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2025 Winter/Spring Program Guide

The Winter/Spring Guide is here! ❄️ Explore upcoming Recreation Programs and get ready to sign up! Registration opens on Dec. 1.

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Join the Monon Community Center

For just $49/month get access to it all - 100+ weekly group fitness classes, fitness center, track, indoor aquatics + KidZone.

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Nationally Recognized & Award-Winning

Providing vibrant parks, diverse recreational facilities, engaging programs, and sustainable park resources to our community.

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Join our after school team!

Make an impact as an after school counselor! Work with kids in grades K-6.

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Newly Reimagined River Heritage Park features a new spongy playground surface, accessible play equipment and sensory friendly play activities.

Explore Our Parks and Greenways

We manage and maintain more than 700+ park acres throughout Carmel. Whether you enjoy hiking, biking, walking, playing, or disc golfing, our parks have fun for everyone! Amenities include playgrounds, trails, sports courts, and more.

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Explore + Learn

We serve the community, develop existing resources and create a sustainable future. View videos below to learn more about us or stay up-to-date on recent happenings by reading through some blogs and press releases.

Central Park West Commons Playground
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Press Release

Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation Receives Excellence in Resource Improvement Award for River Heritage Park

// Written By: Trudy Coler
Carmel, Ind. (Nov. 12, 2024) — Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation (CCPR) received the Excellence in Resource Improvement Award at this
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Press Release

Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation Receives DNR Grant

// Written By: Trudy Coler
The $25k grant will be used to plant trees and remove invasive species in Central Park    Carmel, Ind. (Oct. 28, 2024) — Carmel Clay Parks
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Press Release

Extended School Enrichment (ESE) Celebrates 25th Annual “Lights on Afterschool”

// Written By: Trudy Coler
Carmel, Ind. (Oct. 23, 2024) — Carmel Clay School students enrolled in Extended School Enrichment programs through Carmel Clay Parks &
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Pickleball courts at the Monon Community Center.
Fitness + Wellness

The Many Benefits of Pickleball (And Why You Should Come Play at the MCC!)

// Written By: Grace Fishback
It’s the sport that’s sweeping the nation: pickleball! A mix of badminton, ping-pong, and table tennis, pickleball was created in 1965 and has
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Fall trees at Central Park.
Recreation

5 Recreation Programs to Try This Fall at Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation

// Written By: Grace Fishback
Are you looking for fun this fall? Maybe your toddler loves to paint, or your preteen wants to learn about nature. We even have some spooky (not
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Fitness + Wellness

How Group Fitness Classes Helped Margo M. Continue Adventuring After Retirement

// Written By: Grace Fishback
MCC member discusses how group fitness classes have improved her everyday life, from kayaking to playing with her grandkids!   After Margo M.
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About Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation

We manage and maintain more than 700 park acres and numerous recreation facilities, including the Monon Community Center and The Waterpark. In addition, we have partnered with Carmel Clay Schools to establish Extended School Enrichment (ESE), an after-school care program for K-6 students located at all 11 Carmel elementary schools. The Summer Camp Series is a component of ESE that offers 13 different summer camps accommodating children ages 5-15.

Monon Community Center Your one-stop shop for health and wellness.
The Waterpark Your 3.5-acre aquatic experience.
Child works on homework during ESE after school program.
Extended School Enrichment An after-school program for grades K-6 with Carmel Clay Schools.
Programs for Everyone! Offering recreation opportunities in sports, nature, enrichment, arts and crafts, and more.
Summer Camp Series Offering day camps with themes including art, theatre, sports, nature and science.
Parks & Greenways Certified wildlife friendly and habitat friendly park system with 17 parks and greenways.