Parks & Recreation

Location

David Doherty Municipal Building
6 Fairfield Boulevard

Hours

Office Hours:

Mon thru Sun, 9 am - 5 pm
Facility is open daily at 8:30 am

Summer Hours:

Sat, 8:30 am - 12 Noon
Closed Sundays

Contact

Director:
Ken Michaels, MS
Superintendent of Recreation:
Michelle Bjorkman, MS
Recreation Programs Specialist:
Shawn Keogh

Tel: (203) 294-2120
Fax: (203) 294-2127
Email: parksrec@wallingfordct.gov

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Department Responsibilities

1. Programs

Please visit the Parks & Recreation website (www.wallingfordrec.com) for information on current program and registration information. Additional registration information is found in: Keep in Mind...Flyer.

2. Facilities and Rentals:

• Rooms: Gym tournaments, party rooms, meeting rooms
  (Download: David Doherty Facility Request Packet)
• Park Pavilions: Community Lake, Doolittle, Lufbury and Marcus Cooke
  (Download: Park Use Request Form)
• Other park amenities: 18-hole Disc Golf course, ball fields, Community Garden plots, tennis courts, pickleball courts, sand volleyball court, dog park, basketball courts and playgrounds
• Maintenance Deposit Fee for All Parks - Effective Immediately

3. Oversees 2,000 Acres of Open Space Land, Parks & Ball Fields

Parks in Wallingford

Parks are open from sunrise to sunset.

• Bertini Park
• Carini Field
• Community Lake Park
• Coyle Field
• Darlene Falconeri Westside Field
• Bert & Harry Subkowski Dog Park
• Doolittle Park
• Dutton Park
• Grand Street Park
• Harriet Wallace Park
• Harrison Park
• Johanna Manfreda Fishbein Park
• Kendrick Park
• Lufbery Park
• Marcus Cooke Park
• Pat Wall Field
• Pire Park
• Pragemann Park
• Richard Sheahan Park
• Stanley Budleski Park
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial Field
• Robert Wallace Park

Trails

• Quinnipiac River Linear Trail
• The New England National Scenic Trail runs through Wallingford. For information about this trail, go to New England Trail. Also, use the following links for specific information on two hikes on this national trail that go through Wallingford (Mattabesett Trail): CT NET Section 10 and CT NET Section 11.

Other Resources

• West Nile Virus Precautions
• Tick Fact Sheet
• Fact Sheet for Parents on the ABCs of Concussions
• Activity Registration Form
• Customer Information Form

Note: The Town of Wallingford is not licensed with the Office of Early Childhood and is not required to do so.