Wes Howard Memorial Sports Park

Developed in partnership with the City and guided by the provisions outlined in the Last Will and Testament of Wesley Howard, this 54-acre site located at Rossanley Drive and Ross Lane is home to the Rogue Credit Union Community Complex (Rogue X). This 140,000-square-foot facility serves as a premier recreation and event center, owned, maintained, and operated by the City of Medford.

Wes Howard Memorial Sports Park will soon feature a neighborhood park, a dedicated pickleball facility, three sand volleyball courts, three youth ballfields, a Vietnam War Memorial, and 260 additional parking spaces to support increased usage.

Neighborhood park

Plans for the new neighborhood park that will serve over 2,000 Medford residents within a half-mile radius include a playground, a basketball court, picnic tables with shade structures, a walking path, and an 89-stall parking lot. The basketball court, while smaller in size, will be a full court with two hoops, a common feature of Medford's neighborhood parks of this size.

Pickleball facility

Acting on strong community demand, the Lithia & Driveway Pickleball Courts will be the largest municipal pickleball facility in the region, featuring 19 lighted courts and potentially six more in a future construction phase.

The open-to-the-public facility will attract large regional and national tournaments while also serving as a state-of-the-art venue for daily drop-in use and other pickleball programs.

Construction cost is $1.8 million, with funding coming from Howard Memorial Sports Park, Inc., the City of Medford, Southern Oregon Pickleball Association fundraising efforts, and a long-term facility naming rights agreement with Lithia Motors, Inc.

Sand volleyball courts

Three collegiate beach volleyball-quality sand courts are planned for the south side of the park, which will nearly double the City's current court inventory for what is a popular outdoor activity.

Youth ballfields and batting cages

Additionally, three youth ballfields and batting cages will be built on the west side of the park. Field dimensions are optimal for 12-and-under baseball and 18-and-under fastpitch softball use. Based on program feedback, there is a shortage of ballfields in Medford to meet the intense demand for youth baseball and fastpitch practices and games.

Vietnam War Memorial

Construction is already underway and nearing completion on the replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, featuring the names of over 58,000 men and women who served and died in the war. The initiative is the result of years of fundraising by Southern Oregon Veterans Benefit, with major financial and in-kind support from Howard Memorial Sports Park, Inc., and many Rogue Valley businesses.

 

Location

901 Rossanley Dr, Medford 97501  View Map

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Features

  • Restrooms
  • Parking Lot
  • Soccer Fields
  • Splash Pad
  • Meeting Rooms
  • Birthday Parties
  • Indoor Gymnasium

Park Rules & Rental Information

General Park Rules

Rogue Credit Union Community Complex (Rogue X) 

Special Event Permit

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