St. Augustine Park
The Basics
Location: Ashwood Park, Graymont
Type: Public Park
Owner: The Baptiste Family
Hours: Sunrise to Sunset. At dawn, the fog rolls low, carrying the slow rhythm of footsteps—joggers, elders with thermoses, the occasional wanderer who prefers silence to conversation. By midday, mist thins just enough to reveal painters and students sketching from fallen logs. Evening belongs to couples moving through the haze and the quiet strum of someone’s guitar echoing through the trees.
Vibe: Ancient calm. Sacred air. Every inch of this land feels alive—the kind of quiet that doesn’t just hold you, it studies you. The park breathes like it remembers who’s walked here before.
Nickname: Simply “The Park.” You don’t need to say more. When someone says, “Meet me at the Park,”everyone knows they mean here.
Pride Point: The largest natural space in Graymont, and the city’s lungs. A living monument to the Baptiste family’s legacy of preservation. Children learn to ride their bikes here, elders pour libations at the base of old cedars, and lovers trace the edges of Fog Tree Lake—a still, glassy stretch of water said to hold the park’s oldest spirit. Mist rises from it even on clear days, curling through the evergreens like breath from the earth itself. See the Fog Tree Lake entry for more information.
Who Gathers Here: Families. Artists. Healers. The heart-tired and the soul-curious. People who need the kind of quiet that feels like prayer.
Atmosphere: The air clings to your skin, cold and damp, carrying the scent of moss, rain, and pine. Fog winds between tree trunks like it’s alive. Every footstep echoes softer here, every breath feels heavier—like the park is reminding you to slow down.
Unspoken Rule: Don’t speak too loudly. Don’t rush. Don’t turn your back on the forest when it feels like it’s watching—because it is.
A Look Inside
