JaxParks

Baker Point is located adjacent to the Ortega River Bridge in the Lakeside Park area of Jacksonville. Stinson Park resides across from Baker Point, on the other side of San Juan Avenue. The site offers a panoramic view of the St. Johns River and downtown Jacksonville. Neighborhood residents organized in 2001 to develop and renovate five public properties in the area, and they enlisted the City’s help. After the City’s purchase of the property in 2002, it was named for the prominent Baker family of Jacksonville, founders of Florida Rock Industries. Funding and the park design were acquired in 2003. Renovations to the park were completed in 2005, including a beautiful overlook that is a popular photographic location for the citizens of the neighborhood.