Editing Evansville, Indiana (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve]] is a [[National Natural Landmark]] containing approximately {{convert|200|acre|km2|1}} of virgin bottomland hardwood forest, the largest tract of virgin forest inside any city limits in the United States.<ref>{{cite web | title=Wesselman Woods | publisher=Letterboxing North America | url=http://www.letterboxing.org/BoxView.php?boxnum=23497&boxname=Wesselman_Woods | access-date=2006-11-14}}</ref> The Nature Center features exhibits, events, wildlife observation areas, meeting rooms, library, and gift shop. Adjacent to the Nature Preserve, Wesselman Park features a Par 3 golf course, basketball courts, tennis courts, sand volleyball courts, softball fields, and a playground.<ref name="Martin">{{citation|last=Martin|first=John|title=Public gets first look at plans for Roberts Park|publisher=CourierPress.com|url=http://www.courierpress.com/news/2013/jul/23/xcp/|access-date=February 2, 2014|archive-date=2013-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729082802/http://www.courierpress.com/news/2013/jul/23/xcp/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Evansville has a municipal park system with 65 parks and 21 special facilities encompassing more than {{convert|2300|acre|km2|0}} of land in the city of Evansville and Vanderburgh County. A bicycle and pedestrian trail extend into adjacent counties and links to the [[American Discovery Trail]]. This trail system includes the Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage, a {{convert|6.75|mi|km|abbr=on|adj=on}} bicycle and pedestrian trail.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.evansvillegov.org/city/topic/index.php?topicid=235 | title=Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage / City of Evansville }}</ref> The city's operates four public golf courses, two disc golf courses, Garvin Park, Lloyd Pool, the Goebel Soccer Complex, Swonder Ice Arena and the C.K. Newsome Community Center.

Anchored by the Four Freedoms Monument and the [[Bally's Evansville]], Dress Plaza along the riverfront offers a brick paved walkway above, and tiered seating below with a view of the [[Ohio River]].