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New page: {{Infobox Park |park=Bay Bluffs Park |image=BayBluffParks.jpg |caption= |type= |size=42.26 acres |facilities= |operator=City of Pensacola |visitors= |opened= |location=[[Scenic Highway...
{{Infobox Park
|park=Bay Bluffs Park
|image=BayBluffParks.jpg
|caption=
|type=
|size=42.26 acres
|facilities=
|operator=[[City of Pensacola]]
|visitors=
|opened=
|location=[[Scenic Highway]] at [[Summit Boulevard]]
|mapcode=
}}
'''Bay Bluffs Park''' is a 42-acre public park and nature preserve located along [[Scenic Highway]]. The park's two entrances, both with covered pavilions and public parking, provide access to about 800 feet of boardwalks and nature trails that descend the bluffs to the [[CSX Railroad]] and [[Escambia Bay]] beachfront.
In [[2000]] the city spent more than $200,000 on boardwalk renovations — $32,110 for the plasticized cedar beams and $184,000 for installation — to replace the 20-year-old timbers, which had become warped and splintered.<ref>"Bay Bluffs Park to get new deck, boardwalk." ''Pensacola News Journal'', January 21, 2000.</ref> In October [[2001]], vandals set a fire that destroyed portions of the new boardwalk, forcing repairs of more than $35,000.<ref>"Final city approval nears for Bay Bluffs Park repairs." ''Pensacola News Journal'', July 23, 2002.</ref> Vandals have also broken nature trail markers and spray-painted graffiti on the wooden rails.
On [[October 26]], [[2003]], at around 12:20 a.m., the body of [[Dean Perry, Jr.]] was discovered at the park, killed by a single bullet to the back of the head.<ref>"Cousin sought in killing at Bluffs." ''Pensacola News Journal'', October 28, 2003.</ref> His cousin, [[Omar Barnes]], who was previously implicated in the death of his wife [[Sherry Barnes]], was arrested in Fayetteville, NC and charged with first degree murder. He was convicted by a jury and sentenced to life in prison on [[April 6]], [[2005]].<ref>"Man sentenced to life term." ''Pensacola News Journal'', April 7, 2005.</ref>
==Other images==
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==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:City of Pensacola parks]] [[Category:Scenic Bluffs Highway]]
|park=Bay Bluffs Park
|image=BayBluffParks.jpg
|caption=
|type=
|size=42.26 acres
|facilities=
|operator=[[City of Pensacola]]
|visitors=
|opened=
|location=[[Scenic Highway]] at [[Summit Boulevard]]
|mapcode=
}}
'''Bay Bluffs Park''' is a 42-acre public park and nature preserve located along [[Scenic Highway]]. The park's two entrances, both with covered pavilions and public parking, provide access to about 800 feet of boardwalks and nature trails that descend the bluffs to the [[CSX Railroad]] and [[Escambia Bay]] beachfront.
In [[2000]] the city spent more than $200,000 on boardwalk renovations — $32,110 for the plasticized cedar beams and $184,000 for installation — to replace the 20-year-old timbers, which had become warped and splintered.<ref>"Bay Bluffs Park to get new deck, boardwalk." ''Pensacola News Journal'', January 21, 2000.</ref> In October [[2001]], vandals set a fire that destroyed portions of the new boardwalk, forcing repairs of more than $35,000.<ref>"Final city approval nears for Bay Bluffs Park repairs." ''Pensacola News Journal'', July 23, 2002.</ref> Vandals have also broken nature trail markers and spray-painted graffiti on the wooden rails.
On [[October 26]], [[2003]], at around 12:20 a.m., the body of [[Dean Perry, Jr.]] was discovered at the park, killed by a single bullet to the back of the head.<ref>"Cousin sought in killing at Bluffs." ''Pensacola News Journal'', October 28, 2003.</ref> His cousin, [[Omar Barnes]], who was previously implicated in the death of his wife [[Sherry Barnes]], was arrested in Fayetteville, NC and charged with first degree murder. He was convicted by a jury and sentenced to life in prison on [[April 6]], [[2005]].<ref>"Man sentenced to life term." ''Pensacola News Journal'', April 7, 2005.</ref>
==Other images==
<gallery>
Image:BayBluffsPark1.jpg
Image:BayBluffsPark2.jpg
Image:BayBluffsPark3.jpg
Image:BayBluffsPark4.jpg
</gallery>
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:City of Pensacola parks]] [[Category:Scenic Bluffs Highway]]