Merino Park
Overview
What People Say
What's Great
- Spacious play areas (mentioned in 6 reviews)
Areas for Improvement
- Parking can be challenging (mentioned in 7 reviews)
Detailed Insights
Rating Breakdown
Perfect for Age Groups
- • Preschoolers (4-6 years)
Best Times to Visit
- • Morning hours (less crowded)
Most Mentioned Positives
Accessibility Features
Recent Reviews
Julie Cheeks
2 years agoI adore this place. These are picture over the years over visiting the park. The park sometimes have soccer events during the weekends- Food trucks and music here and there. A small adult gym in the back and the bike trail follows through this park, as well as a skate park!. It's always beautiful in the summer and still nice to walk through during the fall and winter. Love this place. Love that It's a part of the community and it's very much needed for the community.
K F
4 months agoGreat big open space makes this a wonderful park for soccer or similar. A paved path around the park circumference is jog + walk friendly. Parks dept does a good job of keeping this park clear of trash, mows, etc. Big green area = goose poop, but that's pretty harmless.
vick abad
5 months agoNice place to hang out and enjoy your day playing with the kids without worrying about them running into the street! Good pick-up games of basketball, a nice big field for soccer, kite flying, and football. There's also a track for a good run, walking your dog, or riding bikes with the kids, plus a skate park past the river! 🏀⚽️🐕🦺🏃♀️🪁🏞️ #FamilyFun #ParkLife #OutdoorActivities #Kids #Sports #Recreation
Ben Roth
3 years agoExpansive park off of Hartford with a little bit of everything. There’s a bike bath, basketball courts, soccer fields, a playground, a skate park, a beautiful mural, and trails through the woods, up a hill, and mowed through tall grassland. It also runs along the Woonasquatucket River, so it features a vibrant riparian ecosystem (cultivated by the work of the WRWC!). Between the river, the grassy field, and the forested area, there is a ton of wildlife to see here. Parking can be tough to find if you don’t know where it is, but there’s plenty of it. There’s a huge lot at the end of Heath St that goes to the courts and soccer fields, and a much smaller one off Glenbridge Ave at an entrance to the bike path. While it’s an awesome park, there are some things I think could be better. There are a ton of winding, intersecting trails on the western half of the park, but no posted trail map. Some of the trails through the tall grasses are overgrown, and the ones on the hillside are super steep. I have a feeling that these are meant for mountain biking, but there were no signs posted. Just be careful and keep your eyes out if you go up there. There’s also quite a bit of litter in the wooded area which is a bummer. Despite all this, I really do like this park a lot. There’s always a ton of activity going on, people are friendly, and it balances the line between recreational park and natural areas in a way few other parks do. It’s also connected to another great park, Riverside Park, by a bridge over Route 6. A great place to spend an afternoon!
yessika Medina
11 months agoI like the park in the summer there are a lot of different food trucks but it is hard to find parking space and it is hard to get off the park they play games in there if you arrive early you could order your food easy and no waiting time but when the park it's full you wait a lot .