Caleb Park

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Caleb Park

10312 Old Gainesville Road

Jacksonville, FL 32221

  

Date visited:  5-22-2011

Amenities offered at this park:

1 - Basketball

4 - Benches

3 - Grills

1 - Picnic shelters

6 - Picnic Tables

1 - Playground Equipment

1 - Softball Youth

3 - Trash Barrels

Yes - Perimeter Site Fencing

       

Acres: 2

Park Type: neighborhood

           

History:

Caleb Park is located within the small community of Caleb in southwest Jacksonville, just east of the intersection of Blair Road and Normandy Boulevard. In the Bible, Caleb was one of only two men who survived after the forty years wanderings of the Israelites. Duval County purchased the property in 1960 from trustees of the Caleb Baptist Church, and the park, which contained a baseball field and possibly some playground equipment, opened soon thereafter.  Another baseball/softball field was added later, along with a basketball court in 1983. In 2005, the City sold the south half of the park property to the adjacent church, and purchased a one-acre tract on the other side of Normandy Blvd. for use as a future park. Following public meetings to determine what new amenities the area’s residents desired in Caleb Park, the City completed a renovation of the facility in March 2006.

My thoughts on this Park:

This is a nice park and all the equipment appears to be in great shape.  There was a pickup game of basketball going on while I was here and I watched for a while.  There was also a baseball field and soccer field here as well.  The park sign was missing at this park, nothing but the frame that is supposed to hold it was left.  This is a nice park!   

Park Patron comments: 

I sat at a picnic table and talked to Bob and Jim, 2 teenagers who were just hanging out.  They like this park because there it is never crowded and they can come and just get away.   

Pictures:

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