The Roy H. Smith Shelterhouse provides an enclosed meeting place for organizations and residents of Kent as well as a venue for receptions, parties, and pre-school programs. A nature trail travels along the edge of the river the entire length of the park and connects to the John Brown Tannery Park on Stow Street. Al Lease Park Named after Al Lease, who was actively involved in Kent Youth Baseball this thirty-one acre park expanded in 1990 on the west side of Kent off Silver Meadow Blvd. 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.