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About the Cascades Park Trail
The Cascades Park Trail officially opened May 17, 2012.
Cascades Park Trail has an asphalt surface except where the trail meets the boardwalk to the waterfall. The trail is 1.62 miles from the Cascades waterfall north along Old State Road 37 North, past the Lower Cascades ballfields to the traffic signal at North College Avenue. The trail continues east along Old State Highway 37 before curving south along NOrth Dunn Street. The trail ends at the base of the Griffy Lake dam, where hikers can access the Griffy Lake trail system via a wooden staircase that leads to the top of the dam and to the North and South Shore Trails.
All trails at Griffy Lake Nature Preserve are natural-surface trails.
From the Cascades Park Trail roundabout south of the Sycamore Shelter parking lot, the Cascades Park Trail extends behind the Sycamore Shelter and north along the steep Clubhouse Drive and continues along Clubhouse House for .67 miles past Cascades Golf Course (restrooms and a snack bar are available at the Cascades Golf Course Pro Shop when the course is open) and ends at Kinser Pike.
The Cascades Park Trail was constructed with State Trail Grant funds from the Indiana DNR Division of Outdoor Recreation. Plans for the Cascades Park Trail call for it to connect Acuff Road to Lower Cascades Park, and Miller-Showers Park to Lower Cascades Park. Funding for the additional phases of trail construction has not yet been identified.
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Nearby Parks and Trails
Griffy Lake Nature Preserve
A nature preserve surrounding Griffy Lake with hiking trails and seasonal boat rental.
Upper Cascades Park
Featuring a reservable shelter and a skate park, connected to Cascades Golf Course
Ferguson Dog Park
Fenced, off-leash dog park with areas for large and small dogs. Dogs must be spayed or neutered to visit the park.