Griswold Parks & Playgrounds

    

 
 
Veterans Memorial Park

    Location:     Ashland Street & Hill Street

    Directions:  Click Here for Directions

     Veterans Memorial Park was encouraged through the diligence of the Veterans Memorial Park Committee and so is dedicated to the veterans of Griswold and Jewett City. It is located on the site of what as the Ashland Mill which burned down on March 12th 1995.

      In Veterans Memorial Park on Ashland Street over Pachaug River sits  a Berlin bridges which were popular not only with town highway officials but also with mill owners, who needed to provide well-built crossings for employees and for moving materials around the millyard.

        

        Lenticular pony truss  Overall length: 65 feet     Built in 1886

The Ashland Mill Bridge is Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

     This four-panel lenticular truss is typical of the Berlin Iron Bridge Company's small spans. It is especially notable because it retains so much of its original material, including not only the trusses but also its tapered floor beams, iron-rod railings, and wooden deck. The Ashland mill and millyard are now gone: the area was turned into a public park a few years ago following the demolition of the fire-damaged manufacturing complex. Because the bridge's deck is so deteriorated, it is now closed to all traffic, and a modern footbridge has been built nearby to take its place.

Veterans Memorial Park is available for anyone who would like to host an event at this picturesque site.  Click here for a Rental Application Form
 
GES  P.T.O.  Dedicated Community Playground

Location:     Wilson Street and Hill Street

Directions:  Click Here for Directions

  
 
Little League Complex

Location:     Wilson Street and Hill Street

Directions:  Click Here for Directions

 

Little League Baseball, Softball and T-Ball teams played at this site as well as other locations in town.  When your little ones just can't sit still any longer, there is the Community Playground located across from Wilson Street where they can burn off the all

treats from the concession stand during the games.   The playing field was reconditioned in 2007.

 
Griswold's Jewett City Skate Park and Basketball Court

Location:     Wilson Street and Hill Street

Directions:  Click Here for Directions

The Griswold Skate Park is open to use until 10 p.m.

Click here to  Download Skate Pass (Free)

Click here for Skate Park Rules

If Skateboarding is not how you roll, you can shoot a few hoops or play some pick up games at the basketball court that is next to the skate park and the Little League Complex.
 
Public Works Practice Field

Location:      1148 Voluntown Road  (Route 138)

Directions:   Click Here for Directions

This practice field is located in front of the Griswold Public Works Garage.

   
Glasgo Park and Playground at Glasgo Pond

Location:      Route 201

Directions:   Click Here for Directions

The village of Glasgo is a section of Griswold  and was the home of tool inventor Isaac Glasko, a man of mixed Native American and African American heritage, purchased land in 1806 and established

 

a blacksmith shop in what is now the center of Glasgo. His blacksmith shop was constructed near the intersection of Route 165 and Route 201. He harnessed waterpower to a trip hammer which is a mechanical hammer that sped the manufacture of farming and carpentry tools. Glasko specialized in whaling implements, for which he held several patents. His harpoons, lances, spades, and mining knives were well known in ports of New England. Glasko was a highly respected craftsman and his work had an excellent reputation up and down the east coast. Isaac's daughter, Eliza Glasko attended Prudence Crandall's academy for young ladies in Canterbury from 1833-34. His house still stands, although it has been considerably altered. Isaac Glasko's final resting place with his s wife is in a quiet burying ground near the center of the village that now bears his name now known as Glasgo.

Activities on Glasgo Pond

Paddle out along this narrow, winding pond, many overhanging branches drape out over the water. To get away from the houses and bass-fishing boats, paddle east and squeeze under the Route 165 bridge. Other than the moderate noise from Route 165, the southeastern section feels like a northern wilderness area where you almost expect to hear the wail of a loon, a species absent from Connecticut's inland waterways for many years. Expect to see: wood duck, forested hillsides, shrubby shoreline.
 
Sheldon Road Multi-Sport Complex

Location:     211 Sheldon Road and Shetucket Turnpike, west of Glasgo Pond.
Directions:   Click Here for Directions

Under construction at this time.

This recreational facility will include a grass playfield and a practice field. The complex will be partially ringed with walking trails featuring access to Glasgo Pond. A two-story storage/concession building will divide the field from a main parking area, though additional parking will be available closer to the fields.
 

Hopeville Pond State Park

Location:     Hopeville Road 3 miles east of Jewett City on Route 201, off Exit 86 of I-395
Directions:   Click Here for Directions

Charge:   Weekend/holiday admission fees and a campsite fee at                  Hopeville Pond State Park.

Visitors can fish, swim or camp on the serene shores of Hopeville Pond. The site, which once boasted several successful mill operations, offers a fine mix of quality recreation and local history.

Activities:  Boating, Camping (80 sites), Field Sports, Freshwater   Fishing, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Nature Trail, Picnicking, Swimming
   
Pachaug State Forest 

Frog Hollow Horse

Camp Ground

Location:      Hopeville Road, Route 201, off Exit 86 of I-395

Directions:   Click Here for Directions

Charge:        Weekends and Holidays in season

Pachaug State Forest is the largest State Forest in Connecticut encompassing 24,000 acres, in 5 towns.  Mt. Misery Campground offers 22 campsites available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Water, fireplaces and pit toilets are provided.Frog Hollow Horse Camp Area offers 18 campsites on a first-come, first-serve basis.  More Information

Youth Group Camping is available at Pachaug State Forest.More Information        Mt. Misery Overlook is the highest point in the vicinity with an elevation of 441 feet, giving a fine view ofPachaug Forest and Voluntown.  The overlook is accessible by trail and or car (600 feet from a parking area.)

The Rhododendron Sanctuary offers a short scenic walk through an unusual ecological type and is one       of very few such areas in New England.  The Rhododendron usually blossom around July 4th.

Beachdale Pond is stocked with trout and has natural bass, pickerel and bullhead.  The fishing area has      a fishing platform off of Route 49 with wheelchair access.

Activities: Boating, Camping, Freshwater Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Picnicking, Mountain Biking.
 
     

Contact us:   28 Main Street          Griswold, CT 06351          Phone:  860 376-7060          Fax:  860 376-7070

Town Hall Hours:     Monday - Wednesday  8:30 am – 4:00 pm      Thursday   8:30 am – 6:30 pm.     Friday   8:30 am – 1:00 pm

For all delays, cancellations  & closings, Call the Municipal Hot Line 376-7060, Ext. 2  First Selectman Office Fax 860-376-7109
 

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