Oak Hill Park

Overview

Address 5391 7th Street NE
Start Date 2025
End Date TBD
Current Status Implementation Planning
Park Type Mini Park
Size .5 acres
Special Use None

Current Status

Mini park with a playground and picnic areas set on a hill of mature oak trees and servicing neighborhoods #37 and #36 in conjunction with Jubilee Park, which currently has redundant amenities. Due to the traffic on 7th Street, there is a chain-link fence along the park boundary.

Improvements

General recommendations include redevelopment with some minor layout modifications for an improved recreational experience to be complementary to Jubilee Park.

Recommendations include: 

  • Landscape enhancements, potentially naturalize groundcover among the oaks
  • New playground equipment potentially with a natural theme to blend with surroundings
  • ADA compliant playground surfacing (engineered wood fiber)
  • Concrete playground border
  • New realigned concrete walks to potentially remove retaining wall and to meet ADA guidelines (match up to proposed crosswalk locations)
  • New seating and picnic areas
  • Site furnishings with common characteristic (benches, tables, receptacles, bike racks, drinking fountain, etc.)
  • New ornamental or black vinyl clad chain link fencing
  • Wayfinding signs
  • Security light

Recommendations

View the full Oak Hill Park recommendation (PDF)

Current Conditions

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