page_title: Vestal, New York
section_title: Recreational areas
hierarchical_section_title: Vestal, New York / Recreational areas
caption_attribution_description: English: Fall foliage taken at Arnold Park in Vestal, NY. Shows purple, red, and yellow leaves found on trees near the East Coast in the Autumn.
context_page_description: Vestal is a town within Broome County in the Southern Tier of New York, and lies between the Susquehanna River and the Pennsylvania border. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,043.
  Vestal is on the south border of the county and is west and southwest of Binghamton.
  Vestal is home to Binghamton University which draws visitors to the town through its entertainment and sporting events. The university adds thousands of students to the town and employs more than 3,000 faculty and staff.
context_section_description: The town of Vestal has 21 town-operated and -maintained parks which cater to all ages.
  Arnold Park – Andrews Road
  Four picnic shelters (shelter #1 is under construction), tables, grills, playground equipment, playing fields with lights, football field, softball fields, rest room facilities, running water, electricity, nature trail, hiking, sand volleyball court, ice skating, fitness trail, cross country skiing, parking.
  African Road Park – African Road
  Picnic shelter, grill, playground equipment, running water, stream, playground, electric, parking.
  Barlow Park – Main Street
  Picnic shelter, tables, grill, playground equipment, running water, parking, electricity.
  Castle Gardens Park – Garden Lane
  Picnic shelter, tables, grill, playground equipment, ball field, half basketball court, running water, no parking.
  David Avenue Park – David Avenue
  Picnic shelter, tables, grill, playground equipment, tennis court, basketball court, stream.
  DEC Flood Fields – Main Street
  Soccer fields, ball field, golf practice.
  Ethel Place Park – Ethel Park
  Picnic shelter, tables, grill, playground equipment, basketball and kickball court, running water, no parking.
  Fuller Hollow Park – Marietta Drive
  Picnic shelter, tables, playground equipment, ball field, stream, no parking.
  Harold Moore Park – Old Vestal Road
  Picnic shelter, tables, grill, playground equipment, softball fields, two full court basketball courts, rest rooms and concession stand, running water, soccer fields, electricity, river access, boat ramp, parking.
  Jones Park – State Line Road
  Nature trail, stream, hiking, biking, cross country skiing, parking. Dogs allowed on leash.
  Memorial Park – Four Corners—Rt. 434 & Front Street
  Band Gazebo, electricity, park benches, and free summer band concerts on Tuesdays at 7:00 PM. No parking.
  Middendorf Park – Juneberry Road
  Picnic shelter, tables, grill, playground equipment, ball field, basketball court, running water, parking.
  Richards Avenue Park – Richards Avenue
  Picnic shelter, tables, grill, playground equipment, no parking, running water.
  Ross Corners Park – Old Owego Road
  Picnic shelter, tables, grill, playground equipment, tennis courts, ball field, soccer field, running water, parking, ice skating.
  Stair Park – Murray Hill Road
  Picnic shelter, tables, playground equipment, running water, parking, electric.
  Stratford Park – Stratford Drive
  Picnic shelter, tables, playground, running water, no parking.
  Twin Orchards – Myrtle Street
  Picnic shelter, tables, playground, ball field, running water, soccer field and parking. Accessible from the Vestal Rail Trail.
  Vestal Center Park – Coleman Street
  Picnic shelter, playground equipment, tennis courts, baseball field, basketball court, running water, ice-skating, parking.
  Vestal Memorial Pool – Clayton Avenue
  Large outdoor pool & wading pool, rest rooms & changing area, electricity, running water, parking.
  Willow Point Park – Gates Road
  Three softball fields.
  Vestal Rail Trail
  The trail is 2.1 miles (3.4 km) long. It runs between North Main Street and African Road and is located just north of and parallel to the Vestal Parkway (Rt. 434). The trail has a twelve-foot paved path and eight feet of grass on either side of the trail. Available for walking, skating, running, and cycling. Parking at Stage Rd. and on the east side of the Shoppes at Vestal. Restrooms are available at the African Road (east) end of the trail. The trail has benches, a gazebo, a scenic overlook and nature trail,  dog waste facilities, and is next to the Twin Orchards—Myrtle Street park.
  The largest park in the area is Arnold Park located off Pierce Hill Road. This park offers a newly constructed plastic playground, picnic areas, a sand volleyball court, a standard sized baseball field and three other large grassy areas, as well as a nature trail through the wooded areas surrounding the park. In October, the Recreation Department holds a Halloween event at the park. In August, the Recreation Department hosts a picnic and summer festival. The Recreational Baseball League hosts at this park a variety of competitions among
caption: Arnold Park in the Fall
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