John Stretch Park
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Stretch Park is a small roadside park on the south side of Lake Okeechobee. The park provides picnic areas, restrooms, a large grassy field, an outdoor basketball court, and a boat ramp. Admission is not charged. The entire north edge of the park is dominated by the twenty-foot dike surrounding the lake. Set into this dike at one end of the park are flood control machinery and a lock for moving boats into and out of the lake. The Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail can be accessed from the park.
 |
| John H Stretch Memorial Park | |
|---|---|
 Participants enjoy a game of cricket on the field at John Stretch Park | |
 | |
| Type | County park |
| Location | 47225 US 27, Palm Beach County, Florida |
| Nearest city | Lake Harbor, Florida |
| Coordinates | 26.696606°N 80.808392°W |
| Established | Dedicated in 1970 |
This park also displays several diesel engines, valves, and pipes that once were part of the flood control facility.
The park is named in honor of John H. Stretch. A plaque in the park explains that Stretch worked as director of recreation and conservation for the flood control district between 1963 and 1970.
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
