Jaycee Park, Fort Pierce

Jaycee Park, where Melaleuca Drive meets South Ocean Drive, is a City of Fort Pierce community park facing the Indian River Lagoon, with large and small pavilions, grills, restrooms, a splash pad, a playground and basketball, tennis and volleyball courts.

The Jaycee Park facility page gives the address as S. Ocean Drive and Melaleuca Drive, Fort Pierce, FL 34947, and lists these features: 5 Large Pavilions, 6 Small Pavilions, Basketball Court, Electricity, Grill, Playground, Restrooms, Splash Pad, Tennis Court and Volleyball Court (Jaycee Park facility page). The same Jaycee Park page says each of the 5 large pavilions has 2 large grills with electricity available, and each of the 6 small shelters has a small grill.

The Park Pavilion Rentals page describes Jaycee Park at A1A and Melaleuca Drive with restrooms, small picnic tables, tennis and pickleball courts, basketball, volleyball, boat ramps and a swim area (Park Pavilion Rentals page). The boat ramps, the swim area and pickleball appear on the rental page but not in the facility page's feature list, and the two Fort Pierce pages describe Jaycee Park with different amenity lists.

The city parks listing, marked Updated: 10/3/2013, classifies Jaycee Park as a Community Park at S Ocean Dr and Melaleuca Dr and lists 1 basketball court, 2 tennis courts, 1 volleyball court, a splash pad, a play set, electric, grills and restrooms (City Parks listing PDF).

City of Fort Pierce pages disagree on the Jaycee Park pavilion count: the rental page says four large pavilions, while the facility page and the 2013 parks listing both say five large and six small.

The table below sets the three Fort Pierce sources side by side, using each page's own wording. The rental page also links a separate Jaycee park layout document for anyone booking a specific shelter (Park Pavilion Rentals page).

Sources for the Jaycee Park rows: the rental page (Park Pavilion Rentals page), the facility page (Jaycee Park facility page) and the parks listing (City Parks listing PDF). The City Parks page gives 772-489-6473 as the number for checking Jaycee Park pavilion availability (City Parks page).

Booking a Jaycee Park pavilion means a trip to the River Walk Center counter on North Indian River Drive, and the fee is $125 plus tax for City of Fort Pierce residents or $200 plus tax for nonresidents.

The City Parks page sets the Jaycee Park reservation fees at City residents $125 plus tax and Nonresidents $200 plus tax, and lists $75 plus tax for residents and $125 plus tax for nonresidents at Rotary, Pinewood and Kimberly Bergalis parks (City Parks page). The city does not take reservations over the telephone; a Park Pavilion Permit has to be completed at the counter of the River Walk Community Center. Open dates for a Jaycee shelter can be checked by calling 772-489-6473, and the center's general line, 772-467-3854, is staffed weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The rental page gives the same counter address, 600 N Indian River Dr, for Jaycee Park bookings and links the park rental forms (Park Pavilion Rentals page). The River Walk Center page adds that paperwork is processed when the required fees are paid at the River Walk Center office, and that the forms posted online are a guide for preparing an application (River Walk Center page). The City Parks page notes that a fee exception for an authorized special event requires an application to the City Commission, available at the City Clerk's office (City Parks page).

Any wedding, party or fundraiser on city property such as Jaycee Park needs a Fort Pierce special event permit, filed with the River Walk Center at least 60 days ahead, and serving alcohol adds a city alcohol permit.

Under the city FAQ, a permit covers anything from a wedding to a fundraiser held on land the City of Fort Pierce owns, and the River Walk Center number, 772-489-6473, takes questions (city FAQ page). The Fort Pierce special event requirements sheet says the permit must be filed with the River Walk Center no less than 60 days prior to the event, that insurance must arrive at least two weeks before, and that an event with no alcohol needs liability insurance of at least $500,000 naming the City of Fort Pierce as an additional insured (Special Event Permit requirements). The same sheet lists an additional $50.00 fee per day for electricity.

For alcohol in a park area, the Fort Pierce Alcohol Permits page lists a $50 permit fee for consumption only and a $200 fee for sales and consumption, each with proof of liability insurance, a park permit and sign-off from the City Manager (Alcohol Permits page). The special event requirements sheet prices the consumption only permit differently, at $25.00 for a non-profit and $50.00 for a profit group (Special Event Permit requirements). The two Fort Pierce documents therefore give different consumption permit fees for non-profits.

Larger Jaycee Park gatherings pick up more items from the same Fort Pierce sheet. Food trucks must be inspected by the St. Lucie County Fire District after setup and before the event starts, with the organizer booking the appointment at (772) 621-3322 and paying the district's fee, listed at $145.00 during working hours for one to four trucks (Special Event Permit requirements). Events with alcohol need liability insurance naming the City of Fort Pierce plus liquor liability coverage, and an event diagram must show vendors, alcohol, stage, tents and portable restrooms. Where the city reviews an application for crowd control, the organizer hires officers through the Fort Pierce Police Department Off-Duty Detail at (772) 467-6858 and pays at least 7 days before the event.

Jaycee Park keeps the citywide sunrise to sunset schedule unless a sign says otherwise, cars may not stay overnight, and dogs are steered to the Maravilla Dog Park in Fort Pierce.

The citywide hours come from the City Parks page (City Parks page). Under the Parking page, vehicles may not be left overnight in city parks or beach lots, and Code Enforcement, the Fort Pierce Police Department and the City Marina share enforcement (Parking page). Parking questions go to Code Enforcement at (772) 467-3720.

Asked whether pets may enter a city park, the Fort Pierce FAQ gives an answer that begins "No" and directs owners to Maravilla Park (Dog Park), 2622 Oleander Ave (city FAQ page). For beaches, the same FAQ states that no beach within Fort Pierce is dog friendly and sends owners to Walton Rocks Beach in Jensen Beach.

Kimberly Bergalis Memorial Park, a city beach access site, shares the South Ocean Drive and Melaleuca Drive location with Jaycee Park, and Surfside Park sits at A1A and Melaleuca Drive.

The Fort Pierce parks listing files Kimberly Bergalis Memorial Park under beach access sites at the same corner as Jaycee, with restrooms, a shower, 1 large pavilion, 4 small pavilions and 4 barbecue grills; Surfside Park, listed on S A1A at Melaleuca, carries five small pavilions plus grills, a shower and a restroom (City Parks listing PDF). Kimberly Bergalis Park shelters rent for $75 (residents) or $125 (nonresidents), plus tax (City Parks page).

The parks listing files both of those sites as beach access sites, while the facility page places Jaycee Park on the lagoon (Jaycee Park facility page). The Fort Pierce parks hub compares all city parks, pavilion fees and the dog park.

Last verified: October 22, 2026, by re-reading the Jaycee Park facility page, the pavilion rental and City Parks pages, the 2013 parks listing, the special event requirements sheet and the Fort Pierce alcohol, parking, River Walk Center and FAQ pages for this Jaycee Park guide.