Welcome to Depot Park
Gainesville's Very Own "Central Park"
by KATIE & VERN ROGERS
Photos provided by CHRISTINE & RYAN WINGET
featuring their son Landon
On Saturday August 20, 2016, Depot Park celebrated its
grand opening. If you haven’t played, partied, or relaxed
at this newly rejuvenated spot just south of downtown
Gainesville, make an effort to explore one of the area’s
most recent beautification projects the next time you’re in
town. The park is open from dawn to dusk year-round and
free to visit.
The site was formerly a train depot and industrial area that
was remediated and redeveloped into a “contemporary
public greenspace to serve as Gainesville’s ‘Central Park’.”
Depot Park has been home to food truck rallies, public
and private events and is quickly becoming a place where
Gainesville residents and visitors gather on evenings and
weekends.
As a family, we have visited Depot Park a number of
times and even had a family birthday party at one of the
pavilions. The reservation process was simple and fee was
minimal, the on-site management of our event by the staff
was top notch, and all of our guests had a wonderful time.
We would recommend this outdoor oasis to all of our family
and friends – especially our Housing family!
Check out Depot Park’s website, Facebook page, or
Instagram account to view more about Depot Park, the
events calendar, or the reservation process!
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The playground equipment was modeled
after the old train depot.