Jamison Park

With the majority of Winston-Salem adequately served with community parks except for the city fringes, Jamison Park was a much-needed asset to the City’s park system. The park’s main goal is to serve the dual functions of a neighborhood & community park (with community-level facilitates) serving the western edge of the City. A new Maintenance Facility on the western side of the City was also crucial to the Recreation & Parks Department’s ability to service Muddy Creek Greenway & nearby parks in this area.

In November 2014, Jamison Park was allocated $3 million to transform from 38 acres of farmland in west Winston-Salem into a new Community Park. As the main entry point to the local community’s heavily-used Muddy Creek Greenway, Jamison Park is easily accessible by car, bike or foot. The park serves as a hub for a number of different functions: recreation, education, office, events & gathering space, & more. Recreationally, the park features a Nature Based Playground for multiple ages, extensive walkways & greenway connections, a 1.15-acre dog park with both small & large dog areas.

In addition, a large Comfort Station & Picnic Pavilion with outdoor classroom facility provides a wonderful learning space for the public & the adjacent Meadowlark Elementary & Middle Schools. The architecture’s design is “rural” in character for both the maintenance facility & comfort station & allows the park to “fit in” with its history & new uses.