Bushnell Park 60 Elm St, Hartford 06106 Bushnell Park (1854) is located in the heart of downtown Hartford. It features an historic carousel and numerous monuments such as the Corning Fountain. Bushnell Park is the site of many major events each year, including the Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz and the Hartford Marathon. Tagged as: , Parks & Gardens
Colt Park 130 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford 06114 Colt Park (1905) The 114 acre park was established from the former Armsmear Estate of Samuel Colt and Elizabeth Jarvis Colt, which was gifted to the city upon Elizabeth’s death in 1905. Today the park is home to playscapes, a swimming pool and splash pads, sports fields, Dillon Stadium and historical buildings. Colt Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 8, 1976. Tagged as: , Parks & Gardens
Elizabeth Park 1561 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford 06117 Opened in 1897, Elizabeth Park is the horticultural gem of the Hartford park system, with its many gardens, sweeping vistas, notable trees, and greenhouses. It is home to the first public rose garden (1904) in the country. Elizabeth Park has tennis and basketball courts, ball fields, a playground, lawn bowling courts, and walking paths. Tagged as: , Parks & Gardens
Goodwin Park 1192 Maple Ave, Hartford 06114 Goodwin Park’s 237 acres, is located in the south end of Hartford and extends into the town of Wethersfield. It offers areas for quiet contemplation as well as opportunities for more vigorous activities. Features include tennis courts, basketball courts, a softball diamond, Pond House, playscape and spray pad for the children, fitness circuit and two trails, an Olympic size pool and picnic areas. Tagged as: , Parks & Gardens
Hyland and Rocky Ridge Park 391 New Britain Ave, Hartford 06106 Rocky Ridge Park was acquired in 1892 from a partial exchange of land originally owned by Trinity College. Hyland has 2 baseball playing fields, a basketball court, a tee-ball field, and playscape and splashpad, and an artificial turf field that supports baseball and soccer. Tagged as: , Parks & Gardens
Keney Park 337 Vine St, Hartford 06112 Keney Park (1896) is one of the largest public parks in New England with 693.6-acres. The park’s natural look was designed as a series of typical regional landscapes, including meadows and forests. The 18-hole Keney Park Golf Course was designed by Devereux Emmet and opened for play in 1927 Tagged as: , Parks & Gardens
Pope Park 30 Pope Park Dr, Hartford 06106 Pope Park (1895) was designed by the Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects in 1898. The Park is 79 acres in size and has two athletic fields, a recreation center, a pond, basketball courts and other amenities. The existing little league field is set for replacement in 2019. Tagged as: , Parks & Gardens
Riverside Park 20 Leibert Rd, Hartford 06120 Riverside Park is a bustling Connecticut River park with a boathouse and banquet hall, a boat launch, picnic facilities, trails and playgrounds. The park also has a cricket field, an adventure challenge course and fishing access to the Connecticut River. Tagged as: , Parks & Gardens
Sigourney Square Park 251 Sigourney St, Hartford 06105 Sigourney Square (1895) is a square block that was conceived with a simple "X" walk pattern connecting its four corners and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district on January 16, 1979. The park hosts a splashpad, playscape, basketball courts and picnic tables. Tagged as: , Parks & Gardens