Looking for Nice Parks with Playgrounds in Stamford

You really need to join CT-Moms, about half of our 200 members are right in or right around Stamford. We have a huge "Local Guide" which I've copied and pasted the entire chapter about parks/playgrounds below for your reference. Some of them are not in Stamford itself but closeby. Personally, I love the Cove Park as well as the Playground at the JCC. Keep in mind that the Boundless Playground at Stillmeadow school is closed during the schoolday (Sept-June from 7am-4pm)
Good luck with your move and the website for CT-Moms is:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CT-moms/
~M.

4:3 Parks & Playgrounds

Boundless Play Ground – http://www.boundlessplaygrounds.org

StillMeadow Elementary School; 412 Stillwater Ave (Stamford)
JCC on Newfield Avenue (Stamford)

Lincoln Park (off Jackman not sure if Rd or Ave), beside the fire station
Owen Fish Park (off Stratfield Rd)
Mead Park – New Caanan
Chestnut hill playground (Stamford)

Beach Areas:
--Sandcastle Park in the Jennings Beach parking lot (beach sticker needed from MemDay-LaborDay)
Cove beach

--Rugby Park (off Beaumont st)
--Veres Park (Veres Rd, off Reef Rd).
--Binney Park (Old Greenwich) off exit 5 small enclosed area for play but no swings - 3 slides though
--Eastern Civic Center (Old Greenwich) down the street from Binney Park 1 bucket swing but good enclosed area for toddlers & sand box
--Western Civic Center (Glenville of Greenwich) 2 bucket swings and equipment is a split between toddlers & big kid gated & fenced but gates were broken
--Pemberwick Park (between Glenville and Byram of Greenwich) 2 bucket swings and good for both toddler & big kid
--Byram Beach off exit 2 (permit required after April 30 but for future note) there are two playgrounds one off the beach with 2 bucket swings; great to take the little ones to experience both playground & beach plus in the winter there is a great hill for sledding
-- Whittaker Park - The actual address (acc. to Google) is 64 Mill River Street at W. Broad. Mill River Park (intersection of Mill River Road and Tressor Boulevard) = Stamford
4 swings (3 bucket and 1 handicap)
2 large playgrounds - one for toddlers and one for older kids. free parking on street - no meters ***not enclosed with a gate*** VERY crowded on weekends and after 5pm on weekdays, but usually pretty open/empty during the week.

--Barrett Field and Park (on Newfield @intersection of Burdick St) -
Stamford 4 bucket swings and 4 regular swings small, but decent playground with slides ***not enclosed with a gate* free parking on street, and a lot across the street (on Burdick St) NOT crowded at all! We've only been there during the week, but never
had to wait for a swing.

JCC (Jewish Community Center) 1035 Newfield Avenue - Stamford
2 bucket swings
4 'bigger kid' swings (I believe one is handicap accessible)
NEW boundless playground - which is really great, especially for older
kids
Has a gated toddler area, too
free parking in parking lot
note: need to walk to the left of the building to get to the playground
area, towards the back of the building

Cove Island Park - Stamford
a TON of baby swings - at least 8, plus a set of bigger kid swings, too
has a couple of small playgrounds (not as familiar with these - can
someone add on?)
***not enclosed with a gate
Parking by permit only after Memorial Day through Labor Day

Cherry Lawn Park - Darien (Brookside, off the post road)
6 bucket swings (i think that's right...)
2 playgrounds -one toddler area with playground equipment and even a
giant sandbox area
toddler area is enclosed with a gate
big parking lot
Free nature center on site, too

Bruce Park Greenwich
“a little far, but has an excellent toddler/baby area for our crawlers/non-walkers. --Bruce Park (Greenwich off exit 3 across from the Musuem) Toddler area not enclosed; approx. 6 bucket swings plus 2 more on the other end by big kid area

Welcome! I hope you'll enjoy it here. I love Stamford-it's a great small to mid-sized city.

There's a great park called Twin Meadows Park, located behind Stillmeadow School on Stillwater Rd. It's not far from downtown, but you will need a car. It's a safe, large playground with play equipment for a range of ages. My son is 6 and I've been taking him there since he was 3. It's also pretty well fenced in making it safer that way as well.

Another place to check out is an indoor playspace in the Stamford Town Center mall, built especially for toddlers/pre-schoolers. There's usually a security guard stationed there to monitor for safe play, appropriate ages entering, etc. It will be a great alternative for rainy or cold days when she needs to get the wiggles out!

the one I and my daughter loves is not in the park, but the play complex is great - it's on Greenwich Ave.
For cold days - the one in the Stamford Mall.

There are 2 Boundless playgrounds in Stamford. http://www.boundlessplaygrounds.org/playgrounds/find/play...

and

http://www.boundlessplaygrounds.org/playgrounds/find/play...

I know the Twin Meadows is open to the public when school is not in session and would assume the same for the JCC. All of the schools in Greenwich have playgrounds that are also open after school.

The Cove (beach) has a playground and lots of grass.

The Stamford mall does have a great new Playspace for kids.

The Nature Center is also a great place. www.stamfordmuseum.org

There is lots to do around Fairfield County for kids. Once you get here the best thing to do is find a moms group. Ive heard lots of great things about www.geocities.com/momsclubofstamford/

Your realtor should also be able to put you in touch with some groups.

Hope this helps and good luck with the move!