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It’s time to get out aNd about
Nassau County may seem industrial at first glance, but when visiting the many open spaces and parks in Baldwin, that assumption disappears. These spaces welcome families looking to get outdoors. Whether visiting Baldwin Park located in Baldwin Harbor, to walk by the water at sunset or cheer on a local softball game at Parsonage Cover, Baldwin makes getting outside enjoyable.
PLAYGROUNDS
Playground facilities are located at: • Coes Neck Park • Baldwin Park • Waterfront Park • Cow Meadow Park
Parks
Baldwin Park 546-4481 3232 Grand Ave., Baldwin Harbor Tennis Courts 546-2240 Ball Fields 546-2233 Skate Park 379-3779 Coes Neck Park 868-8190 1240 Coes Neck Road, Baldwin
Baldwin Recreation Association
(K-8) 855-4081
Summer Recreation Program
Sports, arts & crafts and dancing www.baldwinsummerprogram.org
Town of Hempstead Parks
Parks and Recreation Commission 292-9000 200 N. Franklin St., Hempstead 11550 Echo Park 483-7400 399 Nassau Blvd.,West Hempstead 11550 Harold A.Walker Memorial Park 766-2277 1085Woodfield Road, Lakeview 11570 Oceanside Park 763-0700 3800 Mahlon Brower Drive, Oceanside 11572 Newbridge Road Park 783-2500 2600 Newbridge Road, Bellmore 11710
Nassau County Parks
Department ofRecreation and Parks 572-0200 www.nassaucountyny.gov/parks Eisenhower Memorial Park, East Meadow
State Parks
Long Island State Park and Recreation Commission Belmont Lake State Park (631) 667-5055 Box 247, Babylon 11702 Hempstead Lake State Park 766-1029 Southern State Parkway, Exit 18, West Hempstead Jones Beach 785-1600
Ocean and Meadowbrook Parkways,
Wantagh Valley Stream State Park 825-4128 Southern State Parkway,Valley Stream
Photos by Bridget Downes/Herald Top photo: Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder was one of many to swing for the fences at the Strikeout Suicide Charity Softball Game hosted by Beyond the Badge at Baldwin Harbor Park in October.
Middle photo: Town of Hempstead officials, from right, Supervisor Don Clavin, Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby and Councilman Anthony D’Esposito in the park in August awarded Boy Scout Evander Tillery the Covid-19 Youth Relief Effort merit badge for making masks that were distributed throughout the town.
Bottom photo: Baldwin High School graduate Justin Stewart was one of the many seniors who decorated their cars to show off their college plans at the school district’s Decision Day Parade in Baldwin Harbor Town Park on June 11.
