The second phase of construction at Boulevard Woods Park is complete and all areas of the park, including a new play area and gathering place, are open to the public.

Boulevard Woods Park, located at 298 Barber St, is part of the Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department park system. The park is open daily from sunrise to sunset.

Work on the second phase began in October 2018 through a partnership between the Athens-Clarke County Unified Government, Boulevard Neighborhood Association (BNA), Riverview Foundation, Koons Environmental Design, Inc.; Athens Land Trust; Cultivation, LLC, and many local residents. This same partnership worked to establish phase one in 2016.

The park has evolved since first opening in 2016. In 2017, volunteers dug a looped trail in the park, and then a crew from the Southeastern Conservation Corps added trail steps. The park’s new play area includes balance logs, a slide, climbing steps and a geodesic dome. The new gathering place is a rustic semi-circle of seating logs around a small, gravel-covered stage. Additional amenities include two new benches, an extended paved path, a picnic table, a stormwater/rain garden area, and new connections to the existing looped trail that extends further into the woods.

Upcoming improvements include the installation of public art, and to begin work on a native plant and tree landscaping project in the wooded part of the park.