Stevenson Park
Location: Between East Fir & Grove Streets, And 2Nd & 3Rd Avenues East
Nobel R. “Steve” Stevenson came to Three Forks as the athletic coach and social science instructor in 1936. In 1940 he was elected superintendent of the Three Forks Schools. He served in this capacity until his death in 1944.
Stevenson Park offers a covered gazebo, complete with electrical hookups and enough picnic tables to seat 50 comfortably. This space can be reserved for $25.00 (half day) through the reservation process below. You can also request the use of our gas grill barbecue for an additional $10.00 fee.
The park offers playground equipment with swing sets and a new curly slide. This park also has a basketball court, a sand volleyball court and lots of grass to practice organized sports or just play a friendly football game. This park is where the Progress Rebekah Lodge #74 hosts its annual Easter Egg Hunt too!
A wading pool resides within the park and is open in the summer months for children to cool off. It is open Monday through Friday, typically mid-July through late August, from 1PM-5PM.
Stevenson Park also has a tennis court which may be reserved. Originally built by Mr. McAllister, a teacher at Three Forks School, this was a cement court. The City minimally maintained the court for many years. In 2016, Marcia Anderson, an avid tennis player and teacher who wishes to share the game of tennis with anyone who wants to play or learn, had the cement tennis court removed and a professional-grade court built in its place. Fencing, new rubberized court, nets and benches were all replaced with the generous donation of Ms. Anderson. What used to be referred to as “McAllister Courts” is now called the “Marcia Anderson Tennis Court”. The City resurfaces the court annually.
Stevenson Park added an ice rink in the winter of 2020/2021 which is available for public use. This addition was funded completely by donations from generous businesses and citizens - thank you! The City has agreed to include maintenance in its annual budget to put the ice rink back up every winter. The rink can be reserved for parties or specific uses. Please see our reservation in Title 8, Section 6: Parks.
THREE FORKS SKATEPARK ENDEAVORS
It is also a goal to build a skatepark within Stevenson Park. Fundraising efforts began in June 2023 with a 5k “Fund” Run, and a private individual is working to create a non-profit organization in order to apply for grants as well. THANK YOU to all of those that came out and walked, jogged, and ran the "fund" run!! Thanks to Mobile Mike's for stopping by and having food for the runners and to Bridger Brewing for sharing your newest brew with them too!
$881 was raised in registration and donations, $140 in T-shirt sales, and $170 on the gofundme.com page setup. We will continue working on this, so stay tuned for more info!
The local church congregations collectively meet in the summer months one Sunday each month to worship together in the outdoors.
Reservations are required for each area of the park - please plan accordingly.