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PARKS & PROPERTY 2009

CITY OF JACKSON

PARK NAME

LOCATION

ACREAGE / DESCRIPTION

Aaron Henry Park

2811 Center Street

6.16 acres

  • picnic area

  • playground

  • basketball courts

  • walking trail

  • no parking

Airbase Property

Industrial Drive

9.46 acres

  • undeveloped

  • no parking

Alta Woods Park

310 Alta Woods Blvd.

5.50 acres

  • picnic areas

  • playground

  • approximately 400 square yards of undefined gravel

  • parking in fair condition

Battlefield Park

953 Porter Street

54.00 acres

  • picnic area

  • 3 lighted baseball fields, picnic pavilions

  • playground

  • clubhouse

  • 12 tennis courts

  • swimming pool

  • basketball courts approximately 3,500 square yards and drives

  • 22,000 square yards parking both asphalt and gravel in poor condition

Belhaven Park

923 Belhaven Street

  1. acre

  • some gravel and grass

  • no defined parking

Belhaven Heights Park

Monroe Street

3.90 acres

  • Undeveloped

  • no parking

Benjamin Brown Park

1324 N. Mill Street

2.00 acres

  • swimming pool

  • playground

  • basketball court

  • 700 square yards asphalt parking in poor condition

Broadmoor Park

363 Broadmoor Street

0.60 acres

  • picnic area

  • playground

  • no parking

Buddy Butts Park

No. 7 North McRaven Road

378.00 acres

  • 2 lighted soccer fields

  • model airplay track

  • go-kart track

  • picnic area

  • 9 unlighted soccer fields

  • unlit restrooms

  • hydraulic river model approximately 4,425 square yards of gravel

  • parking in good condition

  • 7,000 square yards of asphalt

  • paving in good condition

  • 22,000 square yards of roadway in very poor condition

  • some undefined gravel/grass parking areas

Callaway Soccer Complex

(behind Callaway High School)

601 Beasley Road

  • 5 soccer fields

Cherokee Heights

4087 ½ Dunbar Street

1.89 acres

  • community garden area

  • open play area

  • no parking

China Road Property

China Road

2.30 acres

  • undeveloped

  • no parking

Elton Road Property

Elton Road

1,028.00 acres

  • undeveloped

  • no parking

Fairmont Park

116 Fairmont Street

1.03 acres

  • playground and basketball courts

  • no parking

Farish Street Green

Phase I

Farish Street

0.55 acres

  • benches

  • sculpture

  • no parking

Farish Street Green Phase II

Hamilton Street

0.60 acres

  • benches

  • no parking

Flowers Park

1960 Flowers Drive

8.00 acres

  • picnic area

  • 3 lighted ball fields (baseball)

