girl on slide Children today need to participate in more active play.   Playgrounds provide settings where children can test and develop their bodies, expand their minds with dramatic play, and develop gross motor skills by running, jumping, climbing, swinging, and rolling.  
Many towns and public schools have playgrounds that are open to the public.  The following is a list of some local playgrounds that any child is sure to enjoy.

  • Harbor School - 432 Montauk Avenue, New London

  • Great Neck School - 165 Great Neck Road, Waterford

  • McCook’s Park & Playground - McCook Place, Niantic

  • Mystic River Park & Playground - Washington & Cottrell Streets, Mystic

  • Noank Village Playground - Main Street, Noank

  • Ocean Beach Park - Ocean Avenue, New London  

  • Quaker Hill School - Old Norwich Road, Quaker Hill

  • Stonington Playground - Gold Street, Stonington

  • Sutton Park - Bottom of Fort Hill, Groton

 boy climbing

Bluff Point Coastal Reserve and Haley Farm State Park

Connecticut College Arboretum

Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center

Harkness Memorial State Park

Ocean Beach Park

Rocky Neck State Park

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