OPC

OXFORD PARK COMMISSION

Your tax dollars help support the Oxford Park Commission, so it’s worthwhile to find out about the many offerings this agency provides. Key facilities include the city pool on Washington Avenue, open daily during the summer months, and Avent Park on Park Drive, with its community-built playground. OPC also offers something for those young at heart with Leisure Lifestyles, a program with several activities to keep mature adults 40 and up active throughout the year. In addition to public outdoor parks, the Oxford Activity Center, located on the corner of Price Street and Molly Barr Road, features two indoor basketball courts, a gymnastics room, multipurpose rooms and a racquetball court. The OPC’s well-maintained website will keep you up to date on athletic leagues, classes and even game cancellations due to weather. Check out www.oxfordparkcommission.com.

OXFORD PARK COMMISSION PUBLIC PARKS

Parks of the Oxford Park Commission are open daily from sunrise to sunset. For more information on city parks, call the Park Commission at 662-232-2380.

AVENT PARK Located on Park Drive, down the street from Oxford Middle School on Bramlett Boulevard. Includes four lighted tennis courts, a picnic pavilion, walking trail, nature trail, disc golf, baseball field, playground, quiet areas and Oxford’s community-built playground.

BAILEY BRANCH PARK Located on Office Park Drive, across from FNC. Includes open air pavilion, restrooms, walking trail and kids’ playground.

GARDEN TERRACE PARK Walking trail and small playground. John Leslie Tennis Complex — Located next to the Activity Center. There are currently 20 lighted tennis courts open to the public and are often home to regional and state tournaments. OXFORD SKATE PARK Located on Bramlett Boulevard across from the Lafayette County & Oxford Public Library. It features 9-foot and 7-foot-deep bowls, a playground, and a picnic and pavilion area.

PRICE HILL PARK Located on Price Hill Road, off West Jackson Avenue. Includes a baseball/softball field, park pavilion, playground, spray pool and an outdoor basketball court.

RIVERS HILL PARK The park consists of a playground, open air pavilion and two outdoor basketball courts.

STONE PARK Located on Washington Avenue across from the city pool. Features a park pavilion, recreation center, playground area and a softball field.

mTRADE PARK AT OXFORD-LAFAYETTE FIELDS

Oxford-Lafayette parks are pristine playgrounds that attract visitors and traveling sports teams.

For the past 11 years, mTrade Park, Oxford’s sports-field complex, has given local youth athletes as well as those around the state a place to enjoy the spirit of competition. The park was renamed to mTrade Park in 2020 after mTrade formally purchased the naming rights. For the 10 years prior, it was called FNC Park.

The end result of years of political wrangling and pleas from parents, the 75-acre complex features five-regulation-size soccer fields with lights, 10 baseball fields — four of which have synthetic turf — four 315-foot softball fields with lights, 24 shade structures covering the bleachers on each baseball and softball field, a bike path and space to park more than 950 cars.

In 2014, the Oxford Ortho indoor practice facility with six retractable batting cages and synthetic turf was built. Donations of $150,000 each from the City and Lafayette County as well as Oxford Orthopedics were made to help fund construction of the facility, which also has an observation deck and concession stand. The park opened in the spring of 2009, with families filling the park on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Weekends normally draw traveling teams from all over the country for tournaments. The indoor facility is open Monday-Thursday from 4-9 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and Sunday from 1-6 p.m. mTrade Park is operated through the Oxford Park Commission and is being paid for through a partnership between the City and Lafayette County governments, along with local sponsors. The park is located at 328 Old Sardis Road.

For more information about the park and current schedules, log onto www.fncpark.com or call 662-236-1012.