Burdette Park provides a recreational and educational environment consisting of approximately 170 acres of wooded hills in Southwestern Indiana.

The Legion deeded the park to Vanderburgh County in 1934 to qualify for these programs, which provided funding and much needed manpower.

The association held formal ceremonies in 1936 to open Burdette Park to the general public, to which approximately 15,000 people were in attendance.

Cleanup efforts allowed the park to open that summer, and $300,000 were provided through Vanderburgh County and WPA for major expansion and renovation that took place in 1938.

A $300,000 bond issue was approved in 1960 to begin construction on an Olympic size swimming facility to replace the salt pool.