page_title: Westport, Connecticut
section_title: Parks and recreation
hierarchical_section_title: Westport, Connecticut / Attractions / Parks and recreation
caption_attribution_description: English: A panoramic view looking over Compo Beach, Westport, CT
context_page_description: Westport is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, along Long Island Sound within Connecticut's Gold Coast. It is 52 miles northeast of New York City. The town had a population of 26,391 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, and is ranked 19th among America's 100 Richest Places as well as third in Connecticut, with populations between 20,000 and 65,000.
context_section_description: Comprising 234 acres (0.95 km²), Sherwood Island State Park is located on Long Island Sound and includes beach access. Compo Beach and Burying Hill Beach are municipal beaches that are open to out-of-town visitors in the summer for a fee. The state's 9/11 memorial was put in Sherwood Island State Park in Westport; on a clear day the New York City skyline can be seen.
  In 1960, Westport purchased Longshore Club Park.
  In 2011, Paul Newman's estate gave land to Westport to be managed by the Aspetuck Land Trust.
  
  In 2010, the historic Wakeman Farm was reopened to the public as the Wakeman Town Farm and Sustainability Center. The town's website describes as an "organic demonstration homestead open to the public. The Farm is a model facility created to educate the community with local healthy food production, responsible land stewardship, sustainable practices and community service orientation."
caption: Panorama of Compo Beach, Westport, CT, in 2012.
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