue River Memorial Park has so much to offer from a simple lunch in the park to the splash pad, softball fields, soccer fields, cross country course, new pickleball courts, playground area, and a fenced dog park for our furry friends. The park has access to trails and has bikes from our newer bike share program. The park is home to our FREE summer music in the park series, which offers a fun evening for the whole family including dinner from one of the amazing food trucks that is present at each concert. The amphitheater for this park will break ground soon. In the fall this park is home to a Halloween Fun Fest.
Sunset Park has river access with a canoe launch and boat ramp, walking trail, disc golf, playground, picnic tables, and shelter. A perfect place for a fall picnic. Morrison Park is located just behind the Boys and Girls Club and offers basketball courts, picnic tables, a shelter, Nine Square, and playground area. In May 2025 we once again will be hosting the 3rd annual Blue River Highland Games and Festival, which is one of the oldest Scottish Traditions, heavy athletics. We will also have food and merchandise venders, cash bar, entertainment, and a children’s play area. The Shelbyville Parks and Recreation Department offers
staff. During the summer our Civic Center is full of camp kids that get to enjoy so much of what the Parks
Department has to offer. In the winter our Civic Center hosts our annual Breakfast with Santa event, or you can dance the night away at our Mother-Son & Daddy-Daughter Night. We also offer volleyball, basketball, softball, and pickleball leagues for a variety of age groups.
endless opportunities and activities. Get out and get involved, Shelby County! Parks do make life better!
Kennedy Park, is the location to our FREE Community Easter Egg Hunt and the Shelby Shifters Annual Car Show. Kennedy offers a shelter area, playground, trail access, softball, basketball, and pickleball.
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