Delaney Park Strip

GENERAL INFO:

Park Type: Urban Park

Overall Size: Larger than a football field

Special Features/Comments: Originally Anchorage's airfield, this 13 block long park is now used for a variety of community events, sports and festivals year-round. Memorials to the Pope, Martin Luther King Jr., the Victims for Justice Tree, Purple Heart, Aviation, E.G. Fenn, the POW/MIA Tree, Organ tissue donors, the CA Berg Tree & plaque, the R.O. Robertson tree, and the Veterans.
A bandstand, flag pole and rose garden.
There are parking spaces available all along 10th street on the park's South side.

GETTING THERE:

Parking

kParking Instructions: Back in parking along 10th Avenue between A St. & P St. Good access via Minnesota & I driving North, L street South from the Glenn Highway. Located between 9th & 10th Avenues and between A and P Streets for 13 blocks. Also easy access through local neighborhoods from Chester Creek trail or Coastal trail for bikes and pedestrians.

lBus Route: Routes 10, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40. Five minute walk from the Downtown Transit Center.

TADA Accessible: Yes

ACTIVITIES/RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES:

Tennis Court, Large Sand Pit

AMENITIES:

General Park Amenities: Restrooms, Seating, Picnic Tables

Pets: Allowed On-Leash

Additional Features: Community Gardens

Trash Cans: Yes

TRAIL DESCRIPTION:

Trail Surface: Paved

Trail Difficulty: Easy

Trail Length: 1 to 5 miles

Trail Shade: Little or none

Trail Surface Type: Concrete

Trail Slope: Flat/Gentle

Trail Extras: Lighting or Open after dark, Benches/Rest Areas

OTHER:

Open Space Activities: Play frisbee or catch, Go for a walk or jog, Have a picnic, Do Yoga

Open Space Size: Larger than one football field in size