A huge project is sprouting in Southwest Florida’s largest city. Cape Coral will soon have 10 new parks. The citywide park project will cost $60 million.
A program was developed for each park based on what people said the needs were. The most important amenities include restrooms, shaded picnic areas, boardwalks, and a lot of parking areas.
The new parks and their anticipated start dates are below:
Crystal Lake Park – April 2022
Cultural Park – October 2021
Gator Circle Park – October 2021
Lake Meade Park – July 2022
Joe Coviello Park (formerly Oasis Woods Park) – October 2021
Sands Park – October 2021
Tropicana Park – April 2022
Yellow Creek Preserve – December 2021
Festival Park – July 2022
Yacht Club – April 2022
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Crystal Lake Park – NW Cape Coral. FL
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Highlights of Crystal Lake Park:
Scuba Diving Area
Fitness Stations
Picnic Shelter
Shaded Picnic Areas
Food Trucks
Beach
Aqua Park (Water Trampolines)
Board Walk
Boat, Kayak/Canoe
Cultural Park – SE Cape Coral, FL
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Highlights of Cultural Park:
Fitness Stations
Playground (Shaded)
Picnic Areas/Shelter
Event Area
Rose Garden
Outdoor Exhibit Space
Historical Society & Museum
Theatre
Art League
Gator Circle – NE Cape Coral, FL
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Highlights of Gator Circle Park:
Shaded Playground
Walking Path
Fitness Stations
Bike Lane
Multi Purpose Open Space
Tennis Courts
Pickleball Courts
Basketball Courts
Shaded Picnic Area
Lake Meade Park – NE Cape Coral, FL
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Highlights of Lake Meade Park:
Beach
Board Walk
Boat Launch Ramp
Boat Docks
Skate Park
Dog Park
Picnic Areas
Splashpad
Playground
Fitness Stations
Horseshoe Pits
Shuffleboard
Pickleball Courts
Basketball Courts
Tennis Courts
Walking paths / multi use backs
Fishing Pier
Oasis Woods Park – SW Cape Coral, FL
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Highlights of Oasis Woods Park:
Across the street from Oasis South Elementary, Middle, and Elementary School
Wetland Covered Outdoor Classroom
Upland Covered Outdoor Classroom
Boardwalk
Pier
Picnic Shelter
Sands Park – SW Cape Coral, FL
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Highlights of Sands Park:
Fountain
Butterfly Plant Garden
Picnic Area
Basketball Courts
Pickleball Courts
Tennis Courts
Horseshoe Pits
Bocceeball Courts
Shuffleboard
Fitness Stations
Playground
Walking Paths
Tropicana Park – NW Cape Coral, Fl
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Highlights of Tropicana Park:
Beach
Docks
Pavilion
Canoe/Kayak Launch
Picnic Areas
Playground
Boardwalk
Fitness Stations
Multi Purpose Open Space
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve- NE Cape Coral, FL
Cape Coral has designated Yellow Fever Creek Park as a nature park — a classification meant “to protect and enhance existing wildlife habitat, particularly for threatened and endangered species … provide appropriate, low-impact recreational access; and promote environmental stewardship of the Cape’s natural resources through environmental education classes and programs throughout the city,” according to the 2016 Parks Master Plan.
The master plan includes the development of a welcome center and a dog park as well as areas for disc golf, trails, a historic cracker farm and “primitive camping”.
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Highlights of Yellow Fever Creek Preserve:
Boardwalk
Recreational Trails
Disc Golf
Camping
Picnic areas
Equestrian
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Festival Park – NW Cape Coral FL
Concept plans for Festival Park include an amphitheater, multi-use fields and soccer fields, a fitness center, a recreation trail, a pavilion, and more than 5,000 parking spaces. The park — located between Chiquita Boulevard and Nelson Road, and Wilmington and Kismet parkways — would provide the Cape with a large venue space that the city currently lacks.
The estimated construction cost is more than $98 million, including contingency and construction oversight. Public input and park design are slated for 2020, and the park is anticipated to open in 2023, according to the city’s website.
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Highlights of Festival Park:
(4) Soccer fields with lighting
Play area
Large pavilion
Amphitheater grass seating (up to 19,000 people)
Performance area
Lake
Trail
Fitness center
Seahawk Air Park
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Seahawk Air Park at Festival Park:
13.5 acre neighborhood park
Wide open area with a landing strip built to service radio controlled airplanes and helicopters.
The flying field is overseen by the Cape Coral R/Seahawks Club through an agreement with the City. See lessMembers fly at the fields throughout the week and weekends.
All pilots must have a valid AMA full membership to fly at the field as well as pay additional yearly maintenance and user fees. Pilots are required to wear their AMA identification while flying.
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An AMA Chartered RemoteControl Aircraft Club
Cape Coral Yacht Club – SW Cape Coral, FL
Locals and visitors have been enjoying the waterfront amenities of the Yacht Club Community Park since it opened in 1962. As one of Cape Coral’s most historical sites, the Yacht Club serves as the foundation for celebrations and community events and has been a retreat for sunseekers and boat lovers for almost 60 years.
Planned park improvements will transform the Yacht Club Community Park into a premier waterfront experience
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Highlights of the NEW Cape Coral Yacht Club:
Playground
Splashpad
Boardwalk
Expanded beach
Large pavilion & grill
Palm/Hammock grove
Boat ramps and docks
Racquetball
Sand volleyball
Tennis courts
The Cape Coral Yacht Club is set to close this spring while major renovations of the park’s facilities are completed. The Yacht Club will close on April 1, 2022, for about two years.