Crystal Springs Road Park

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Crystal Springs Road Park

9800 Crystal Springs Road 

Jacksonville, FL 32221

  

Date visited:  5-22-2011

Amenities offered at this park:

1 - Baseball Adult

9 - Benches

1 - Bike racks

2 - Bleachers

66 - Car Parking

9 - Grills

3 - Handball

3 - Pedestrian Docks

8 - Picnic shelters

44 - Picnic Tables

29 - Playground Equipment

2 - Restrooms

1 - Soccer

4 - Tennis Hard Lighted

16 - Trash Barrels

Yes - Community Center

Yes - Drinking Fountain

Yes - Perimeter Site Fencing

Yes - Security Lighting

Acres: 37.725

Park Type: Community

           

History:

Mayor Ed Austin and Councilman Mike Hogan, District 12, broke ground for the new park on August 29, 1994. It was dedicated with a ribbon cutting on March 24, 1995. The Community Center was opened on Nov. 23, 1999 as the Crystal Springs Community Center. It was renamed the Julian W. Barrs Center on Oct. 16, 2002. Barrs was Director of the Parks Department for 8 years. In addition to the community center, Crystal Springs Road Park offers playscapes, grills, picnic shelters, restrooms, an adult baseball field, 4 lighted tennis courts, 3 handball courts and nature trails. Extensive refurbishment of the park was completed on November 5, 2005. 165 additional trees, new decorative fencing, and a new state-of-the-art playground were installed.

My thoughts on this Park:

I see that “Councilman” Mike Hogan helped establish this park in the early 1990’s, he just lost his bid for Mayor of Jacksonville to Alvin Brown.  This is a new park and community center – it is very nice and peaceful and it goes way back from the road.  There is a fish management area here, a small pond that has fish in it.  There are a couple of fish feeders but I am not sure I would eat anything from this pond – the water was an odd shade of green.   There are trails through the woods that are lined with ground up tires and pine needles and they lead to various fitness stations along the way, very nice!  There is a very nice soccer field and pavilion in the back that I suspect is maintained by the Kiwanis club.  There were also these little self-contained picnic table, pavilion, grill station things around this park, enough to for a family of four to use comfortably.  

Park Patron comments: 

I did not talk to anyone when I was here.

Pictures:

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