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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.
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Stafford
City Park
3108 Fifth Street
see map
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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
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First Street
Park
2501 First Street
See map
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This park covers
three acres and contains a jogging trail as well
as
softball/baseball fields, soccer/open fields,
picnic benches and lighting.
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Rubin Park
2220 First Street see map
Rubin Park contains playground equipment and picnic benches
on 3.14 acres. |
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Vaccaro Manor Park
13033 Joan Street see map
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. |
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Gordon Fountain Lake
Park
10511 1/2 Fountain Lake Dr.
See map
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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Click here to see the location of all the City's parks on a City map
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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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