Town’s plentiful parks offer picnic areas, activities, trails, boat launch, beaches, ponds
In the parks of Historic Wethersfield, visitors will not only find the tranquility of hundreds of acres of natural surroundings, but also a full slate of activities. At the entrance to Mill Woods Park is the Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center, with live animals and hands-on exhibits. The park itself has wooded trails, a skate park, a beach, outdoor swimming pool, dog park, ice skating and a fishing pond. At Standish Park, you’ll find tennis courts and a wheelchair-friendly playground. Hammer Park has a mini basketball court, and Farms Village Park has a playscape and sledding hill. There’s a boat launch and pretty picnic spots at Cove Park, and there’s a fishing pond and lots of open space at the 1860 Reservoir.