- Lapping Park
Infobox park
park=Lapping Memorial Park
image size=250px
caption=The banks of Silver Creek at Lapping Park
type=Municipal
location=Clarksville, Indiana
coordinates=Lat 38.34 Long -85.77 [ [http://www.hometownlocator.com/DisplayCountyFeatures.cfm?FeatureType=park&SCFIPS=18019 Clark County Indiana Parks ] ]
size=332 acres (0.52 mi²) (0.84 km²)
opened=
operator=Clarksville Parks Department
annual visitors=
status=Open all yearLapping Memorial Park is a park located in the town of
Clarksville, Indiana . The park is a 332 acre park that features play grounds, softball fields, golf, tennis courts, basketball courts, volleyball space, horseshoe pits, amphitheater, lodge, shelter house, and three hiking trails immersed in a thick wooded scene. [ [http://www.clarksvilleparks.com/parks10.html Town of Clarksville's Parks ] ]Woodland and wildlife
The western part of the park runs along the banks of Silver Creek. [http://www.kavaudubon.org/LappingPark.htm Lapping Park ] ] The Knob and Valley Audubon Society (KAVAS) conducted a survey of birds in 1970 in which about 45 species were found to be habitants and visitors to the park including species of
wood warbler , flycatchers,blue heron and woodpecker birds. ] Other wild life includedeer ,beaver ,fox es,squirrel s,owl s,opossum , andraccoon s. [ [http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:j4ZmnYAqtS8J:www.sunnysideoflouisville.org/SST/SST.pdf+Lapping+Memorial+Park+%2B+Clarksville,+Indiana&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=6&gl=us sunnysideoflouisville.org cache file of lapping park] ]External links
* [http://www.clarksvilleparks.com/ Clarksville Parks]
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