Captain Stephen Olney Memorial Park — Attraction in North Providence

Stephen Olney Park is a nice family friendly park but the town of North Providence could a bit more. They did revamp the park a few years ago so it has improved. It is much smaller than Fargnoli Park n Smith Street. It has a decent sized jungle gym and a few swings(some for younger kids too). There is plenty of benches and a few picnic tables too. There are 4 tennis courts and a basketball court. Stephen Olney Park is broken into 2 parks. The smaller of the two is on High Service Avenue next to Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and its right at the base of Superior View Blvd. This side has a smaller jungle gym for little kids. There's a path that connects to...

Clean, artificial turf playground, definitely my top playground pick in the Lincoln, NP, Cumberland region. It has 2 stationary monkey bar options, hanging monkey bars, a track/zip line, tire swing, 2 baby swings and 4 regular swings. One side of the play structure is great for 2-4 year olds with bridges and 3 slides, and the other side of the structure has 2 open, winding slides.

The view is pretty in the spring, though I imagine it would be especially chilly in colder weather.

Also at this park is a large grassy area, a small gazebo tennis courts, basketball court, picnic table scattered around, paved walking paths and a...

This is a great local park in North Providence with sports fields, tennis courts, and playgrounds but also a nice paved walk meandering through the center, perfect for dog-walking or a brisk lunchtime powerwalk for those nearby. To the south side of the park is a natural path which is my puppy's and my favorite place to stroll. As a local, I only wish there was a fenced dog park to be able to allow mine and other dogs to interact off-leash. There's ample room for such a space and it would be a worthwhile addition to this nice neighborhood...