Russian Jack Springs Park

Russian Jack Springs Park is located in Northeast Anchorage in a highly-populated and under-served area. The park provides a variety of park and recreation services to the entire community. Major improvements are planned for Russian Jack’s existing nine-hole, three-par golf course to make it a PGA-authorized First Tee Learning Center with grass greens, automated irrigation, a practice area, and pitch and put area. The rebuilt 9-hole course will be a quality, ADA-accessible course designed to accommodate both a junior/senior golf learning center as well as usage by families. The Municipality is working in partnership with First Tee, a non-profit organization associated with the PGA of America, the Tiger Woods Foundation, and other professional golf associations that provide free golf instruction for low-income kids. Other park improvements will include some forest thinning to improve public safety, relocation of picnic areas for enhanced visibility, and a children’s playground. Planned winter recreational improvements include a sledding hill, Nordic start and finish area, a lighted multi-use trail, and a skating pond. Pedestrian amenities, trail improvements, and signage are also planned.

--http://www.muni.org/iceimages/parks/rjspark.pdf