For community center reservation and rental information, call (904) 630-CITY.
Staffed Community Recreation Centers:
1. Balis Community Center
2. Bethesda Park
3. Beverly Hills Center and Playground
4. Blue Cypress Community Center
5. Burnett Center and Playground
6. Carvill Center and Playground
7. Cecil Recreation Complex
8. Charles "Boobie" Clark Center and Playground
9. Clanzel Brown Center and Playground
10. Cuba Hunter Gymnasium and Community Center
11. Dinsmore Center and Playground
12. Edith Brown Ford Center
13. Emmett Reed Gymnasium and Recreation Complex
14. Henry T. Jones, Sr., Center
15. Joe James Community Center
16. Johnnie Walker Center and Playground
17. Joseph Lee Community Center
18. Julian W. Barrs Community Center
19. Kennedy Community Center
20. Mallison Center and Playground
21. Mary Lena Gibbs Gymnasium and Center
22. McGirts Creek Community Center
23. Oceanway Center and Playground
24. Windy Hill Community Building
Rental Facilities
1. Cisco Gardens Community Center, 4238 Jones Road (Map)
2. Fort Caroline Club, 4131 Ferber Road (Map)
3. Lake Newman Center, 13851 Lake Newman St. (Map)
4. Lillian Saunders Community Center, 2750 Bartley Circle (Map)
5. Normandy Community Center, 1751 Lindsey Road (Map)
6. Sunny Acres Community Center, 9429 Merrill Road (Map)
7. Westbrook Community Building, 905 Westbrook St. (Map)
Facilities providing services through non-city agencies (Partnership Services):
1. Ed Austin Regional Park, 11751 McCormick Road (Map)
Partnering agency: Police Athletic League (PAL)
2. Eastside Center, 1051 Franklin St. (Map)
Partnering agency: Police Athletic League (PAL)
3. Glen Myra Center, 1429 Winthrop St. (Map)
Partnering agency: Heart for Children
4. Mallison Center, 3133 Lenox Ave. (Map)
Joint management agreement: City of Jacksonville and PAL
5. Mitchell Center, 1010 Acorn St. (Map)
Partnering agency: Osnald Calizaire Sr. Youth Empowerment
Assoc., Inc.
6. Simonds-Johnson Center, 3800 Moncrief Road (Map)
Partnering agency: Tony Boselli Youth Life Association
7. Westside Center, 1083 Line St. (Map)
Partnering agency: United Congregations for Communities and
Faith-based Development
Meeting facilities (not available for rentals)
1. Boone Park Center, 3700 Park St. (Map)
2. Harts Road Center, 11597 Harts Road (Map)
3. Mayport Center, 48870 Ocean St. (Map)
Specialty and educational facilities (not available for rental)
1. Camp Milton Historical Preserve, 1175 Halsema Road N. (Map)
3. Forestview Fitness Center, 4203 Kenndle Dr. (Map)
4. Murray Hill Art Center, 4327 Kerle St. (Map)
5. Tillie Fowler Nature Center, 7000 Roosevelt Blvd. (Map)
Facility Rentals
Community buildings can be rented for community meetings, wedding receptions, family reunions, and birthday parties. Click on the center you would like to use to find more information about facility rental.
Please note that staffed community centers are closed during the following city holidays:
New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and the following day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day.