Hoosier National Forest, S State Road 446, Heltonville, IN 47436, US

Belmont Beach is a grassroots community initiative in the Haughville neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana, aimed at reclaiming the history of a segregated swimming hole along the White River and celebrating the resilience of the people and the river. It provided the only access to swimming recreation for generations of black residents during a time of segregated parks and public pools. The Belmont Beach initiative seeks to transform the overlooked and overgrown area into a signature community gathering space, starting with a temporary pop-up park built by neighborhood volunteers. This pop-up park serves as a testing ground to determine the features the neighborhood would like to see in a permanent park in the future, while also fostering neighborhood-based capacity for positive community change.Generated from the website