![]() ![]() The park surrounds and includes the mountainous ridge named East Rock and was developed with naturalistic landscaping. Cold Spring and Orange Streets New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven, CT 06516. I've been going for years and in my experience it is safe, friendly and a wonderful place to spend an hour-or an afternoon. East Rock Park is a park in the city of New Haven and the town of Hamden, Connecticut that is operated as a New Haven city park. East Rock Park is a park that was developed with naturalist landscaping, around and including the mountainous ridge named East Rock, located in the city of. For the adventurous, seek out "Giant Steps" which is a steep path leading down the rock face-big fun and exciting! East Rock Park is often active, but never over-populated, with families picnicking, groups doing Yoga and hikers and bikers galore. Considering how close it is to the business district and Yale, it offers wildlife, lessons in history, geology and geography and is always free and accessible. ![]() This summer, Friends of East Rock Park volunteers and Youth Work employees worked hard over. At sunset it is a romantic spot where you can sit watching birds doing acrobatics. Address: Orange St & Cold Spring St., New Haven, CT, 06511. The road leading to the top of East Rock is a great bike ride more than amply rewarded by the view from the top-and the exciting ride back down! From the edge of East Rock Park you can see all of New Haven, as well as the New Haven Harbor and Long Island Sound. Not only is the view second-to-none, East Rock Park is home to the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial which is among the finest military monuments in the country-it was just refurbished a few years ago and is immaculate. ![]()
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