Marott Park & Nature Preserve
A 102 acre park and nature preserve with trails, birdwatching & spring wildflowers.
A few details
Park Features
Wooded 102-acre park including a nature preserve with trails, birdwatching & spring wildflowers.
During the spring there is a nice show of wildflowers including rue anemone, wild ginger, bloodroot, mayapple, Solomon’s seal, wood poppy, trillium, and others. Some interesting trees here are Ohio buckeye, pawpaw, bur and chinquapin oaks, and rough-leaved dogwood.
Marott Park is an Indy Park and does not require an admission or entrance fee. The park is open from dawn until dusk year round.
History
The 84-acre preserve, encompassing most of Marott Park, is composed of an old second-growth mixed mesophytic upland forest in the north, and floodplain forest and successional fields along Williams Creek and the White River to the south.
The park land was given to the City of Indianapolis by the Marott family to be used as a natural area. Ongoing restoration of the area includes removal of Amur bush honeysuckle and garlic mustard, which are problematic non-natives; erosion control, and hardwood restoration.