  • restrooms

  • playgrounds

  • 2,600 square yards gravel parking in fair condition

  • 1,300 square yards gravel drives in fair condition

Forest Hill Park

1300 McCluer Road

97.00 acres

  • 7 lighted baseball fields

  • clubhouse

  • t-ball fields

  • restrooms 3,000 square yards of asphalt drives in good condition

  • 4,400 square yards asphalt/gravel drives in poor condition

  • 2,650 square yards asphalt paving in good condition

  • 2,000 square yards gravel parking in fair condition

Grove Golf Course

Walter “Dutch” Welch Drive

50.00 acres

  • 9 hole golf course

  • 2,300 square yards asphalt parking in fair condition

  • lot and cart shed

  • 200 square yards gravel parking in fair condition

Grove Park

4126 Parkway Street

25.00 acres

  • 4 lighted baseball fields

  • Clubhouse

  • picnic area

  • 6 lighted tennis courts swimming pool

  • basketball court

  • playground

  • restrooms

  • ½ mile walking trail

  • 8,150 square yards asphalt drives in good to fair condition

  • 9,350 square yards asphalt parking in to fair condition

  • 900 square gravel parking in fair to poor condition

  • pavilion

High Street Park

125 High Street

0.28 acres

  • basketball court

  • no parking

Hightower Property

Gum Street

0.55 acres

  • Undeveloped

  • no parking

Jackson Zoological Park

2918 W. Capitol Street

99.56 acres

  • zoological park displays

  • picnic areas

  • Livingston Park playground areas

  • open areas

  • lake miniature railroad

  • 8,500 square yards asphalt drive in fair condition

  • 8,900 square yards asphalt parking in fair condition

  • 4,000 square yards asphalt pavement at YMCA in poor condition

  • 2,500 square yards asphalt at lakeside in fair condition

Jaycee Park

1420 Bailey Avenue

0.50 acre

  • playground

  • basketball courts

  • picnic pavilion

  • no parking

Jones Center Park

2050 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

1.90 acres

  • playground

  • daycare center

  • swimming pool

  • basketball court

  • 200 square yards asphalt parking at swimming pool in poor condition

Josh Halbert Gardens

206 S. Congress Street

0.88 acre

  • formal flower garden at City Hall

  • no parking

Kurts Gym

125 Gymnasium Drive

Gymnasium

  • 1,900 square yards of undefined asphalt, gravel and grass

Lake Hico Park

4851 Watkins Drive

13.10 acres

  • Playground

  • picnic area and pavilion

  • restrooms

  • basketball court

  • 2/3 mile walking trail

  • 4,400 square yards asphalt drives in good condition

  • 1,900 square yards

  • asphalt parking in good condition

  • spray park

Lakeland Complex

1200 Lakeland Drive

20.60 acres

  • 7 lighted baseball fields

  • picnic area

  • 2 unlighted baseball fields

  • T-ball fields

  • 16,000 square yards asphalt parking in good condition 2,500 square yards asphalt drive in good condition

Lakeland Park

1300 Lakeland Drive

15.10 acres

  • picnic area

  • some undefined gravel and grass parking.

Laurel Park

Laurel Street

10.70 acres

  • picnic area

  • playground

  • equipment

  • no parking

Leavell Woods Park

347 Dona Drive

15.60 acres

  • 4 lighted baseball fields

  • playground

  • clubhouse

  • lighted walk

  • ¾ mile exercise trail

  • 4,250 square yards asphalt/gravel drives in poor condition

  • 7,150 square yards asphalt/grass parking in poor condition.

Legion Complex (VA)

Legion Complex (VA) cont’d

4500 South Drive

55.60 acres

  • 2 lighted baseball fields

  • Playground

  • picnic area

  • swimming pool

  • tennis courts (6 lighted) 5 lighted softball fields

  • restrooms

  • 23,310 square yards gravel parking at baseball fields in fair condition

  • 2,800 square yards asphalt paving at swimming pool/tennis court in poor condition

  • 3,100 square yards gravel parking at softball fields in fair condition

Manhattan Park

313 Cedars of Lebannon

11.70 acres

  • playground equipment

  • picnic area

  • ¾ mile walking trail

  • backstop

  • 650 square yards asphalt and gravel parking

  • 1,075 square yards asphalt drive

Medgar Evers Tennis Center

3157 Edwards Avenue

  • basketball courts

  • picnic area

  • pavilion playground

Mynelle Gardens

4736 Clinton Blvd.

5.74 acres

  • botanical garden

  • picnic areas

  • walking paths

  • 3,600 square yards undefined concrete, asphalt, gravel, grass parking in poor condition

Northgate Park

Watkins Drive

5.55 acres

  • picnic area

  • 500 square yards gravel parking in fair condition

Parham Bridges Park

5055 Old Canton Road

34.00 acres

  • playground

  • picnic area

  • 15 lighted tennis courts

  • tennis center

  • lighted 1 mile exercise/walking trail

  • restrooms

  • 5,150 square yards asphalt parking in good condition, 1,100 square yards asphalt drives in good condition

  • 825 square yards concrete parking in good condition

Poindexter Park

800 W. Capital Street

6.15 acres

  • pavilion

  • picnic area

  • open play area

  • no parking

  • playground

Police Training Center

3000 St. Charles Street

5.00 acres

  • picnic area

  • 2 lighted softball fields

  • restrooms

  • 1,475 square yards asphalt drives in poor condition

Presidential Hills I Park

900 Flag Chapel Road

9.59 acres

  • 2 tennis courts (poor condition)

