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This is a '''list of Birmingham parks''', made up of those dedicated as public parks by the [[Birmingham City Council]]. Once a park is dedicated, the land can no longer be sold or the space used for any other purpose unless approved in a voter referendum. Action by the council requires a survey of the proposed park land along with other documentation. Except for some parks which operate under agreement with independent boards or organizations, the parks are managed by the [[Birmingham Park and Recreation Board]] and maintained by the [[Birmingham Department of Public Works]].

By [[1958]] the Department maintained 65 city parks covering more than 1,200 acres. By [[1994]] there were almost 100 named parks, but only seven had been formally dedicated. A number of others were nominally protected by the terms of sale or a bequest, but the degree of protection depended on how the deeds were worded. A developer's [[1990]] proposal to build houses on [[Altamont Park]] led to a public outcry, which resulted in its formal dedication to the public. Following that controversy, the park board undertook a planning process. Many of Birmingham's parks were rededicated under an amended ordinance in [[2000]]. The new ordinance required property surveys, deeds, and council records to be kept on file in the City Clerk's office.

In [[2018]] the Trust for Public Land credited Birmingham with having 3,979 acres of dedicated park land in 118 parks.

==Public parks==
===District parks===
* [[Avondale Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Bradford Park|Tom Bradford Park]]
* [[Cooper Green Park]]
* [[East Lake Park]]
* [[Ensley Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Fountain Heights Park]]
* [[North Birmingham Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Roosevelt City Park]]
* [[George Ward Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[M. E. Wiggins Park]]

===Special parks===
* [[Arlington Antebellum House & Gardens]]
* [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]] ([[Lane Park]])
* [[Birmingham CrossPlex]]
* [[Don Hawkins Park|Don A. Hawkins Park]] ([[Roebuck-Hawkins Park]]
* [[Highland Golf Course]]
* [[Huffman Park]] ([[Huffman Softball Park]])
* [[Inglenook Park]]
* [[Kelly Ingram Park]], planned in 1872, acquired in 1883, rededicated in 2000
* [[Lawson Field]]
* [[Linn Park]] ([[Linn Park|Charles Linn Park]], formerly Central Park, Capitol Park and Woodrow Wilson Park), planned in 1872, acquired in 1883, rededicated in 2000
* [[Lowery Park]]
* [[Lynn Park]]
* [[McLendon Park]] ([[Legion Field]]), rededicated in 2000
* [[One Pratt Park]], completed October 2019
* [[Railroad Park]], completed September 2010
* [[Rickwood Field]]
* [[Vulcan Park]]
* [[Wahouma Park]] (formerly Lewis Park)

