The Brummitt Road park and playground are closed until spring, as happens each year.
The township’s new Elm Road playground remains accessible but please note the parking lot is not plowed, garbage pickup is suspended, and pickleball nets have been removed. As a reminder, the church across Elm Road from the park welcomes visitors, and has a playground suitable for smaller children.
This year, Harris Township again refreshed the mulch at the Brummitt Road playground, and replaced worn and vandalized playground pieces. We hope these (expensive) improvements were appreciated, and are happy to see so many visitors at the park when it is open. When it is closed – typically late November to mid-March – we ask that you not park outside the front gate or enter the property.
Interested in more places to get outside year-round?
1) We encourage you to contact the County Parks Department and ask them about providing a county park in Harris Township. None exists today, yet they own property on Anderson Road with no plans to utilize it. They also have a PARKS budget in excess of $1,700,000 which is partially funded by Harris taxpayers. In contrast, the entire township operations budget is $144,000 with no line item specific to parks.
2) If you live closer to city limits – recently creeping north into the township up Gumwood Road, Fir Road and Capital Avenue – you might also contact the City of Mishawaka. There is no Mishawaka park north of Day Road, and of course none in Harris Township.
Harris Township is doing it’s best to fill the recreation gap, but what we can do is limited. We thank you in advance for your understanding.