  • basketball softball courts in poor condition

  • open play area

  • 600 square yards asphalt parking

  • 1,200 square yards asphalt drives

Presidential Hill II Park

3971 Flag Chapel Road

100 acres

  • clubhouse

  • swimming pool

  • picnic area

  • playground

  • pavilion

  • 1 mile walking trail

  • 1,300 square yards asphalt parking in good condition

  • 1,050 square yards asphalt drive in good condition

R. Jess Brown Park

502 W. Capital Street

4.86 acres

  • basketball court

  • picnic area pavilion

  • 750 square yards asphalt parking in fair condition

  • 925 square yards asphalt drive in fair condition

Rainbow Park

2001 Raymond Rd

  • picnic area

  • playground

Raines Park

110 Flag Chapel Road

5.00 acres

  • playground

  • picnic area

  • pavilion

  • 650 square yards asphalt parking in good condition

  • 650 square yards asphalt drives in good condition

Road of Remembrance

Road of Remembrance

0.20 acres

  • playground

  • no parking

St. Paul’s Park

1091 Plymouth Avenue

2.93 acres

  • playground

  • picnic area

  • basketball court

  • no parking

Sheppard Park

2261 Belvedere Drive

2.10 acres

  • playground

  • picnic area

  • no parking

Sheppard Brothers Park

1355 Hattiesburg Street

19.76 acres

  • playground

  • picnic area

  • pavilion

  • basketball courts

  • gymnasium

  • senior citizen center

  • ½ mile walking trail

  • 1,750 square yards asphalt parking in very poor condition

  • 1,875 square yards asphalt drives in very poor condition

Smith Park

302 Amite Street

2.35 acres

  • playground areas

  • Ampetheatre

  • sitting areas

  • no parking

Smith Wills Stadium

 

33.00 acres

  • Minor League Baseball Stadium

  • 19,150 square yards asphalt parking in very good condition

  • 22,000 square yards asphalt drive in very good condition

Sonny Guy Golf Course

3200 Woodrow Wilson

220.00 acres

18 hole golf course

8,500 square yards asphalt parking in good condition

Sykes Park

520 Sykes Road

19.10 acres

  • 2 lighted baseball fields

  • 4 lighted tennis courts

  • basketball courts

  • gymnasium

  • senior citizen center

  • 2,800 square years asphalt parking in community center in poor condition

  • 1,250 square yards asphalt drives at community center in poor condition

  • 2,750 square yards asphalt parking in park in good condition

  • 1,775 square yards asphalt drive in park in good condition

Tennis Center South

1517 McDowell Road

9.34 acres

  • tennis center with 14 lighted courts

  • swimming pool

  • playground

  • picnic court

  • restrooms

  • 600 square yards asphalt parking in fair condition

  • 2,225 square yards asphalt drives in fair condition

Terry Road Park

3077 Terry Road

6.16 acres

  • playground

  • swimming pool

  • picnic area

  • 500 square yards asphalt parking

  • 600 square yards asphalt drives in poor condition

Tougaloo Park

Brown Street

6.13 acres

  • pavilion

  • picnic area

  • open play area with backstop

  • playground

  • ½ mile walking trail

  • 450 square yards asphalt parking in good condition

  • 2,300 square yards asphalt drive in good condition

VA

Thomas Catchings Dr.

  • 7 ballfields

  • playground

Vine Street Park

318 Vine Street

2.33 acres

  • swimming pool

  • playground

  • picnic area

  • senior citizen center

  • basketball courts

  • 575 asphalt parking in fair to poor condition

  • 800 square yards asphalt drives in fair to poor condition

  • 625 square yards gravel parking in poor condition

Virden Addition Park

3157 Edwards Avenue

2.90 acres

  • basketball court

  • picnic area

  • pavilion

  • gymnasium

  • 1,500 square yards asphalt parking in poor condition

Westbrook Property

Westbrook

173.50 acres

  • undeveloped

  • no parking

Westside

1450 Wiggins Road

20.00 acres

  • gymnasium

  • 2 basketball fields

  • 4 lighted tennis courts

  • basketball courts

  • ½ mile walking trail

  • 1,650 square yards gravel parking at park in fair condition

  • 1,575 square yards asphalt parking at community center in poor condition

  • pavilion

Whiterock Gym

560 Country Club Drive

  • building only

  • gymnasium

  • library

  • league basketball

  • no parking

Wightman Park

1700 Wightman Street

0.89 acres

  • playground

  • basketball court

  • no parking

Willie Henry Park

5620 Beechwood Drive

2.84 acres

  • picnic area

  • ¼ mile walking trail

  • backstop

  • playground

  • pavilion

  • basketball court

  • no parking

Woodrow Wilson Walking Trail

Woodrow Wilson Drive

3.00 acres

  • ¼ mile walking trail

  • 2,050 square yards square yard asphalt drives in poor condition

 

TOTAL ACREAGE: Approximately 3500

TOTAL PARKS: 56

WALK/EXERCISE TRAIL & MILEAGES:

Leavell Woods – ¾ mile (3960’)

Manhattan – ¾ mile

Parham Bridges – 1 mile (5280’)

Willie Henry – ¼ mile (1320”)

Woodrow Wilson – ¼ mile

Hico – ½ mile

Sheppard Brothers – ½ mile

Grove – ½ mile

Westside – ½ mile

Raines – ½ mile

Tougaloo – ½ mile

Presidential Hills – 1 mile

72 Athletic fields’

  • baseball and softball

  • soccer fields

  • tennis courts

2 flag football fields