Al Lease Park

Al Lease Park

1100 Denise Drive Kent, Ohio 44240

Official Website

Tips for Birding

Crushed stone trails provide access to the majority of the park. The large wetland south and east of the lake typically contains the most bird activity. There is a wooden boardwalk over part of the wetland that can be accessed from the trail at the east end of the lake. There is a smaller wetland north of the lake and east of the baseball field.

Birds of Interest

Nesting Red-headed Woodpeckers in the wetland in 2022.

About this Location

Named after Al Lease, who was actively involved in Kent Youth Baseball this thirty-one-acre park is located on the west side of Kent off Silver Meadow Boulevard.

Extensive landscaping gives this park a mature appearance. One of the most attractive passive recreation areas is a wooden walkway leading through a wetlands area to a large gazebo. Quiet observers can glimpse deer and pheasants that live in the area.

A four-acre lake has been stocked with shell cracker, large-mouth bass, and channel catfish. There are four picnic shelters in the park as well as a number of individual tables.

Al Lease Park has a regulation soccer field, baseball diamond with a grass infield, basketball court, volleyball court, and two playground areas.

The park has permanent restroom facilities, a one-mile looping Hike and Bike Trail, and a 20-car parking lot.

Features

  • Restrooms on site

  • Wheelchair accessible trail

  • Entrance fee

  • Roadside viewing

Content from Official Website and Alex Colucci