The City of Pensacola invites the public to give their input as it embarks on preserving Bay Bluffs Park, in coordination with Conservation Florida. A public listening session is scheduled for:
- Tuesday, October 22, 2025
- 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
- Vickrey Community Center, 2130 Summit Blvd.
The Bay Bluffs Park project represents a significant investment in Pensacola’s park system and in preserving its cultural significance. This public listening session will provide residents with the opportunity to learn about the project’s scope and offer input that will help shape the future design of the site.
Thanks to a $2.2 million state grant awarded to the city and Conservation Florida, the city is now ready to begin work on returning public access to the park.
It has been closed for two years after the boardwalk system was determined dangerous following storms and progressive deterioration.
This listening session is the first step in a process to reopen the park. The feedback gained at this event will help as the city begins the design phase.
For those unable to attend the Oct. 22 meeting, an online survey is available through Nov. 5, 2025.
Interesting facts about the bluffs:
- Don Tristan DeLuna, arriving in Pensacola Bay in 1559, noted the presence of a red bluff as a point for his anchorage.
- As far back as the 1750’s, abundant clay deposits in these highly-eroded bluffs provided the raw material for brickyards along the route. Some of the bricks were used to build Fort Pickens.
- In 1992, archeologists found the wreck of a 16th-century galleon in shallow water just off the bluffs.
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