2299 S PHILLIPPI ST
The City of Boise purchased the property
for Phillippi Park in September 1971 from Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
Hooper. The 8.5-acre park features a playground, basketball courts,
a tennis court, horseshoe pit, open play areas, practice fields and
restrooms. A covered picnic shelter can be reserved for small
picnics.
Several park improvements were funded by city Neighborhood
Reinvestment Grants awarded to the Hillcrest Neighborhood
Association.
The City Arts & History Department's Percent for Art program
funded a public art project by Elizabeth Wolf in the park.
PHILLIPPI BASKETBALL COURTS --The
basketball courts are getting a major facelift. By removing the
existing courts, Hawkeye Builders Inc. is building 2 new ones. The
$31,000 project is funded by the City of Boise. Wendy
Larimore is the project manager. Estimated date of
completion is end of April 2013.
Basketball
Number of Basketball courts: 2
PHILLIPPI BASKETBALL COURTS --The
basketball courts are getting a major facelift. By removing the
existing courts, Hawkeye Builders Inc. is building 2 new ones. The
$31,000 project is funded by the City of Boise. Wendy Larimore
is the project manager. Estimated date of completion is end
of April 2013.
Horseshoes
Number of Horseshoes courts: 2
Open Play Areas
Open play areas are cut grass spaces
that provide opportunities for healthy recreational
activities for people of all ages.
Playground
Swingsets: yes
Age group: 2-12
The playground surface is wood chips.
Practice Fields
Turf Type: Grass
Fields are scheduled and reserved for local soccer organizations and partners by
Boise Parks & Recreation. Usually weekdays or early
evenings are available for drop-in use (first-come,
first-serve).
Public Art
Romance of Tools, 2007 By Elizabeth Wolf
Pedestrians in the park come upon the artwork as a "surprise"
and learn something about the history of the neighborhood.
Reservations
Phillippi Park shelter maybe reserved.
Restrooms
Park restrooms are available at this park. Restrooms are
now open. Park drinking fountains are now operational.
For a list of restrooms and portable restrooms that are
available year around in parks and the reserves, click here.
Tennis
Number of Tennis courts: 1
Tennis courts may be reserved by contacting:
Boise Parks and Recreation
208-608-7680
One court must be open for public use at all times.
View our Rules
& Regulations for Tennis Court Use
Volleyball
Number of Volleyball courts: 1
Walk 150
Maps created for the city's Walk 150
project provide distances for walking paths in 17 parks throughout
the city. Check out the mileage for Places to Walk in this park at:
http://www.walk150.org/places-to-walk/
A Master Plan is a
concept drawing illustrating recreation facilities and landscape
features planned for a park site. It does not necessarily
represent what amenities are currently in a park.