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 year

Lapping 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 include deer, beaver, foxes, squirrels, owls, opossum, and raccoons. [ [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]

References