Art Dye Park to become a regional attraction Utah County and American Fork City are teaming up to create a large regional park serving not only American Fork residents, but also recreation enthusiasts from throughout northern Utah County. Representatives from American Fork City approached the county in March 2013 and proposed that the county help financially with new development at Art Dye Park, a 73-acre park located at 550 E. 100 North in American Fork. Shortly thereafter, the county announced that it would help fund the project. In 2012, American Fork purchased nine additional acres for the park with plans to make significant additions. “We master planned that to finish the whole complex to make a nice huge facility,” said Derric Rykert, parks and recreation director for American Fork City. The county commission agreed to contribute funding to the park’s new development because of the regional significance those developments would have for northern Utah County, he said. Projected cost for the improvements on the new nine
acres plus some other work inside the existing park is $8.7 million; the exact amount the county will contribute has not yet been determined. Currently, Art Dye Park has three softball fields plus a large open space that can be used for soccer and football. The park also includes an 18-hole Frisbee golf course and a recreational trail. The new development would give the park a total of nine softball/baseball fields and add tennis courts, pickleball courts, horseshoe pits and new picnic tables and barbecue pits. The trail system through the park would be enlarged and a splash pad is being considered as well. Having that many ball fields in one place would enable the park to host large tournaments and other regional activities, making Art Dye a truly regional park serving northern Utah County. Timing of the park’s new development depends on when funding is obtained, but Rykert said the city would like to begin working on Phase 1 of the project within a one- to three-year period.
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