Check Out Clearwater's Newly Renovated Signature Park

CLEARWATER, FL — The $5.7 million makeover of Crest Lake Park makes it the city’s newest signature park.

The park, which was closed during the past year for construction, will open during a special ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, April 26 at 9 a.m.

“Crest Lake Park has been home to our most-visited dog park for a decade and half and more recently the Florida Veterans Memorial Plaza,” said Clearwater Mayor Frank Hibbard. “Now the entire park will be a destination for our residents and guests, and I believe will serve Clearwater for decades to come.”

Visitors to the park will discover an array of new things including wider sidewalks around the lake and throughout the park, new lighting, irrigation, landscaping and grass, four new play areas including a spray pad, restrooms, picnic shelters, a lighted fountain, boardwalks, volleyball courts and an arboretum.

“I believe Crest Lake Park is our best park project to date,” Parks & Recreation Director Jim Halios said. “It combines the physical beauty of a nature park in an urban setting. This unique feature allows our residents to experience the park on multiple levels.”

This project was funded through the city’s BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement money.

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