Smith Park

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This is one of the many hiking trails at Smith Park.
This is one of the many hiking trails at Smith Park.

Smith Park was acquired by Middletown, Connecticut in 1974. It is located on the northside of Country Club Road in Middletown. It has 50 acres of land that include ball fields, a playground, hiking trails, horseshoe pits, shuffleboards, and a pavilion. Permission can be obtained from the Middletown Park and Recreation Commission to host a family outing or company picnic at the pavilion. Handicap access is limited. The park is closed at sunset and the gates are locked. There are various types of plants and animals that inhabit the undeveloped area. There is a wetland meadow that has a variety or shrubs like silky dogwood, winterberry, buttonbush, and highbush blueberry. In the center of the woodland there is a small pond.

[edit] Resources

Middletown Conservation Commission. Middletown Trail Guide. December 2004.

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