Four pickleball courts, a new sprayground and a mini-pitch futsal court are among the amenities in store for Stone Park on Des Moines’ southeast side.
The Des Moines City Council voted Monday to move forward on plans and construction agreements with Caliber Concrete, LLC, for the park improvements, estimated at $2.1 million.
The nearly 16-acre Indianola Hills neighborhood park, acquired in 1925, features an open lawn, a basketball court, a playground, an open-air shelter, a community garden and Pioneer Park Community Recreation Center, according to the city. Stone Park and Pioneer Columbus Community Recreation Center serve an estimated 2,996 Des Moines residents who live within a 10-minute walking distance.
The four pickleball courts coming to the park at 2100 S.E. Fifth St. will be Des Moines’ first multi-court pickleball facility. EMC Downtown Park has one pickleball court. The council accepted a $581,000 donation in October from the Mary K. and Daniel M. Kelly Family Foundation toward the estimated $1.7 million courts, according to a city council communications memo.