Check out the new splash pad that the JaxParks team installed at Leonard Abess Park (12743 Leonard Abess Blvd. 32225).
The park was named for Leonard L. Abess Sr., a prominent banker who was instrumental in providing the land to the City of Jacksonville for park development. Mayor Ed Austin and Councilman Dick Brown held a dedication/ribbon-cutting ceremony for the park on October 19, 1994. The park offers playscapes, grills, a picnic shelter, restrooms, 2 youth baseball fields, a basketball court, 2 tennis courts, a soccer field and paved trails. A new addition to the park is a colorful water feature.
