{"id":173103,"date":"2026-02-28T20:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T20:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/173103\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T20:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T20:49:08","slug":"deleon-shores-park-in-ponte-vedra-to-close-temporarily-march-1-as-it-undergoes-1-9m-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/173103\/","title":{"rendered":"DeLeon Shores Park in Ponte Vedra to close temporarily March 1 as it undergoes $1.9M project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The improvement project includes upgrades to the dog park, a &#8220;completely&#8221; revamped skate park, three new pickleball courts, two new pavilions and more.<\/p>\n<p>ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 DeLeon Shores Park in Ponte Vedra Beach will close for &#8220;roughly&#8221; eight months starting Sunday, March 1, officials say, as the park is set to undergo a $1.9 million improvement project.<\/p>\n<p>The 4-acre park, located at 82 Dolphin Blvd. E., currently features a playground, skate park, tennis court, two basketball courts, a pavilion, a grass multipurpose field and a dog park.<\/p>\n<p>St. Johns County said in a release that the following improvements will be made to the park:<\/p>\n<p>Upgrades to the dog parkCompletely revamped skate parkThree new pickleball courts with lightingUpgrades to the multipurpose fieldWalking path around the fieldNew restroom buildingTwo new pavilions, large and small                    <\/p>\n<p>According to county officials, K&amp;G Construction Co., Inc. will be handling the project.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This project is going to completely transform DeLeon Shores Park into a more vibrant and welcoming space for our community,&#8221; Tim Connor, project manager with St. Johns County Parks and Recreation, said in the release. &#8220;We&#8217;re delivering amenities that residents have asked for, including new pickleball courts, a completely redesigned skate park, upgraded athletic field, pavilions, and modern restroom facilities. When this project is complete, the park will not only serve today&#8217;s families and athletes, but will continue to support recreation, connection, and community pride for many years to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The improvement project includes upgrades to the dog park, a &#8220;completely&#8221; revamped skate park, three new pickleball courts,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173104,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-173103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}