Carolyn Beatrice Parker Park will delight children with its colorful playground featuring a variety of slides. Outdoor musical instruments, that kids will make their own kind of music with, and basketball courts are ready for play. Relax on area benches or under the shady pavilion that provides a covered area out of the rain and hot summer sun. There is also a grassy field to enjoy; all surrounded by a new decorative fence.
In 2022, the School Board of Alachua County renamed a school and this park for Carolyn Beatrice Parker. An accomplished research physicist, Ms. Parker was the first African American woman known to receive a graduate degree in physics. She entered the physics graduate program at M.I.T., where she earned a second master’s degree in physics and completed coursework for a Ph.D. Ms. Parker was elected to the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society.
Construction was completed on Carolyn Beatrice Parker Park in August of 2019. Funding was provided by Wild Spaces Public Places in partnership with the School Board of Alachua County. The project cost was $268,579.
1912 NW 5th Ave, Gainesville 32603 View Map
1912 NW 5th Ave , Gainesville 32603