A park card is required to enter all parks.

Steppingstone Park [Steppingstone Lane, 487-9228] overlooks Long Island Sound and is home to the marina, which offers mooring facilities, the Steppingstone Sailing School, a boat launching ramp and a fishing dock. Also at Steppingstone: a summer preschool program for tots, a children's party room, children's playground, wading pool and aqua park, a snack shop, picnic tables, restrooms- and, in July and August- the Steppingstone Waterside Theatre.

Steppingstone Waterside Theatre is a summer tradition in the Park District. On Saturday and Sunday evenings, a stage uses Long Island Sound as a backdrop. As the sun sets, residents enjoy a wide variety of live entertainment. On July 4th there are clowns, pony rides, face-painting and an afternoon of live music. There are activities on Labor Day including a special season finale, with a not-to-be-missed performance.

Memorial Field [Fairview Avenue, 773-3420], also called the Athletic Field, has 16 Har-Tru tennis courts, softball & baseball diamonds, soccer fields, handball & basketball courts and a playground. It's open until dusk in the summer with maintenance and security personnel on the premises. Restrooms are available. The tennis courts open, weather permitting, on or about May 1. Eight courts close on or about Nov. 20 and the remaining eight close on or about Dec. 15, or the first freeze. Weather permitting, the courts are open from 9 a.m. to dark.

Allenwood Park [Allenwood Road, 487-4360] facilities include softball diamonds, 5 all-weather tennis courts, a basketball court, an aqua park and children's play areas. Also on the premises are pheasants, rabbits and a duck pond. Staff is on hand to maintain the park and tend the animals. Restroom facilities are available. Tennis courts are open year round from 9 a.m. to dusk.

Kings Point Park [Steamboat Road or Redbrook Road, 482-9257] has more than five miles of trails for hiking and cross-country skiing-a total of 175 acres in all. It has 26 picnic areas with tables and outdoor grills. It also includes four softball diamonds, four Har-Tru tennis courts, two all-weather basketball courts, a soccer field, horseshoe pitching and a sled hill for winter enjoyment. There are restrooms on premises. The tennis courts are open on or about May 15 and close on or about Oct. 15. Weather permitting, in full season, the courts are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Village Green & Rose Garden [Middle Neck Road, 482-0181] is home to our Veterans' Memorial, along with a formal rose garden, gazebo, a bandstand for concerts, a senior exercise course and a children's playground. Park personnel are on premises for maintenance and security.

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