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Recently visited Colt Park with my Aunt and family members including my cousin's son, my aunt's grandson. He was visiting from San Antonio and we wanted to show him where his grandmother grew up. My mother's family lived in the caretakers cottage, a brick house on the grounds of Colt Park, my grandfather was a city employee and was able to lease the house. What an amazing place to grow up, with an olympic size swimming pool ice skating in the winter, all sorts of sports fields, including the handball courts that I photographed. They look like they might be locked up for now, but my aunt was happy to see that they were in good condition. She even liked the graffiti. She played on the same courts as a child, and she is 80 now. What an amazing thing to see this park preserved and mostly intact. People seem to be enjoying the playground, and there were groups of Youth playing basketball on the courts. There's a lot of open Green Space here in between housing developments and the old Dillon Stadium which is the stadium for the Connecticut athletic futbol team. For us it was worth the visit for sentimental purposes, I think the park is great for people who live here to use, and I'm looking forward to seeing the National Park Service develop more programming around this Historic Site.
Josh ScaloraJosh Scalora
10
Great little park. Well big park actually. It was moderately well kept, not much trash, grass was cut. Had a central park feel because you know you are in the city but it's about a mile primer y of grass. It's largely deducted to sports ( baseball, football, soccer, basketball) but there are wide open feels for young children, dogs, kites and the like. You can see the downtown skyline and walk to the river front. The playground is really nice with it's rope course. The pool was great. It had surprising hours. 12-4 for kids only, no adults allowed on the pool deck. 5-6 for adults no kids allowed on the pool deck. 12-5 on weekends and everyone is allowed. Opens at the end of June which also feels late. There are two pools. One goes from 2ft to 4ft for kids. The other is a full lap pool for adults. I look forward to exploring it more. The consideration is that it attracts the homeless and the bored. Which is great for them, however some families may prefer Elizabeth Park or the boat house park.
Rasheed AliRasheed Ali
30
I Love This Park! I Grew Up Right Across The Street, Next Door To C-Town! We've Watched The Fireworks While Bats Flew Over Our Heads And Played In The V.I.B.E. League And Also Went To Kinsella (😆when it looked like a prison🤣🤣🤣) OVERALL, COLT PARK IS GREAT!!! The playground is outstanding!!! Brand new basketball courts!!! High on staff and very friendly!!! I TOOK MY SON LAST SATURDAY THERE TO GO SWIMMING FOR HIS FIRST TIME!!!💪🏾
Leon PriceLeon Price
00
Great little park. Well big park actually. It was moderately well kept, not much trash, grass was cut. Had a central park feel because you know you are in the city but it's about a mile primer y of grass. It's largely deducted to sports ( baseball, football, soccer, basketball) but there are wide open feels for young children, dogs, kites and the like. You can see the downtown skyline and walk to the river front. The playground is really nice with it's rope course. The pool was great. It had surprising hours. 12-4 for kids only, no adults allowed on the pool deck. 5-6 for adults no kids allowed on the pool deck. 12-5 on weekends and everyone is allowed. Opens at the end of June which also feels late. There are two pools. One goes from 2ft to 4ft for kids. The other is a full lap pool for adults. I look forward to exploring it more. The consideration is that it attracts the homeless and the bored. Which is great for them, however some families may prefer Elizabeth Park or the boat house park.
Rasheed AliRasheed Ali
30
Nearby Attractions Of Colt Park
Trinity Health Stadium
Charter Oak Landing

Trinity Health Stadium
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Charter Oak Landing
4.4
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Nearby Restaurants Of Colt Park
Ashley's Restaurant
City Kebab House
DONDE JULIO RESTAURANT
Thomas Hooker Brewery at Colt
Mi Sabor Restaurant
Sampizza Bar
New World Chinese Restaurant
Las Palmas Restaurant
Fogata Mexican Restaurant
Guilty Kitchen & Lounge

Ashley's Restaurant
4.4
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City Kebab House
4.7
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DONDE JULIO RESTAURANT
4.5
(161)Click for details

Thomas Hooker Brewery at Colt
4.7
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Basic Info
Address
106 Wethersfield Ave, Hartford, CT 06114
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Phone
(860) 757-9311
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Website
hartfordct.gov
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4.2
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outdoor
relaxation
family friendly
pet friendly
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Colt Park is a city park in the southeast Hartford, Connecticut neighborhood of Sheldon/Charter Oak. The 106-acre park was established from the former Armsmear Estate of Samuel Colt and Elizabeth Jarvis Colt which was gifted to the city upon her death in 1905.
attractions: Trinity Health Stadium, Charter Oak Landing, restaurants: Ashley's Restaurant, City Kebab House, DONDE JULIO RESTAURANT, Thomas Hooker Brewery at Colt, Mi Sabor Restaurant, Sampizza Bar, New World Chinese Restaurant, Las Palmas Restaurant, Fogata Mexican Restaurant, Guilty Kitchen & Lounge

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