Meckauer Park — Attraction in Bethel

Meckauer park is one of my favorite parks in the neighborhood. It has two playgrounds (prek and k and up), A SANDBOX (rare thing in Connecticut for some reason, also, it's a ln eagle scout project whoa), Picnic area and a spot for BBQ, basketball hoop, low impact walking/biking trail (bring your kids here to practice!), a nice pond with some cool wildlife (like herons and bullfrogs, ducks, geese, turtles and some hard to identify water rodens), plenty of trees to provide shade, several exercise spots for adults and youth, a good size bark park for your doggos, a spacious gazebo, Big bathrooms (closed off season sigh) Also, there is a book crossing spot aka little free library, make sure you check it out.

Parking has enough space to accommodate a lot of cars, which is...

Dog park, picnic pavilion, playground, walking trail, and field. Dog park has big dog and small dog area and access to drinking water in non-winter months. Big dog area can be muddy during spring flooding period and dusty in driest part of summer, so you may want to walk dog on lead around walking trail instead sometimes.

Playground generally well maintained.

Picnic area shows some age.

Public bathrooms are generally clean but show their age. They are closed during winter.

Park generally always has some people in it, even at odd hours so you never feel isolated but never so crowded as to...

best place ever cute park and small trail around it my mom said she dumped my dead hermit crabs there when i was small i think she lied but i love the idea im really big about that and honor with death of things im just special you know but well last week i went here and there was my favorite book "unwind" in th freebook box i did tak it im sorry kids its not my favorite anymore it was in middle school and imreading it i goddam love reading this is such a place of memory i pukes on my cousin here once.respect the dead no...