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Improved Dupree Park Offers Multiple Outdoor Activities

Dupree Park, located at 513 Neese Road in Woodstock, has seen a lot of changes in the past few years. The 35-acre park, originally constructed in the mid-‘70s, features a 3-acre pond with rolling hills with pine trees and hard woods covering one third of the park. In 2010, the Woodstock Parks and Recreation Dept. consolidated two small play areas into one large playground and constructed handicap-accessible park restrooms. The existing picnic pavilion was demolished and a new modern pavilion was constructed in its place. The City later converted its two underutilized softball fields into 5 acres of multi-use greenspace.

Dupree Park, located at 513 Neese Road in Woodstock, has seen a lot of changes in the past few years. The 35-acre park, originally constructed in the mid-‘70s, features a 3-acre pond with rolling hills with pine trees and hard woods covering one third of the park. In 2010, the Woodstock Parks and Recreation Dept. consolidated two small play areas into one large playground and constructed handicap-accessible park restrooms. The existing picnic pavilion was demolished and a new modern pavilion was constructed in its place. The City later converted its two underutilized softball fields into 5 acres of multi-use greenspace.

This past fall, the City of Woodstock opened its newest additions to the Greenprints Trail System at the park. These new trail amenities include the Dupree Park Fitness Trail and a Family Mountain Bike Trail.

The Fitness Trail is a 1/3-mile-long, 8-foot-wide asphalt trail that encircles the 5-acre greenspace on the northwest corner of the park. The trail runs along the outer edge of the greenspace, allowing the area to be utilized for soccer in the fall and other events and programs throughout the year. Later this year, the City will install outdoor fitness equipment, benches, a water fountain, and other amenities at the fitness trail.

The Family Mountain Bike Trail is a scaled-down version of typical mountain bike trail systems with the same trail use rules as the other networks in the Woodstock area. This provides an environment that allows young riders to practice navigating a trail map and following guidelines, such as the travel direction changing by the day of the week.

The trails are designated as “easy” and are designed for beginner mountain bikers. The three main loops — “Lions,” “Tigers” and “Bears” — are beginner-friendly with a wide, smooth trail tread. The grades are very low, and the trails are meant to be fun at slower speeds.

A short bike skills trail, “Oh My!,” also provides technical features designed to teach balance, control and bike handling. These are perfect trails for kids and novice off-road riders, as well as those getting back on the bike after a long hiatus from riding.

There are several other additions to Dupree Park on the horizon. In the spring and summer of 2015, the City will construct a handicap-accessible overlook at the pond located in the middle of the park. This addition will allow older residents and individuals with disabilities the opportunity to access the pond more easily and fish.

Dupree Park has four tennis courts that are scheduled to be resurfaced this summer. The existing tennis court fencing will also be repaired and replaced as needed during the renovation. Other improvements to the park will include new picnic tables, benches, sidewalks, and upgraded landscaping. The existing parking lot will be realigned and restriped.

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