Salesian Park

As a NYC transplant to this area, I think some of the reviews are harsh. This is a great park. I've been going to it for a year now and never thought it was dirty or unkept. It is a beautiful park with a variety of scenery- pond with tall grass, open lawn, and more wooded lawn. The dog park seems popular. Really nice to walk around. There is dog poop here and there in the brush close to the path edges, and there is often deer poop on the lawn, but it is a park after all. Plenty of benches and lawn to sit and picnic at, as well as some tabletops and even Adirondack styled chairs by the pond. I go often alone as a female with my dog and have always felt safe. I've recently seen police present sitting in the parking lot, which drives home the feeling of security. The library is pretty active during library hours, so that adds a sense of security versus if it were quiet. The only time I've felt unnerved is when someone else at the park told me she just saw a coyote behind the pond. You do sometimes see people with their dogs off leash, but you get that at every park and in the year that I've been going multiple times a week I haven't had a bad experience. This is a very serene park with plenty of options- hang out on the lawn or at sitting areas, get steps in on the various walking paths, or just enjoy the scenery.