Elm Ridge Park

This is a really nice, well-​maintained little park. In the summer, the pool is GREAT– my son is four and he could spend all day in the baby pool. It is never too crowded. Other seasons, the playgrounds are really pleasant.

This review is for the dog park within Elm Ridge Park. It’s my favorite! We took my pup here when we used to live in CT and just brought him a couple times again on a recent visit back East. Both the large and small dogs sections are HUGE with plenty of room for dogs to roam free and happy. There is actual grass here, as opposed to sand or wood chippings, and it is very clean. People are friendly and it’s a nice, enjoyable park to hang out in while the pups play.

Love the Rocky Hill Dog Park here is a plus and the park is clean ! Friendly people. Doggies have fun !

Dog park is in the back next to the amphitheater. There is a small and large fenced in area. Very nice park, and plenty of options. This park also has a softball field, swimming pool (large and small), two little fields; concession stand, basketball court & skate park! There is even a pond on the side for fishing in the summer time and ice skating in the winter. Great place for kids, there is a small jungle gym and swings. With plenty to do, this a good place on a nice day for a little activity!

1.) Just to warm you up:
Wait a minute, I haven’t done a review on this place? No seriously, no review on this place? Oh I know why, because they only had one set for the park itself.
2.) What your eyes may see:
A kid’s playscape, swimming pool, pavilion area with grills, baseball fields, basketball court, half pipes for skaters, amphitheater and dog park. This place has a nice landscape. Looks pretty open and clean. Gotta love this area. It’s like in a suburban residential area, you can see the houses and all with cars constantly passing on a sort of main street.
A.) Kid’s playscape:
They have two areas — one for toddlers and the other area for 5 and up. Near the pavilion there are toddler swings. It’s kind of interesting how they have the swings spread out, it’s almost like it’s too far, but then again, humans need exercise.
B.) Swimming pool:
C.) Pavilion area:
Nice sized place that could seat at least 50 to 70 people. There are about 2, maybe 3 grills there for people to use.
D.) Baseball fields:
There are about two nice kid sized baseball fields that feature actual games there.
E.) Basketball court:
Comes equipped with two basketball hopes, so full court.
F.) Skate park:
There’s a nice little skate park equipped with half pipes, ramps and such for your skateboarding desires.
G.) Amphitheater:
Apparently they host events here, I may have witness an almost ending show, but the amphitheater itself seems pretty nice, though there are no seats, it’s more like lawn seating and you’d have to come there with your beach chair.
H.) Dog Park:
This is what I love. There are two areas — one for the small dogs and the other for the large dogs. This place may not have much shading for you or your dog, but there are a few park benches, hoses to wash off your dog, and a wonderful water fountain where you (adult height) and dog (infant/​dog height) can drink from. There are about 2 or 3 dog trash points to dispose of your dog’s #2’s, and the park seems to provide the public with toys. There once use to be a trash can that had a whole bunch of toys in them, but I guess someone took advantage of that. I love the owners who come here. They seem to have a good grasp of intervention whenever their dog (s) act up, which is pretty rare. Also a Dog Warden comes in there to inspect the scene, making sure people have their dogs properly tagged/ID’d.
3.) Impressions:
This is definitely an overall awesome park!