Directions to Area Parks

All Directions are from the vicinity of Hope St. and Camp Ave.

Parks noted with an “*” require a beach sticker to enter between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Visit the Stamford Permit Department to Obtain a Beach Sticker.

STAMFORD

Barrett Park: Hope Street South, at the light by United Housewrecking turn right on Tom’s Rd., Left at the Stop Sign onto Belltown Rd., Barrett Park will be on your right side just after Burdick St.

Chestnut Hill Park: Hope St. North. Right at the light by NYSC onto Camp Ave. Left at the light onto 106 North. Take 106 North to the Merritt Parkway South to Exit 34 (Long Ridge Rd. / 104). Make a right onto Long Ridge Road / 104 North. Chestnut Hill Road will be approximately 1.5 miles on the right hand side, turn right into Chestnut Hill Road. There is a Y in the road just prior to Chestnut Hill Road which you can also turn right on, and it will intersect Chestnut Hill Road). The park is on the right hand side.

Cove Island Park*: Hope St. North. Right at the light by NYSC onto Camp Ave. Right at the light onto 106. Follow 106 staying right at the blinking red light. Left at the light onto Courtland Ave. (continuing to follow 106, it will be the 3rd light). Left at 3rd light onto Route 1 (Main St.). Right at the next light onto Weed Ave. Left at the stop sign into Cove Island Park.

Cummings Park*: Follow directions to Cove Island Park to Weed Ave. At the stop sign go right onto Cove Rd. Left at a light onto Shippan Ave. Cummings Park will be on your left.

Dorothy Heroy Complex*: Hope Street North. Left on Weed Hill Ave. Right on Newfield Ave., Left after Sterling Farms onto Newfield Dr. (which turns into Intervale Rd.) Right on Turn of River Rd., Left on Buxton Farms Rd. Right onto High Ridge Rd. About 5 miles up High Ridge Rd., turn right onto Riding Stable Trail. The park is directly ahead. (The road on the right side prior to Riding Stable Trail is Trinity Pass.)

Drotar Park (Springdale School): Hope Street North. Continue straight thru the light for Weed Hill Road. Right into the school’s back entrance. The park is on the right hand side just behind the Little League Field.

Edward Hunt Complex: Hope St. North. Right at the light by NYSC onto Camp Ave. Right at the light onto 106. Follow 106 staying right at the blinking red light. Left at the light onto Courtland Ave. (continuing to follow 106, it will be the 3rd light). This park is on the left hand side just before the light for Route 1 / Main Street.

Kosciusko Park: Hope St. North. Right at the light by NYSC onto Camp Ave. Left at the light onto 106 North. Take 106 North to the Merritt Parkway South to Exit 34 (Long Ridge Rd. / 104). Make a left onto Long Ridge Road / 104 South. Turn right onto Cold Spring Rd. Stay left at the fork onto Washington Blvd. Take Washington Blvd. to the end. Turn Left then make an immediate sharp Right on to Dyke Lane to stop sign. The park is on your right.

Lione Park: Hope St. North. Right at the light by NYSC onto Camp Ave. Left at the light onto 106 North. Take 106 North to the Merritt Parkway South Exit 34 (Long Ridge Rd. / 104). Make a left onto Long Ridge Road / 104 South. Turn right onto Stillwater Ave. After the golf course, turn Right to continue to follow Stillwater after it intersects with Broad St. The park will be on your left side at the corner of Stillwater & Merrell Ave.

Scalzi Park: Hope Street North. Left on Weed Hill Ave. Left on Newfield Ave. Right on Vine Rd. Left onto High Ridge Rd. High Ridge Road turns into Summer Street. Turn right into Bridge St. which is across from the Ridgeway Shopping Center (Bed, Bath & Beyond). Take Bridge Street across Washington Blvd., and the Park is on the left side.

Scofieldtown Park: Hope Street North. Left on Weed Hill Ave. Right on Newfield Ave., Left after Sterling Farms onto Newfield Dr. which turns into Intervale Rd. Right on Turn of River Rd., Left on Buxton Farms Rd. Right onto High Ridge Rd. Left onto Scofieldtown Rd. Left onto Rockrimmon Road.

Southfield Park: Hope St. North. Right at the light by NYSC onto Camp Ave. Left at the light onto 106 North. Take 106 North to the Merritt Parkway South to Exit 34 (Long Ridge Rd. / 104). Make a left onto Long Ridge Road / 104 South. Turn right onto Cold Spring Rd. Stay left at the fork onto Washington Blvd. Right onto Pulaski St. Go straight to stop sign continue straight onto Greenwich Ave. Greenwich Ave. becomes Southfield Ave. The park will be on your left.

DARIEN

Cherry Lawn Park: Hope St. North. Right at the light by NYSC onto Camp Ave. Left at the light onto 106 North. Right onto Talmadge Hill Rd. Right onto Mansfield Ave. Left onto Steven Mather Rd. Right onto Brookside Rd. Continue on Brookside about 2 miles and Cherry Lawn Park is on your left.

GREENWICH

Bruce Park: Take exit 3 off I-95. Turn left at bottom of the ramp onto Arch Street. Go under thruway bridge to intersection of Steamboat Road and continue straight through the light. The Bruce Museum is on the left and the playground is on the right. Follow the road to the stop sign, make a left and continue into the park.

NEW CANAAN

Mead Park: Hope St. North. Right at the light by NYSC onto Camp Ave. Left at the light onto 106 North (Hoyt St.) Hoyt St. becomes Old Stamford Rd. Take a left onto Park Street and about .3 mile the park will be on the left. There is no sign, watch for a low metal fence and one-way sign.

Devon’s Place at Norwalk’s Matthews Park/Stepping Stones: Take I-95 Northbound to exit 14. Go straight at the stop sign at the end of the exit ramp. Continue parallel to I-95 on Reed Street and go straight at the next stop sign. At the traffic signal at the end of Reed Street, turn left onto West Avenue and head north in the right lane. At the third traffic signal, take a right into Mathews Park and follow the signs to the parking area for the Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum