Azalea Park
The "Crown Jewel" of Brookings City Parks
With its picnic areas, bandshell, snackshack, gazebo, Kidtown Playground, ball fields and its newest edition, the Capella by the Sea, Azalea Park is Brookings premier outdoor gathering place for everything from leisurely strolls and quiet contemplation to picnics, birthday parties and ball games to small and large weddings, reunions, civic affairs, summer concerts, and more.
Regular annual events include the highly popular free Sunday American Music Festival Concerts held at the bandshell in the summer. In December, the park hosts Nature's Coastal Holiday, a fantasy of lights and music that packs the park throughout the month.
Azalea Park has a rich history going back to the early 1800's. Some of the parks' magnificent azaleas were already here when Lewis and Clark wintered over in 1805-06.
Features
- Athletic Fields
- Bandshell/Stage
- Gazebo
- Horseshoe pits
- KidTown Playground
- Lawn Area
- Picnic Tables
- Restrooms
- Snack Shack
Azalea Park History
A pack trail used by miners in the 1850s once crossed the 33 acres that now comprise Azalea Park, the City's "crown jewel." Eventually the trail became an important segment of the coastal wagon route that ran from California to the Umpqua and Willamette River valleys of Oregon.
In December, the park hosts the Nature's Coastal Holiday, a fantasy of lights and music that packs the park throughout the month, once again, thanks to the efforts of local volunteers and the support of the areas businesses and residents.
Today Azalea Park is maintained through the combined efforts of the City's Public Works Department and the tremendous efforts of the Azalea Park Foundation and other community members who volunteer their time and contribute their hard earned dollars to provide a wonderful "Welcome" to everyone entering the Brookings-Harbor area, the Gateway to the Southern Oregon Coast.
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