Homer City Department of Parks & Recreation
GENERAL INFORMATION Homer City Borough has two functional parks which include: 3 softball fields, 2 tennis courts, 2 basketball courts, 2 jungle gyms, a walking track, a picnic pavilion and a fitness course. The Borough also has a public swimming pool which also has 2 beach volleyball courts.The In-Town park is located along East Wiley Street the Floodway park is located along North Main Street and the Pool is located along Harrison Street. The borough also has the newly added Hoodlebug Trail. It is about 6 miles of trail starting from the Indiana Omni to the south end of Homer City. Also a community track has been constructed at the local Homer-Center High School. The track is 400 meters in length and is 6 lanes wide. It is available for use from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Both parks, Pool and the hoodlebug trail are maintained by the parks and recreation Department. The track is maintained by the Homer-Center School District. THE HOODLEBUG TRAIL The Hoodlebug Trail is a six-mile recreation and commuter trail located in the central portion of Indiana County. The trail passes through residential, commercial, and natural settings, providing direct trail access to many local residents and employees of several schools, industries, and small businesses. The trail follows the abandoned Indiana Branch
of the Pennsylvania Railroad between the Homer City area and
Indiana. Built in the 1850's, the Indiana Branch was the first
railroad to be constructed in Indiana County. 'Hoodlebug' was
the local nickname for the self-propelled passenger coach that
ran on the line until 1940. The corridor also was part of the
Catawba Path, a Native American trail that extended from the
Carolinas to upstate New York. |
