GRANTSWOOD SOCCER FIELD is located at 5110 Grantswood Road adjacent to Grantswood Elementary School on Grantswood Road. There are 3 lighted fields surrounded by woods on three sides. Entrances are from Grantswood Elementary School or from Grantswood Road. These fields and the JPK Soccer Fields accommodate Irondale’s youth and adult soccer programs.
CAHABA LANDING is located on Grants Mill Road at the Cahaba River. It is a City maintained canoe launch area for enjoying the Cahaba River and its meandering sojourn through the southern portion of the City. A launch at this point provides a scenic 3 – 5 hour float down the Cahaba to take outpoints near Liberty Park. An alternate route is to launch north of Highway 78 and take out at this launch area. A float down the river displays a multitude of animal and plant observations as well as beautiful scenery for your enjoyment. Do not leave your camera home.
TRIANGLE PARK is located on Marion Drive at the intersection of Monticello Road and Montevallo Road in Old Irondale. This is a quiet reflective landscaped community park with benches utilized by the nearby residents for short periods of enjoyment. Many joggers stop by for a short breather during the sojourns through the area.
 ELLARD PARK is located across from Norfolk Southern Drive on Ruffner Court is 9.46 acres of beautiful, scenic, quiet and tranquil surroundings. It is equipped with a kiddies playground, picnic tables and small barbecue pits. It is a great place to just sit or walk and enjoy the day. Young children can enjoy the playground and still remain in sights of parents. This park is not lighted and closes at sundown.
BEACON PARK is located at 5309 Beacon Drive off Beacon Drive and behind Garden Ridge. Well lite at night, has a kiddies playground, two (2) picnic pavilions, barbecue pits, a walking track, two (2) tennis courts and public restrooms. It is a great facility for individual or group gatherings. Many civic and family reunions reserve the park for use each year. Many individual citizens utilize the walking track from 5:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. each day. OLD YMCA PAVILION is located off I-20 exit 35 Montevallo Road turn at Lawrence Street onto 9622 YMCA Way. It has one (1) picnic pavilion, two (2) Barbecue pits, and three (3) tennis courts. This park is not lighted, no public restrooms and closes at sundown.
RUFFNER PARK is located at 301 Ruffner Road on the northern boundary of the city is a scenic 20.3 acre baseball and softball complex. The complex is made up of six (6) lighted baseball fields, a concession stand built in 1999, public restrooms, picnic eating area and a large barbecue pit and storage buildings. Irondale Youth Association provides baseball and softball programs for young girls and boys. Annual participation is in excess of 400 children with guidance by adult volunteer youth associations. Visiting teams and parents declare the facility to be one of the best in the county.
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