Join us on December 3rd and 4th for our annual candlelit Christmas Walk! Our volunteers will be bringing the Fowler Park Pioneer Village to life demonstrating holiday traditions of the early 1800s! Cookies, coffee, and hot chocolate will be for sale outside of the Fowler Park Log Barn. Admission to the park and event is free. For more information, contact our Natural Resource Programmer Sean Sluyter at Sean.Sluyter@VigoCounty.IN.gov.
Check out this video featuring IDNR Wabashiki Property Manager Scott McCormick discussing the VCPRD and IDNR partnership at the Wabashiki Fish and Wildlife Area!
To access Pioneer Days Application click HERE!
Unfortunately due to the ongoing inclement weather we have decided to CANCEL tonight’s Movie in the Park event and RESCHEDULE for Saturday, July 10. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. Looking forward to seeing you all at Hawthorn Park Saturday, July 10 for the Emperor’s New Groove! 
Volunteer, Pioneer Craft Vendor/Demonstrator, Craft Vendor, and Food Vendor applications are available in PDF form below:
2021 Pioneer Days Volunteer Application
2021 Pioneer Days Crafter Application
2021 Pioneer Days Food Vendor Application
2021 Pioneer Days Market Vendor Application
For more information please contact our Natural Resource Programmer at Laura.Maloney@VigoCounty.in.gov -or- 812-462-3392.
Camping reservations are live!
To Book a site use the direct links.
Fowler Park: https://www.campspot.com/book/fowlerparkin
Hawthorn Park: https://www.campspot.com/book/hawthornparkin
Prairie Creek Park: https://www.campspot.com/book/prairiecreekparkin
To Make a Reservation:
1. Visit vigoparks.org and click the green and yellow Book Now button for the park where you’d like to camp! Book Now buttons are located on the landing page of our website and under the camping tab!
2. Select the dates for your stay and the total number of guests in attendance.
3. Select your site type (electric, electric w/water, or primitive) and select your site number.
4. Add your order to the shopping cart, review your order, and proceed to check out! Fill in all required fields.
5. Confirm your order and enjoy your stay!
Post Reservation Instructions
1. You will receive a confirmation email with your reservation information and an invoice.
2. Twenty-four (24) hours prior to your arrival, you will have the option to check-in online. Please review your reservation details before checking in. You will receive a confirmation email directly following the online check-in process.
(NOTE: you may also check in at the gatehouse upon your arrival. All campers making reservations at Prairie Creek Park MUST check in online. Thanks in advance!)
We’re so excited to unveil our brand new camping reservation system to the public! As of today, campers will be able to reserve campsites via our website at www.vigoparks.org!
To reserve a campsite at Fowler Park, Hawthorn Park, or Prairie Creek Park, follow these simple steps:
1. Visit vigoparks.org and click the green and yellow Book Now button for the park where you’d like to camp! Book Now buttons are located on the landing page of our website and under the camping tab!
2. Select the dates for your stay and the total number of guests in attendance.
3. Select your site type (electric, electric w/water, or primitive) and select your site number.
4. Add your order to the shopping cart, review your order, and proceed to check out! Fill in all required fields.
5. Confirm your order and enjoy your stay!
You will receive a confirmation email and a copy of your invoice once you have confirmed your reservation. Twenty-four (24) hours prior to your arrival, you will have the option to check-in online! NOTE: All campers making reservations at Prairie Creek Park MUST check-in online. Thanks in advance!
To reserve a shelter or the barn, click on the red and yellow Book Now button for Shelter and Barn Rentals and select the facility that you would like to rent! Select the date(s) for your rental, fill in all required information, and pay your rental fee at the time of booking via the PayPal link!
If you have any questions or concerns, please call our administrative office at 812-462-3392. We’re so excited to share this with you!
We will be holding our March Parks Board Meeting on Monday, March 22nd at 4 p.m. in the Vigo County Annex Building. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers and will be open to the public. Attendees can enter through the northeast door. Masks are required. Thanks in advance!
Our Pioneer Village volunteers are looking to get a village garden started again this year but we are going to need help. The plan is to try to plant period correct plants, herbs and dying plants. You don’t have to commit a large amount of time if you don’t want to, even pulling weeds will help! For those of you interested in gardening in the village several of us will be getting together Sunday, March 7th at 12:00 p.m. to discuss placement of the gardens and get a list of plants that we should grow. Let’s meet at the bridge/dogtrot area and move from there.
Pioneer Village Garden Meeting
Date: Sunday, March 7th
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Fowler Park: Pioneer Village-Bridge/Dogtrot Cabin
