Stafford City Parks


Residents of Stafford can enjoy the outdoors in one of five public parks - with a sixth park in the planning stages. A total of 35.6 acres of green space are currently designated as public park land in the city.
Stafford City Park
3108 Fifth Street

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Stafford City Park is the city's largest of the city's public park covering 16 acres. It contains softball/baseball fields, basketball courts, soccer/open fields, playground equipment, picnic benches and a pavilion.

   
First Street Park
2501 First Street


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Rubin Park
2220 First Street
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Rubin Park contains playground equipment and picnic benches on 3.14 acres.

 
Vaccaro Manor Park
13033 Joan Street
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Vaccaro Manor Park occupies 4.5 acres. It has a quarter-mile jogging trail with lights, soccer/open fields, playground equipment, picnic benches, sidewalks and a pavilion.

 
Gordon Fountain Lake Park
10511 1/2 Fountain Lake Dr.

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This is the city's second largest public park, covering 9 acres. It has a lake, a half-mile jogging trail with lights, playground equipment, picnic benches and a pavilion.


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Parks Department


The city's park system is maintained by the City of Stafford Parks Department. Jim Wagner is the Superintendent of Parks and Building Maintenance. Contact him at 281-499-7576 orEmail Jim.

Parks Committee

The city's active Parks Committee is led by Council member John Rose. Committee members are Maria Alvarado, Antonia Bailey, Steve Tennis, Lana Hoesing, Debbie Smith, Harvey Koudelka, Ray Schenk, Fred Hennes and Lawrence Vaccaro, Jr.

The committee, with approval of City Council, recently added $238,000 of playground equipment, pavilions, lighting and other amenities to Gordon Fountain Lake Park and Vaccaro Manor Park. Enhancements are in the plans for the remaining parks.

Meetings of the Parks Committee are held at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of the month, at City Hall, and are open to the public.

 

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