Spend the week forming a mental and physical connection to the natural world as we focus on the outdoors with programs to help improve overall wellbeing, including forest therapy sessions, trails programming for children, fitness programs in partnership with FIT4MOM — an organization that develops fitness programs created by moms for moms — and art explorations at our Drifting Studio mobile art studio designed by A Curious Life, the collective behind the Wellspring experience that will be featured in our new Museum Experience Center. During the week, you are encouraged to take a self-guided walk of the Trails at Conner Prairie using our education leaflets provided at each trailhead. 

Thursday, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.: Trails for Kids – Join Conner Prairie staff at the Trails at Conner Prairie for a stroll along the R.B. Annis Vista Trail. During your walk, connect with nature in ways that feel right in your heart, body and mind. Your guide will provide you with invitations to aid you in your nature exploration. This program allows you to enjoy each invitation at your own pace. 

Friday, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.: Time with Trees - Join Conner Prairie staff for a stroll along the R.B. Annis Vista Trail. This tree stroll will focus on identification, history, science, and invitations to connect with trees through your senses.  

Saturday, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.: Introduction to Forest Therapy - Experience an introductory Forest Therapy session by a Forest Therapy guide. Forest Therapy is a guided walk that invites participants to slow down and experience natural spaces in new ways. Your guide will offer a range of invitations to support "bathing" in the sights, sounds, textures and smells in this shared natural setting. (This program is for ages 5+.) 

Sunday, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.: Stroller Strides - Learn about the Stroller Strides program through an introduction to our self-guided program. Conner Prairie partnered with Fit4Mom North Indy to create this fitness program that caretakers can do with their young ones in strollers.

Each day 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.:  

Drifting Studio: Join us at the Drifting Studio and immerse yourself in the beauty of nature near the Trails at Conner Prairie. The Drifting Studio is The Curious Life’s mobile art studio that allows you to freely create and widely imagine. Specialty “kinship” kits will be available to enhance your experience. These kits are filled with nature observation tools (binoculars, magnifying glass and field guide), nature reflection tools (shared community notebooks) and nature inspiration tools (mindfulness prompts and books). Sit down, reflect, read and enjoy the nature around you. 

Walk the Trails at Conner Prairie: Enjoy self-guided tours of the Trails at Conner Prairie. Self-guided programs, curated by our nature specialists, engage guests in various topics related to nature exploration and Conner Prairie. Just pick up a leaflet at any trailhead and begin your journey. These leaflets will provide information and/or invitations to engage with the nature and history surrounding you throughout the Trails.  

Mile markers are posted every one-tenth of a mile on both the Prairie and R.B. Annis Vista trails. Utilize the mile markers to determine how far you'd like to adventure around the trails.