Parks & Recreation

One of the most critical components in maintaining and enhancing a community's quality of life is it's system of parks, recreation, and open space. The careful location of parks and open space areas and preservation of the Town's natural resources as a complement to existing development can be a useful tool in guiding the Town's development into a logical, orderly and environmentally sensitive pattern. In addition to recreational and aesthetic benefits, open spaces provide a framework for various land uses. Properly located, they become boundaries and buffers between conflicting uses of land and a nucleus for building neighborhood areas. Natural features can be preserved as valuable scenic and environmental attributes of the Town. A park system and recreational program can also go a long way toward resolving the age-old problem of a community offering nothing for young people "to do."

Parks within the Town of Easton are categorized as either "Mini-Parks, Neighborhood Parks, Community Parks, or Special-Use Parks." The following information is published in the Town of Easton 1997 Comprehensive Plan.

Types and Areas	Size (Acres)	Ownership	Facilities
Mini-Parks
Thompson	0.5	Town	Benches/ Fountain
Clifton	0.25	Town	Passive
Neighborhood Parks
South Street	0.3	Town	Playground
South Clifton	10	Town	Undeveloped
Chapel East	1.7	Town	Undeveloped
Matthewstown Run	1.2	Town	Undeveloped
Tots Park		Town	Undeveloped
Golton II	0.8	Town	Undeveloped
Glenwood Elementary	10	County	Playground, Softball, Baseball, Basketball
Mount Pleasant		County	Playground, Fields
Community Parks
Idlewild	15	Town	Playground, Softball, Basketball, Football, Tennis, Track, Picnic Area
North Easton Sports Complex	26.2	Town	Baseball, Lacrosse, Soccer, Field Hockey, Softball
Former RTC Property	58.3	Town	Undeveloped
Moton Park	12.2	Town	Undeveloped
Easton High School	18	County	Softball, Baseball, Football, Soccer, Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Track
Easton Middle School	12.5	County	Softball, Baseball, Football, Field Hockey, Lacrosse
Stoney Ridge	20	Town	Undeveloped
Special Park Areas
Rails-To-Trails	8 (est.)	Town	Walking/ Bicycling Path
Talbot County YMCA	10	Quasi-Public	Indoor Facilities, Tennis courts, Deck Tennis
VFW	5	Quasi-Public	Baseball
Talbot County Historical Society	1	Quasi-Public	Historic Structure and Gardens
Warner Wildlife Sanctuary	8	Quasi-Public	Nature Conservancy

For specific Parks & Recreation information, contact Lorraine Gould, at 410-822-2525.