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
March
- 15th Family Hike at Hawthorn with the VCPL
April
- 12th VCPL Oregon Trail Game at Dewey Point/ Bicentennial Park
- 19th Pain Train Spring Tune-up at Griffin Bike Park
May
- 3rd Steel Dynamics Garbage Mountain Gravel Grinder
- 7th Griffin Bike Park Youth Team Begins
- 10th Family Hike at Prairie Creek Park
- 17th Experience Otter Creek at Markle Mill Park
- 17th Summer in the Village at Fowler Park
- 17th Blacksmithing Classes at Fowler Park
- 23rd Afterburner Memorial Day Ride
- 28th Thompson Thrift Short Track Race at GBP
June
- 16th Family Fun Days at Fowler Park
- 12th – 15th Antique Vintage Camper Rally at Fowler Park
- 14th thyssenkrupp presta North America Pump Track Race at GBP
- 21st Summer in the Village at Fowler Park
- 21st Blacksmithing Class at Fowler Park
- 21st Family Hike at Fowler Park
- 18th Thompson Thrift Short Track Race at GBP
- 23rd – 27th Crossroads Cyclery Summer Camp at Griffin Bike Park
- 28th Griffin Bike Park Fundraiser Dinner
July
- 19th Summer in the Village at Fowler Park
- 19th Blacksmithing Class at Fowler Park
- 19th Family Hike at Fowler Park
- 20th thyssenkrupp presta North America Pump Track Race at GBP
- 20th J’s Bikes Dual Slalom Race at GBP
- 23rd Thompson Thrift Short Track Race at GBP
- 25th Family Fun Days at Fowler Park
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 with the Vigo County Public Library 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 below!
March 15th- Hawthorn Park
May 10th- Prairie Creek Park
June 21st- Fowler Park
July 19th- Fowler Park
August 23rd- Ruble Park
September 20th- Wabashiki
October 18th- Hawthorn Park
Free Kayaking Days
Dewey Point- 110 E National Ave, West Terre Haute, IN 47885
April 26th & April 27th 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. College Students- April 26th and General Public- April 27th
All ages welcome- children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult
Free
Parking at the site
Griffin Bike Park
Every Wednesday May 17th through September 3rd, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Ages 7-18
$150 for the full season
Your registration is a donation to Griffin Bike Park
for more info email [email protected]
Markle Mill Park
May 17th, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
All ages welcome
Free
Blacksmithing Classes
Fowler Park Pioneer Village
May 17th through October 18th, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Ages 10+, children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult
$60 Registration Fee – Preregistration required.
Check out the blacksmithing classes at Fowler Park! Participants will learn how to operate a blacksmith forge, understand the parts of an anvil, and the uses of various hand tools in the blacksmith shop. They’ll also get to shape metal using learned techniques including forging a curve, a twist, a square, and more! Call 812-462-3392 or email our Natural Resource Programmer at [email protected] for more information. Classes fill up quickly so make sure to register today!
For registration please visit: 2025 Fowler Park Blacksmithing Classes
Fowler Park Pioneer Village
May 17th through August 16th, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
All ages welcome
Free
Afterburner Brewing Company- 629 S. 9th St Terre Haute, IN 47807
May 23rd, 6:30 p.m.
All ages welcome
Free- Donations to Griffin Bike Park Welcome
On May 23rd we will meet at Afterburner Brewing Company at 6:30 for Beers, Bikes, and Remembering our Fallen Soldiers.
We will be doing a casual-paced urban ride on the Heritage Trail out to Memorial Stadium Memorial Mile and back to Afterburner.
While at Afterburner make a donation to the Bike Park, Grab a beer, and some grub from the food truck on hand.
2 ride lengths.
7.5 Mile Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45923199
11 Mile Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45923420
We hope to see you at the Party
Thompson Thrift Short Track Series
Griffin Bike Park
May 28th, June 18th, July 23rd, FRIDAY! August 1st (Double Points), and August 27th (Triple Points).
All ages welcome
$20. On site registration, series passes are available.
Registration starts at 5 pm with racing starting at 6 pm.
It’s the Thompson Thrift Short Track Series! Come out and try your hand at racing or bring your family and watch some of our local talents go at it on the ever-changing Griffin Bike Park short track! Classes for everyone and maybe the easiest courses you will ever see at GBP!
Your best 4 out of 5 races count towards your season of end awards. You must race 4 out of 5 in order to qualify for end of season awards. Awards will go to the top 3 at each race and top 5 at the end of season.
Family Fun Days
Fowler Park Shelter A
June 16th and July 25th, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
All ages welcome
Free
Join the VCPRD for a day of family fun! Bring your family out to Fowler Park’s Shelter A field to participate in your own mini family games against each other or friends. There will be an obstacle course, soccer, rec games, cornhole and more! All activities are free for you and your family to enjoy.
Antique Vintage Camper Rally
Fowler Park
Open House June 15th, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
All ages welcome
Free
Griffin Bike Park
June 14th, SUNDAY July 20th, August 23, and September 6th.
All ages welcome
$15. On site registration, series passes are available.
Registration starts at 9 am with racing starting at 10 am.
• If an athlete is younger than 18 years, his parents have to sign the “waiver for minors“ and bring this to the onsite check-in. No waiver = no ride.
• Riders are allowed to participate in as many races as they choose. The best 3 out of 4 races count towards season-end awards.
• All riders have to register and sign the waiver 1st before going on the track for free practice.
• Riders are free to choose their preferred bike. The bike must not have an engine.
• The start will be placed in a way that gives MTB and BMX equal chances.
• Riders will go one at a time.
• The time starts running as soon as the rider crosses their start/finish timing line and stops when they cross it again.
• Riders must run 3 laps. Your 3 best laps will be averaged to determine your time and placing.
Please note:
Rider safety
• Riders will bring all equipment needed in a fully operational condition.
• The bike should have at least 1 rear brake.
• No bikes with any kind of automatic transmission, pedal-assist motors, or engines.
• No protruding parts on the bike, which can injure other riders (such as pegs).
• Protective gear.
• Helmet: open face mandatory, full face recommended.
• T-shirt is mandatory, long sleeve with pads is recommended.
• Long pants or knee protection is recommended.
• Shoes mandatory, no flip flops or open shoes.
• Gloves recommended.
Men and Women:
Strider Bike
• 7 and Under
• 8-10
• 11-14
• 15-18
• Adult
Chainless
Top 3 to each class per race.
Top 5 per class Season Awards.
Griffin Bike Park
June 23rd – 27th 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Ages 8-15
$40 per day or $150 for the week – Preregistration required.
For registration please visit Crossroads Cyclery Summer Camp
Griffin Bike Park
SUNDAY July 20th, August 2nd, and September 6th.
All ages welcome
$25. On site registration, series passes are available.
Registration starts at 4 pm with qualifiers at 5 pm and racing at 6 pm.
Medals to the top 3 finishers in each race.
Awards to Series champions, riders must race 2 of 3 races.
August 2nd is double points.
Finals on September 6 are Triple Points.
Age determined by age on September 6th.
Classes:
Men and Womens
10 and under
11-14
15-18
Adult Men
Rookie Class (non points, 2 wins must move to age class)