===Other parks===
* [[Altamont Park]], purchased 1921, rededicated in 1990s
* [[Birmingham City Park]]
* [[Birmingham City Park #3]]
* [[Birmingham City Park #7]]
* [[Birmingham City Park #27]]
* [[Birmingham City Park #36]]
* [[Birmingham City Park #39]]
* [[Hugo Black Park]], dedicated [[1985]]
* [[Wess Bocker Park]]
* [[Brother Bryan Park]], formerly [[Magnolia Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Caldwell Park]] ([[Highland Avenue]]), rededicated in 2000
* [[Central Park]]
* [[City Park]] ([[Elder Street]]), rededicated in 2000
* [[Clairmont Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Clayton Park|George Clayton Acipco Park]], dedicated [[November 16]], [[1952]]
* [[Crestline Park]]
* [[Crestline Tot Lot]]
* [[Crestwood Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Alma Dennis Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Downey Park]], 1951, relocated in 1973
* [[East Brownville Park]], dedicated [[2006]]
* [[East Thomas Park]]
* [[Elder Street Nature Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Eldorado Park]] ([[Old Springville Road]]), rededicated in 2000
* [[Julius Ellsberry Park]]
* [[Elyton Park]]
* [[Bessie Estell Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Exchange Park]] (formerly [[Shadyside Park]]), [[Pike Road]] & [[Avenue W]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Fairview Park]] ([[Avenue Y]] and [[29th Street]]), rededicated in 2000
* [[Germania Park]]
* [[Glen Iris Park]]
* [[Grasselli Heights Park]], dedicated [[2006]]
* [[Grayson Park]]
* [[Greenwood Park]], opened [[2012]]
* [[Samuel Hairston Baseball Complex]]
* [[Hanover Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Harriman Park]], 4345-4347 [[F. L. Shuttlesworth Drive]] in the [[Harriman Park neighborhood]]
* [[Harris Park]], [[Ensley Highlands]]
* [[Harrison Park]]
* [[Erskine Hawkins Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Highland Park]] (formerly [[Charley Boswell Golf Course]]), rededicated in 2000
* [[Hooper City Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Howze-Sanford Park]] (formerly [[Pratt City Park]]), rededicated in 2000
* [[Jimmie Hudson Park]], [[Pratt Highway]] and [[Blount Street]], [[Sandusky]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Eddie Kendrick Memorial Park]], dedicated [[1999]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Martin Luther King Jr Park]]
* [[Key Circle]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Lane Park]]
* [[Beulah Lewis Park]] ([[66th Street]] and [[Interlaken Avenue]]), rededicated in 2000
* [[Maclin Park]]
* [[Marconi Park]] (formerly "East Park", at [[Park Place Apartments]]) planned in 1872, acquired in 1883, rededicated in 2000
* [[McAlpine Park|William L. McAlpine Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[John McMahon Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Memorial Park]]
* [[Norwood Park]]
* [[Overton Park (Birmingham)|Overton Park]]
* [[W. C. Patton Park]]
* [[Phelan Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Powderly Park]]
* [[Pratt City Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Erskine Ramsay Park I]] ([[Argyle Road]]), rededicated in 2000
* [[Erskine Ramsay Park II]] ([[Montclair Road]]), rededicated in 2000
* [[Rozelle Reynolds Memorial park]], formerly [[Green Acres Park]], 6126 [[Avenue O]], [[Green Acres neighborhood|Green Acres]]
* [[Rhodes Park]] ([[Highland Avenue]]), rededicated in 2000
* [[Rotary Trail]]
* [[Rushton Park|William Rushton Park]] ([[Highland Avenue]]), rededicated in 2000
* [[Sandridge Park]]
* [[Sherman Heights Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Arthur Shores Park]]
* [[Dorothy Spears Park]] (formerly [[East Thomas Park]]), [[East Thomas]]
* [[Spring Water Park]]
* [[Tarpley City Park]], dedicated [[2006]]
* [[Triangle Park]]
* [[Tuxedo Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Tuxedo Heights Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Underwood Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[Valley View Park]], rededicated in 2000
* [[West Brownville Park]], dedicated [[2006]]
* [[West Cooper Green Park]] ([[Flora Avenue]]), rededicated in 2000
* [[West Goldwire Park]], dedicated [[2006]]
* [[Willow Wood Park]]
* [[Woodward Park]] ([[McMillon Avenue]] and [[14th Street Southwest]]), rededicated in 2000
* [[Wylam Hills Park]]
* [[Wylam Park]]

==Parks owned by the city and managed by other parties==
* [[Birmingham Zoo]] ([[Lane Park]]), operated by [[Birmingham Zoo Inc.]] since [[1999]]
* [[Railroad Park]], opened [[2010]], operated by the [[Friends of the Railroad District]]
* [[Vulcan Park]]/[[Vulcan Trail]], operated by the [[Vulcan Park Foundation]] since [[1999]]

==Parks partially owned by the city and managed by other parties==
* [[Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve]], operated by the [[Ruffner Mountain Nature Coalition]]

==Public parks in the city of Birmingham, owned and managed by other parties==
* [[Alabama Veterans Memorial Park]]
* [[Lake Purdy]], owned and managed by the [[Birmingham Water Works Board]]
* [[Red Mountain Park]], owned and operated by the [[Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area Commission]]
* [[UAB Campus Green]]
* [[UAB Pocket Park]]

==Former parks==
* [[Behren's Park]]/[[Mortimer Jordan Park]], sold to [[UAB]] and used for [[Young Memorial Field]]
* [[Lakeview Park]], closed by [[1900]]
* [[Linn's Park]]
* [[Mineral Springs Park]], established by [[North Birmingham]] in [[1886]]. Dedicated by Birmingham in [[1924]], became [[North Birmingham Golf Course]] in [[1926]]. Land swapped with [[Birmingham Board of Education]] for construction of [[Carver High School]].
* [[South Roebuck Park]], closed since [[1999]].

==References==
* "Birmingham's Parks (March 14, 1896) {{BN}}, p. 20
* Hulen, Tara & Melanie Jones (July 27, 1994) "[https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16044coll5/id/1813 Many of them aren't deeded or dedicated]" {{BN}} - via {{BPLDC}}
* Howell, Vicki (January 26, 2000) "Council rededicates 28 parks." {{BN}}
* Blackledge, Brett J. (March 8, 2000) "City Council dedicates 17 more parks." {{BN}}

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