My son enjoyed playing at Dickinson Memorial Park in Newtown, CT…read more The park has modern jungle gym, swings, slides, and a zip line. The park also has baseball field, basketball courts, and a tennis court. This is a perfect place to celebrate a kids birthday because the park has picnic tables, BBQ pits and restrooms. Check it out when in the area! Happy Yelping :)

Enjoy the sunset as you watch your dog with others play around at the Shelton dog park ! This dog…read morepark is huge and my dogs enjoy going there. If you have a male dog it must be neutered in order to come to the park. Be sure to wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty because many of the dogs love jumping on people (including my little husky! ) otherwise you will end up like my sister in the image I added here LOL.

What an excellent park! Small dog enclosure, large dog enclosure, walking trails and ample…read moreparking. Shelton has done a wonderful job with this park. Many of the locals gripe, however, that the town doesn't hasn't made its upkeep a priority. No clue whether that's true but special places like this are gathering spots enhancing life and community, which is sorely needed in these days of social isolation. Therefore, any projects developing community care ought to be nurtured and expanded for its citizenry to thrive instead of only survive.

I have always liked going there for a fun day of swimming and just plain enjoying my time there in…read morethe summer. The fact that after all these years it is still standing tells me that the people still enjoy going there and still want it to be preserved.

The signage is not great, especially if you are looking for the waterfall. But once found, it was a…read moregreat hike. There are 3 different trails, from 0.5m to 1m each way. You can go to the summit and get to see the beautiful river or head down to the waterfall. Unfortunately we went after a dry summer, and the waterfall was a very small trickle which was anticlimactic. But the hike was still fun. Warning: some paths are very narrow and can only take one person at a time. If going with kids, be warned. If your kids are prone to not listening and wandering, this is not the right hike. The paths are not paved and the risk of getting hurt if varying off-course are great. Since I mentioned about the signage...here are some tips. If you go to the general parking area, that is for the beach. It is very pretty to walk along and take photos or launch kayaks...but this is not the parking lot for the waterfall. Instead, go to the small parking lot on the other side of the road (do not pass the train tracks). If you go right, there is good signage that explains the 3 trails and markers. If you go left, it's the shortest 0.5m path directly to the waterfall (it's the red/blue path). Enjoy!

My childhood park, across from the Brookfield Library. Features trails through woods and fields…read more(one of which goes all the way to Brookfield High School). There are also several tennis courts. A nice place to go for a nature walk.

Great neighborhood park. Definitely a word of mouth spot. Had a nice morning with my daughter. I…read moreplanned to just let her play for about 30 minutes but we had the park to ourselves and stayed over an hour! I take a perfect size and in a secure location.

This location seems to be pretty unpopular. The pro to that is it's never crowded. The jungle gym…read morehere is lacking but my kids don't seem to care. Things I really like about it as a parent are that it's very shaded and the play structure is far from the parking lot. The climbing wall is awesome but the holds are a little too far apart for toddler use. I'm sure most people use the park for the ball fields, which I can't really comment on.

Our Back Yard Play Place is more like a 3.5 than a 4 but I don't think worthy of a solid three…read morestars. This place is pretty big. Being on top of the bowling alley, this give kids and family extra time together (or separate if the kids go play by themselves while the parents bowl, which seems to be the case here). There are a great deal of inflatable bounce houses and one giant obstacle course, a ropes tower with a slide, rock wall, some arcade games, and a few birthday party rooms. For two kids to play for 1 1/2 hours was $24 total. Seemed like a pretty good deal considering there's no other place quite like this and it keeps the kids active and happy. It is dingy and there are quite a few broken arcade games that they just decide that they're never going to fix (I've been here a few times). You pay 25-50 cents per game or a dollar to play air hockey, basketball, or a motorcycle game. There are no tickets so you're really only playing to have fun, not win prizes. There is a coin machine (it's slow) to give you quarters for the games. During my most recent visit, the basketball machine broke on us so that was interesting. Other than the rinky dink "arcade" (which is kind of just scattered around the bounce houses), this is a fun place with plenty of room for the kids to run around.

This is a dog park in a quiet area. It almost feels secluded. There is parking and food trucks…read morenear the entrance. There are benches outside the dog park area. There are walking trails and ultimate frisbee in the neighboring park. The dog park itself has two sections for small and large dogs. The park has mulch and dirt and not much else. The area is peaceful surrounded by large trees. I imagine in the peak of spring and fall it is beautiful.

Great westside run in upscale area of Manhattan…read more Things it has going for it: - Plenty of shade, between big buildings - Plenty of seating for humans (most I have seen at any dog run) - Great fencing, gates and entry area - Dedicated dog water fountain in large dog run - Hose to clean/cool off dogs - Concrete ground cover will keep your dog cleaner than dirt or that crushed stone stuff - Plenty of room for dog to run - Good drainage - Separate large and small dog runs Things it has against it: - No bathrooms near run for humans - Parking an issue if you dont live locally - No poop bags - No water in small dog run - Can get windy One of the best urban dog runs I have found in the NYC area. Even though it has concrete as the ground cover I don't see it getting too hot for your dogs since there is so much shade. Add poop bags and water in the small dog run and this a 5 star run. Would go to again. Model for future runs. Dog runs/parks I have been to so far: http://www.yelp.com/list/nyc-area-dog-parks-runs-queens-4

Big playground with lots of shade, plenty of parking, and loads of different play structures. A…read morecouple minutes from a few hotels in the area or the beach. There is a playground on the beach about two minutes away, but this one is much nicer for actually playing on (Charlotte Bacon's playground).

Awesome park!!!!!! Lots of things for kids to play on!!!! Plus a spot for parents to sit onread more