Liberty Park splash pad coming soon

MADISON — A splash pad is coming to Liberty Park.

According to Matt Smith, a city spokesman, work on the $250,000 splash pad next to the playground and volleyball courts should “start soon.”

“We will provide updates on that project as they become available,” Smith said.

The playground at Liberty Park is known as Liberty Village.

This follows the park’s $446,000 expansion, which began on July 15 and was completed on September 16. 

The expansion includes a new main structure called The Billows, a mix of ropes, slides, and climbers for children between the ages of 5 years old and 12 years old. Smith said the project also features various other pieces installed around the main structure. 

Across the walkway is a toddler area for ages 2 years old to 5 years old. 

This area includes a smaller main structure with a few individual pieces around it and artificial turf safety surfacing.

The project was 50 percent funded by a grant from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife and Fisheries called the Land Water Conservation Funds to expand the play equipment at Liberty Village. Smith said the city applied for and was awarded the grant in 2023.

Moonshot Recreation was awarded the contract for the project.

Liberty Park is located at 100 Liberty Park Drive off of Madison Avenue and has nearly 70 acres of athletic fields and passive park space. In addition to Liberty Village, the park includes eight lighted baseball fields, four regulation soccer fields, three T-ball practice fields, lighted batting cages, and two beach volleyball courts.