G.C. Herring Park
3406 Indiana Road, Rotonda West
(941) 681-3742
Park Hours 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Veteran’s Memorial Park located near Rotonda
(Englewood area) at G.C. Herring Park is “dedicated
to every man, woman and child who unselfi shly gave
their lives.” It features a memorial for each American
confl ict as well as memorial plaques specifi cally
honoring Charlotte County veterans.
Charlotte County contracted with Weiler Engineering
Corporation (WEC) to provide concept planning and
design-build of a new Veterans Park Memorial at the
G.C. Herring Park located adjacent to an active
American Legion. With several acres of the park area
vacant, the County developed a plan with the
stakeholder groups and staff to provide a section
honoring veterans of past confl icts and wars with
memorials, walk of monuments, chapel/refl ection area,
event stage, and other amenities.
WEC staff prepared multiple concept plans of the
park layout, design elements and material examples,
and coordinated efforts with multiple county
departments and veterans’ groups.
The park features a children’s playground, a running/
walking path, basketball courts, tennis courts and picnic
pavilions.
Some of the highlights of G.C. Herring
Park in Rotonda West.
Englewood Veteranʼs Memorial
and Freedom Pavilion
641 W Dearborn Street, Englewood
Park hours are sunrise to sunset
(941) 473-9795
This park is a well-planned, beautiful
memorial to our veterans, which includes a 6,200-square-foot
outdoor plaza overlooking Lemon Bay. Here you will fi nd
bronze plaques for each branch of military service, benches
and fl ags. There is also a paver walkway.
The “Freedom Pavilion” is a 2,900-square-foot enclosure
made of polished concrete, and features a picnic area with
restrooms. There is ample parking, a bicycle rack and an
information booth.
The picnic pavilion is used for Memorial and Veteran’s Day
ceremonies, and can also be rented by veterans’ families.
November/December • 2020 • GASPARILLA MAGAZINE 31