Leonard E. Stubbs Memorial Park and Centerville Community Amphitheater

**Stubbs Park is closed February 2024 - May 2025 while we make major improvements! Read about them below.**

Leonard E. Stubbs Memorial Park and Centerville Community Amphitheater is located west of State Route 48 along the north side of W. Spring Valley Rd. next to the Centerville Police Building. Stubbs Park provides numerous amenities to the public including state-of-the-art playground equipment, walking trails, a disc golf course and an inline skating rink.

Stubbs Park Improvement Project

 
The map above shows which areas of the park are closed. The hockey rink, northeast playground and certain greenspaces will remain open.

See video of a flyover from September 26, 2024

Construction to improve many of the Park’s beloved amenities began in March 2024.

The 60-acre park includes a community amphitheater, a Veterans Memorial Plaza, walking trails, playground equipment, an inline skating rink, a cricket pitch and a disc golf course.

Centerville created a Master Plan for Stubbs Park, collecting stakeholder input from residents, business owners, Washington Township, Centerville-Washington Park District, Centerville City Schools and Washington-Centerville Public Library.

Improvements will include:

• Renovating the amphitheater bandshell to fix structural deterioration and improve theatrical lighting and sound to allow for more diverse performance possibilities.
  
  
• Improving the amphitheater bowl to construct more accessible handicap seating, update dance pads and create structured grass terrace seating for performance patrons.

• Constructing a new event plaza adjacent to the amphitheater with an expanded seating and concession area, picnic lawns, food truck area and pondside deck.

• Renovating the concessions and restroom building inside and out to meet ADA compliance, construct a covered porch and improve the building façade.

• Expanding and consolidating three ponds north of the amphitheater and creating a naturalized water edge to improve the habitat for plants and animals.

• Consolidating ditches and swales throughout the park to improve stormwater management and water quality.

• Constructing a new Veterans Memorial and Amphitheater parking lot to bring parking off the main drive aisle, enhance ADA accessibility and improve vehicular and pedestrian traffic interactions.

• Improving the park entrance on Spring Valley Road by widening and striping the entrance and exit driving lanes and simplifying traffic patterns.

“When master planning the park, the community let us know that community gathering spaces and amphitheater improvements were the most important items to address.  I believe families will be most excited to enjoy the new and improved plaza next to the amphitheater. This, along with accessibility and performance improvements to the amphitheater, will help create a fun and exciting experience for all parkgoers,” project manager and Economic Development Administrator Joey O’Brien said.

The city has already received $800,000 in state capital funding from the state of Ohio, a $500,000 Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Land and Water Conservation grant, a $150,000 ODNR Recreation Trails Program grant and $150,000 in playground funding from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

“Our state legislators see the value, like City Council does, in supporting Stubbs Park with increased capacity for community and educational programming, improving the quality of life and economic vitality in Centerville,” Mayor Brooks Compton said.

The improvements require construction crews to remove many trees within Stubbs Park. Centerville staff prioritized thoughtful planning that removed the fewest trees necessary. Removing these trees allows for improved accessibility, sustainable aquatic habitats and safer vehicular and pedestrian circulation. As a Tree City, staff tries to protect trees whenever possible; however, it is vitally important to make the park accessible to visitors of all abilities and to improve long-term nature habitats in the park. Existing greenspaces and natural areas will be maintained or improved to benefit the park’s long-term health. At the end of the project, crews will plant hundreds of trees, shrubs, flowers, grasses and native meadow areas throughout Stubbs Park.

The City anticipates that construction improvements should be finished by May 2025.

Disk Golf Course

**The Stubbs Park Disc Golf Course is closed February 2024 - May 2025 for the Stubbs Park Improvement Project.**  

The Stubbs Park Disc Golf Course officially opened in 2016. Designed to introduce newer players to the game, the 18-hole course begins with wide open fairway shots while introducing challenges of water and trees. The front and back nine use the same basket, with a different tee pad. The course design, assisted by the Dayton Disc Golf Association, accommodates the walking paths and cricket field already at the park. New additions include park benches throughout the course.

There is no fee to play the course. All players and guests are expected to follow Park and City Rules, Disc Golf Rules for Recreational Play, and the Official Rules.

Built in 2015, the course was largely funded by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources NatureWorks Grant with additional funding from the City of Centerville and a grant from the Centerville-Washington Foundation.

• View the course map

If you have questions or see any issues with the course, please call the City at (937) 433-7151.

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