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Location: 3101 Harvey Road
Size: 150 Acres
Classification: Regional
Athletic Park
Date Acquired: 1999
Purchase Price: $1,500,000.00 |
Park Description
This site is open and fairly flat with 2 small wooded areas on the southeast and western edges. It is intended to be an athletic park. This athletic park will be completed in a course of three phases. Once completed, it will include 9 softball fields, 13 soccer fields, bike trails, pavilion, concession stands. Twelve acres of this land is designated as a Veterans Memorial which encompasses a Veterans Memorial sculpture designed by Robert Eccleston and a garden plaza. It was dedicated to all veterans of the Brazos Valley who have served in all US wars in November 2002. Phase I includes 6 soccer fields, 2 softball fields, parking, maintenance shop, trees, irrigation, and entry road. Completion of Phase I was celebrated in a dedication ceremony in May 2003. Phase II started in 2006 and completed in 2007. It includes, concession building, 3 softball fields, 3 soccer fields, additional road and parking spaces, a 500 capacity American pavilion , playground and American History Mile Trail. Phase II dedication was held on Friday, April 27, 2007.
Amenities:
- Athletic Fields (Soccer/Softball/Baseball)
- Pavilion
- Trails
- Veterans Memorial
- 911 Memorial
- Richard Carter Water Oak (the biggest tree in Brazos County?)
Quercus Nigra, circumference: 195 inches, average crown: 70 fee, hight: 70 feet
(State champion Water Oak is 340 points. the VPAC tree has 283 points, putting it at the number seven Water Oak in the State of Texas.)