Existing Parks and Programs
There are four city parks in Rushville, as well as the Boys and Girls Club and school playgrounds.
- Veterans Memorial Park North is located within the Rushville Consolidate School Corporation Campus in northwestern Rushville. The high school, vocational school, elementary school, football stadium, basketball arena, baseball diamond, and ad lighted tennis courts are located on school and city property here. In addition to these facilities, the Parks and Recreation Department has a zero depth access outdoor pool with locker rooms, sun deck, and concession stand; a covered shelter house, the Parks and Recreation Department offices, a lighted softball diamond, concession stands, lighted hoseshoe courts, picnic areas, playground equipment, fitness walk trails and several small cabins.
- Veterans Memorial Park South is located on Jackson Street between Night and Eleventh Streets. There is an enclosed shelter house, lighted basketball courts, large flower planters, restrooms, playground equipment, picnic tables, fitness walk trail and a small privately operated restaurant.
- Community Park, located on Ft. Wayne Road includes: a partially enclosed shelter house with concessions, a a softball diamond, restrooms, playground equipment, basketball court, a tennis court and a storage building.
- Laughlin Park is located at Second and Spencer Streets, facilities include an enclosed shelter house, a basketball court, a concession stand, shuffleboard, picnic tables, restrooms, playground equipment, two lighted baseball diamonds, a lighted softball diamond, an unlighted T-ball diamond and a large undeveloped area.
- Wilie Park is located on Main Street between Second and Third Streets. It has a gazebo, benches and flowerbeds for downtown visitors to use.
- Flatrock River Park is located by the Flatrock River at the south edge of town. It is totally undeveloped at this time.