Smith Park

About Smith Park

Smith Park is a community park adjacent to Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary School. The park sits on 50 acres with a 2.8 acre pond, 0.3 mile lake trail, large reservable shelter, playground, skate park, basketball court, baseball/softball practice field, restrooms, and parking lot.

Park amenities

Activity areas

Fields – practice

Lakes

Outdoors

Picnic areas

Restrooms  (open April 15 to Oct. 15)  with ADA drinking fountain

Trails

Park history

Land Acquisition Year: 1999
Land Donated by: Jeffrey Smith (Jeffrey E. Smith Investment Co, LLC) 
Land Donation Value: $503,000

Norma Sutherland SmithIn 1999, Jeffrey Smith donated a 50-acre parcel located on the west side of Brown Station Road and south of Waco Road to the City of Columbia for public use. According to the “Agreement for the Acceptance of a Charitable Gift of Real Estate” between Jeffrey E. Smith Investment Co., LLC and the City of Columbia, the property was valued at $503,000. As a condition of the donation, Mr. Smith had the privilege of naming the park. He later designated the park as “Norma Sutherland Smith Park” in honor of his late mother (photo to the right). 

The park development was on the list of projects to be funded by the 2010 Park Sales Tax and was budgeted in Fiscal Year 2014.

 

Capital improvement projects and council items

year completed project description council items
2016 Annual Roads and Parking: Parking lot construction  
2017 Smith Park Development – Phase I View Council Item
2020 Smith Park Phase II Improvements

View Council Item
(Phase II approval)

View Council Item
(LWCF Grant)

Donation Opportunities

Smith Park is a community park near Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary School. The park sits on 50 acres complete with a 2.8 acre pond, fitness trail, playground, skatepark, basketball court, ball field, and a reservable shelter. The newly developed park has five benches available for adoption. 

Locations Available

Bench 1: Available
Bench 2: Available
Bench 3: Available
Bench 4: Adopted
Bench 5: Adopted

Smith Memorial Heritage Bench Plan