Field Road Park - Connor's Place - Somers, CT

We go to this playground so much that it feels strange to blog about it, but it is a good one!  


Field Road Park is located just outside the center of Somers, CT. It pops up after passing a bus yard, some service garages, the NE Tractor Trailer Training School, and some self-storage warehouse buildings. The first thing you're likely to notice as you pull up is the playground. Connor's Place is a Boundless Playground (universally accessible). What we've liked about it from the start is the different areas for different aged children. 

There are two sets of swings, including regular swings, two full seat harness swings and two baby swings (which my 4 year old still likes). There are two sets of dome "monkey bars" - one small and one big. There are two sets of playground equipment with slides - one for small children and one for older children. There is a rock climbing wall, a zip line thing, a bouncing car to sit in, a spinner (C's favorite) and a large sand area (T's favorite). There are also seats for parents who get to do that sort of thing.


In addition to the playground, the "upper level" of the park (it slopes down) includes a parking area, basketball court with two baskets (I think), a covered pavilion and horseshoe pits (though I'm not sure if they are in the best condition or even usable).

If you drive past the upper level parking lot and down the hill a bit you will pass a building with bathrooms and a covered area with picnic tables. It looks like they could have a snack bar there but I've never seen it open. There are about five baseball/softball fields (maybe the snack bar is open during games?) in the lower level of the park (and a working water fountain that even tastes good).  The lower level has a dirt parking area right in front of a group of fenced in tennis courts (four maybe) and a fenced wall to play some solo tennis against.

With a playground, fields, tennis, basketball, pavilions, bathrooms, and water, there is so much to do at this great park. One thing to note is that except for the pavilions and a few trees, there isn't a lot of shade so remember the sunblock. Bring some balls - even a picnic - and you can be here for hours!

Map to Field Road Park, Somers, CT

(Please note that photos were taken late in the day so lighting is weird.)

For the younger kids.

For the older kids. 

Dome Monkey Bars

Sand area

T building a sand castle with bucket and shovel that were there.

One of the lower softball fields (photo from ngcsl.org)