Public invited to Dewey Park grand opening

Published on July 21, 2025

Everyone is invited to join Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt and Ward 7 Councilman Camal Pennington for a ribbon cutting to celebrate OKC's newest neighborhood park, Dewey Park, at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 31. The 4-acre park is located at 3500 N. Lindsay Ave.

With its large, flower-themed playsets, Dewey Park is the first neighborhood park of its kind in Oklahoma City. Other features include a walking path, public art, shade structures, exercise equipment, picnic tables, sports courts, trees, and a memorial wall highlighting community leaders. Native plants will attract pollinators to the park.

The new park is on the former site of Dewey Elementary School, which was purchased by the City in 2023 from Oklahoma City Public Schools.

Through the City's Strong Neighborhood Initiative (SNI), strategic investments were made to help revitalize the Capitol View neighborhood. One of the neighborhood's top priorities was to replace the long-time vacant school with a park. A few items from the school, such as the exterior brick, were reused in the park's entrance.

The park marks the final project in a five-year, $3 million investment in the Capitol View neighborhood through SNI and its partner agencies. Other investments include nine new homes, 37 repaired homes, public art, blight removal, dozens of trees planted, neighborhood signs, a butterfly waystation and afterschool programming.

This $2.7 million park will be maintained by Oklahoma City Parks & Recreation. Additional funding for Dewey Park came from the Better Streets, Safer City bond program.

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Media Contact:
Carrie Coppernoll Jacobs
Oklahoma City Parks & Recreation
(405) 203-4258
carrie.jacobs@okc.gov