ifelong residents and newcomers alike have found the Bartow area to be a recreational paradise.

Bartow Civic Center - 2250 South Floral Avenue - 31-acre complex. Public meeting rooms and stage. Eight lighted tennis courts, two lighted handball courts and beach volleyball. Tennis pro shop and pavilion. Olympic-size swimming pool. Carver Recreation Center - 600 Oaklawn Avenue - 10-acre site. Recreation center with gymnasium, meeting rooms and kitchen. Swimming pool, playground, two lighted racquetball courts, two lighted tennis courts, lighted softball field, picnic shelter with four tables and grill. Polk Street Community Center - 1255 West Polk Street - 5-1/2 acre site. Community center building with meeting rooms and kitchen, weight room with 11 Nautilus machines. Two lighted racquetball courts, one lighted softball field, one lighted outdoor basketball court, picnic shelter with grill and restrooms. IMC Agrico Park - just north of the Bartow Civic Center - 13-acre park. Four lighted Dixie Youth League baseball fields with concession stands. Open park with covered outdoor stage and bleachers. McLeod Park - from McLeod Street to Stuart Street at Sunset Avenue - 2 1/2-acre neighborhood park. Half-court basketball court, small playground and two picnic tables. Richland Manor Park - 920 Bear Creek Drive - 2 1/2-acre neighborhood park. Two tennis courts, small playground and one picnic table. Bartow Civic Plaza - 200 block East Davidson Street - 1-acre landscaped park for community events. Gazebo Park - Corner of Florida Avenue and Davidson Street - 1/2-acre landscaped park with gazebo for community events.

Mary Holland Park - east of the civic center - 116-acre park. 18 picnic pavilions with grills, 69 picnic tables, three soccer fields, two restroom buildings and a state-of-the-art playground. Reservation fees for picnic pavilion: $25 for large pavilions and $10 for small pavilions, which includes clean-up by the city prior to use. Unreserved pavilions may be used without charge when available. Paddleboats and canoes may be rented for $2 per hour from the boat house. The three lakes (Heron, Cardinal and Purple Martin) are interconnected. Fishing is allowed from shore, piers and boats (no gasoline engines permitted). Overnight camping area for Youth Groups at Camp Crickette. Bartow Park - County Road 555 south of West Main Street - 95-acre sports complex. Three girls' softball fields, two men's softball fields, one Pony League field, one Colt League field, three concession stands, two restroom buildings, one football/soccer field, picnic pavilion with 12 picnic tables and barbecue grill, small playground, remote control car race track, two basketball courts. Most facilities are lighted. Nye Jordan Park - corner of Orange Avenue and Stuart Street - 3 1/2-acre park. Four lighted tennis courts, basketball court, six picnic tables, three grills, playground, and restrooms. Commerce Park - 1110 West Clinton Street - 1 1/2-acre neighborhood park with small playground. Three neighborhood playgrounds - Corner of Oaklawn Drive and Hamilton Street, 1945 Martin Luther King Blvd., and Corner of Wabash St. and Third Ave.

Bartow Golf Course -150 North Idlewood Avenue - 175-acre 18-hole municipal golf course with driving range and putting green. Par 72, 6,300-yard course. Enclosed pavilion with barbecue pit. Pro shop, cart shop, Mulligan's Restaurant. Home of the annual invitational Florida Sheriffs Youth Villa Classic.

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