Hartsuff Park — Attraction in Rockland

Town park with a playground, a 9-hole disc golf course, and at least a mile of nature trails, plus a swimming pond and athletic fields.

Overseen by Rockland Youth Commission. The relatively new (2020) playground is a popular feature here, as is the 9-hole disc course.

There is a small swimming pond, with a sandy beach, for use by Rockland residents only. In season, it has lifeguards on duty Monday through Friday, 11am to 5pm. Also, weekends 12-5pm, but only during extreme hot spells.

The Hartsuff Park Nature Trail extends through much of the property. Between that and the additional trails of the disc golf course, there is an least a mile altogether, mostly through the woods. It is mostly flat and wide, with the occasional small hill. Some sections are rocky. The trail also features a large wooden footbridge, which extends over a sometimes-dry stream bed.

This park is bordered on all sides by woodlands — primarily oak and beech, with some pine and yellow birch. The land drains to Cushing Brook, a tributary to the Drinkwater River, which leads to the Indian Head River, and ultimately to the North River system.

This park is not pet friendly and there are no...

Everyone has to take a swimming 🏊‍♂️ test and float on their back in order to not have to wear a life jacket. The water is very shallow and only goes up to my son's knees. I do understand that it's for safety reasons, but in my opinion, it's ridiculous to make EVERYONE take those tests.. especially since they have lifeguards on duty. Maybe they should train them better and demand that they pay constant attention to what's going on in that dirty water instead of having their faces in books and their phones. We won't be returning to the pond. The only reason we'll even think about going there is to play disc...

Many uses, practice for the youth football program, frisbee golf, walking, jogging, or sprinting the trails. Have a basketball court, & a swimming hole for the...