VCPRD Programs

2024 & 2025 Vigo County Parks and Recreation Department
Programs & Special Events

For all Griffin Bike Park Events please click on the link below:
Griffin Bike Park Events

December

2nd Culinary Creators Families in the Kitchen Cooking Classes 6-9
6th & 7th Christmas Walk at Fowler Park
9th Culinary Creators Families in the Kitchen Cooking Classes 10-13
11th Christmas Painting Class at Fowler Park
21st Christmas Lights Ride at Wabashiki

January

Programming Break

February

1st Buffalo Soldiers Winter Ride
Saturdays throughout the month- Maple Syrup Boiling at Prairie Creek Park
8th Pancake Breakfast at Fowler Park
15th Family Maple Syrup Hike at Prairie Creek Park

March

15th Family Hike at Hawthorn
31st – April 4th Spring Break Camp at Fowler Park

Christmas Lights Ride
Bicentennial Park Shop- 70 S Schley Pl, West Terre Haute, IN 47885
Saturday, December 21st 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
All Ages Welcome!
Donations to Griffin Bike Park welcome

Join Us at Bicentennial Park for a Christmas Lights Ride! Decorate your bike and maybe yourself for Christmas and ride the Wabashiki Trail with the Griffin Bike Park manager on an adventurous 10-mile fundraising ride through the river bottoms. Hybrids and mountain bikes are recommended, helmets are required. This will be a social ride, with a rest break in the middle and hot chocolate and Apple Cider after the ride.

All ages and skill levels. (Children Under 13 require adult supervision)

Buffalo Soldiers Ride
Griffin Bike Park
Saturday, February 1st 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
All Ages Welcome!
Donations to Griffin Bike Park welcome

Vigo County Parks and Recreation Department and Sundance Skills Clinics will be hosting a winter ride at Griffin Bike Park! Come out and shake off the winter rust. This ride promotes: Camaraderie – Health – Good Cheer. Encourage people to opt outside and discover new places to ride! Hot chocolate , coffee, cookies will be available after the ride.
All Riders – All Ages
We would like to thank our event partners: Sundance Skills Clinics, Friends of Griffin Bike Park, Marty Day with Iwant2run.com and MacDesigns for developing the design.

The Buffalo Soldiers Winter Ride is a FUNdraiser ride for Griffin Bike Park and donation are welcome.

Maple Syrup Hikee
Prairie Creek Park- Sugar Shack Cabin
Saturday, February 15th 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
All Ages Welcome!

Join us for a hike at Prairie Creek to enjoy the winter scenery and learn about maple syrup making! View the process from tree tapping all the way to syrup boiling and bottling. Kids 8+, children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information or to register call 812-462-3392 or email our Natural Resource Programmer at [email protected]

Maple Syrup Hike
Rotating Parks
March through October- one Saturday a month 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
All Ages Welcome!

Gather your family and join us for our monthly hiking club! One Saturday a month from March through October lace up your shoes and join our programmer for Family Hikes on some of our beautiful trails. Each month will feature a hike in a different park- schedule to come.

Spring Break Adventure Day Camp
Fowler Park Log Barn
March 31st – April 4th 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Ages 8+!
$150 Registration Fee – Preregistration required.

Join us for a week of fun and Adventure at Fowler Park and Griffin Bike Park. Activities include games and sports, mountain biking, hiking and fishing. For more information call the office at 812-462-3392 or email [email protected]
Registration to come!