Collett Park Neighborhood Assoc

04/25/2026

☀️🌸 Today is our Collett Park Neighborhood Association Spring Picnic for our 2026 members!

Join us this afternoon at 12 PM at the Centennial Shelter for good food, great company, and games! We’re looking forward to a fun and relaxing afternoon together—hope to see you there!

03/14/2026

🎶 Call for Local Musicians – Summer Music Series 🎶

We’re planning our Summer Music Series and are looking for talented local musicians to perform!

If you’re interested, please send us a Request for Quote (RFQ) for a 3-hour performance on a Saturday between May–August.

When reaching out, include:
• Your performance rate for 3 hours
• Music style/genre (Must be family-friendly)
• Sample links (social media, YouTube, etc.)

All submissions and questions can be sent to [email protected].

We love showcasing local talent and bringing great music to the community.
Tag a musician who should apply! 🎤

03/13/2026

03/05/2026

☀️🎉 Collett Park Day Camp 2026 is Almost Here! 🎉☀️

Get ready for an amazing summer at Collett Park Day Camp in Terre Haute!

🗓 June 1 – August 7, 2026
⏰ 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Each week is packed with fun daily activities and exciting weekly themes to keep kids engaged all summer long!

Camp Details:
• 💲 $140 per week
• ☀️ $1,100 for the full summer
• 📝 Registration is open (as of February 2026)

For more information or to register, contact the Torner Center at 📞 812-232-0147.

Let’s make Summer 2026 one to remember at Collett Park! 🌳

03/03/2026

Terre Haute’s Collett Park has unveiled new and upgraded playground equipment for children as young as two-years-old, funded by the Terre Haute Casino tax revenue.

03/03/2026

Jim Chalos, City Councilman for Terre Haute's District 5, said he was enjoying a unique gift for his 58th birthday on Monday — a ribbon-cutting celebrating new playground equipment for

03/02/2026

We’re exciting to share that the new park equipment was installed today! 🎉
Grab your family and friends and come out to explore the new space. 🛝🌳

03/02/2026

We were proud to celebrate the ribbon cutting for the brand-new playground equipment — a project that brings fresh energy, inclusive play areas, and fun for kids of all ages to one of our community’s most historic parks.

Seeing families out enjoying the new, accessible equipment is exactly why investments like this matter. Thank you to our Terre Haute Parks & Recreation team, city leaders, and everyone who helped make this vision a reality.

02/10/2026

We’re excited to share that new park equipment is coming to Collett Park in Spring 2026! 🌳🛝

This upgrade will bring fresh, fun features for families, kids, and neighbors to enjoy—making Collett Park an even better place to play, gather, and make memories.

Stay tuned for more details as we get closer, and thank you for continuing to support improvements to our community spaces.

11/22/2025

The 29th Annual Collett Park Christmas Walk is TOMORROW!

📅 Saturday, November 22
🕘 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Can’t wait to see everyone out and about supporting our neighbors and enjoying the holiday cheer! 🎁🎅

11/19/2025

It’s exciting to see momentum and upgrades to our parks. Our community is getting the support it deserves, and Collett Park is continuing to be a safe, fun, and clean place for the community to enjoy.

2025 brought big upgrades—new tennis courts and improved sidewalks that make the park easier to access and enjoy.

And in 2026, brand-new playground equipment will take our outdoor spaces to the next level.

These changes are simple but meaningful, and they show what consistent investment can do. Here’s to a more active, welcoming Collett Park—one step at a time.

It's very easy for people to say "kids don't play outside anymore!" But decades of minimal parks investment, sidewalks that don't connect, old street lights, safety concerns, overuse of cell phones, and a lack of community programming, has caused this.

Instead of throwing in the towel, we are taking serious steps at the local level to improve our public health through parks investments. Every kid, regardless of zip code, deserves a quality park to play at. We've started to invest in our neighborhood parks/pocket parks, completed several large scale remodels, and we have so much more in store for 2026 and beyond.

Property tax caps in 2009 forced local leaders to flatten the budget for years. When you account for inflation, our parks receive $1M less now than in 2009 for operations. Thanks to state and private grants, gaming revenue, capital stacking, the private sector, and smart planning/design by the parks department and parks board, our community is getting back on track with parks.

AND—we did it all with NO bonds (loans) and NO tax increase.

Let's give our kids something to do outside instead of complaining about why they aren't getting active. Here is a rendering of playground equipment that has been ordered for Spencer Park and should be installed in 2026. This list doesn't include the many small fixes that we do make or some of the deferred maintenance we are starting to get to. I wanted to give a huge shoutout to the staff for our Parks and Recreation Department. Our employees are our best asset and they make the magic happen year in and year out.

Projects under construction/nearing completion:
Herz Rose Park (December 2025) - Basketball Court to be completed in 2026
Rea Park (Spring 2026) - Trail work to begin in 2026 as well

Projects Starting in 2026:
Deming Park Pool- (Completion likely 2027, possibly end of 2026)
YMCA- (Interior work under construction currently, expansion beginning March 2026)
Collett Park Outdoor Playground

Large Scale Projects that are in the planning phase:
Deming Park Playground
Expansion of Booker T Washington Basketball Courts (Indoor)
Rea Park Phase 2 (Tennis courts and additional outdoor amenities)

Projects Completed in 2025:
Collett Park Tennis Courts
Multiple sections of cart paths improved at Hulman Links
Washington Park
Anaconda Park
Booker T Washington Outdoor Playspace
Heritage Trail pavement update
Coy Park Outdoor Playground