Extensive landscaping gives this park a mature appearance. One of the most attractive passive recreation areas is a wooden walkway leading through a wetlands area to a large gazebo. Quiet observers can glimpse deer and pheasants that live in the area. Of course, the park is not just for passive recreation. A regulation soccer field, baseball diamond with a grass infield, basketball court, volleyball court, and two playground areas round out the developed facilities at Al Lease Park.
Future plans call for nature trails and an exercise fitness course.
This park is in the center of town and is accessible from Stow Street on the south, from River Street via a stairway on the west, and Main Street via a stairway next to the Bissler Building on the north. The park is accessible to the handicapped behind the Portage Paper Box Company on River Street. The main activity in this park is passive exploration of the river edge and its natural and historic features. A recent improvement is the lighting of a section of the trail and the dam. There are three stairs that go to the river edge that allow wading and fishing during low water.