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Dana L. Thompson Memorial Park

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😐 It was a great place to take a shower. It was clean. My only complaint is that as a through hiker we don't care a soap and towels because up to this point they've always been supplied. I don't know that you advertise yourself as a place for through hikers but it's difficult when you hear it's a plac... People often mention park, great, fields,


Address

340 Rec Park Rd, Manchester Center, VT 05255

Website

www.parks.manchester-vt.gov

Contact

(802) 362-1439

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (238 reviews)

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  • 3/5 Peggy C. 2 years ago on Google
    It was a great place to take a shower. It was clean. My only complaint is that as a through hiker we don't care a soap and towels because up to this point they've always been supplied. I don't know that you advertise yourself as a place for through hikers but it's difficult when you hear it's a place you can get a shower and then you don't have what you need. Don't really know what a reasonable solution for this would be. I guess the recommenders have to understand that those things are not supplied so that they can tell the hiker
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Will G. 3 years ago on Google
    Fantastic park! Large, open, clean and we'll kept. Huge fields of open grass. Cushioned running track, play park for little ones with great equipment. Ball fields, hoops, soccer field, gigantic trail system. The bathrooms are closed now due to COVID, which is inappropriate because we know now that COVID doesn't spread that way. But they do have port o potty in the central parking lot. Great place to exercise your dogs. Close to town and easy access. Safe and well lit.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 jesse s. 4 years ago on Google
    What a wonderful place! I wish my town had something like this! 3 small playgrounds, outdoor pool, trails, sand volleyball courts, and multiple ball fields. Very dog friendly with great parking. Bring sunscreen, though there are picnic tables under a gazebo, there is not much shade elsewhere. Some great views of the mountains as well.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Phil M. 1 year ago on Google
    Beautiful facility! Something there for everyone. Surrounded by mountains, it's a real gem of a park.

  • 4/5 Vasu C. 7 months ago on Google
    We went to the dog park here to tire out our dog before the road trip back home. Beautiful park, really large and perfect for dogs who need to run

  • 2/5 Daryl w. 6 months ago on Google
    People with disabilities have to park in the regular parking lot and walk quite a distance (over grass) to the north Soccer fields. Very hard for wheelchairs if not impossible.

  • 5/5 Bonnie F. 6 months ago on Google
    We watched our granddaughters soccer game. Beautiful fields to play on and amazing view of the mountains.

  • 5/5 M M. 9 months ago on Google
    great vibe. nice trails. Manchester Rail Trail is a great bike ride too. the skate park is really neat.

  • 5/5 Olivia M. 9 months ago on Google
    Came from out of town for the July 4th fireworks show and it was incredible! Tons of parking and many things to occupy people of all ages, including a skate park. Parks and Rec staff was so helpful!

  • 5/5 Blaze B. 11 months ago on Google
    Cool multi use park. Lots of fun and great new skate park

  • 5/5 Stanley M. 11 months ago on Google
    Attended my grandson's baseball game. Nice recreation park with lots of activities, fields, located in a beautiful area.

  • 5/5 Carol Ann J. 11 months ago on Google
    Dana L. Thompson Memorial Park is a Manchester community gem. The open space is very nice, with sports fields, a skatepark, basketball courts, and walking trails.

  • 5/5 Ashley a. 11 months ago on Google
    Grew up not far from here and the trail from the park to the rink is a great easy hike for little legs or pet walks plus the river is a great spot to stop and let the kids or furbabies cool down!!

  • 5/5 Brian S. 10 months ago on Google
    Equinox Lacrosse tournament. Boys and Girls. Very well organized. Needed far more food trucks than just two. The lines were 100 deep all day long. Same with shirts/ sweatshirts line.

  • 4/5 Monica B. 3 years ago on Google
    Great place to take your family for some outdoor time. There is a long walking trail, basketball courts a skate park a dog park and field for football and baseball.

  • 5/5 William B. 1 year ago on Google
    Has vastly changed since, I was a kid. Major improvements to the Rec area for the local community and schools.

  • 5/5 Joseph D. 1 year ago on Google
    Great park with tons of places for kids to play

  • 5/5 Dustin W. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice park with a ton of open space. Well worth the stop!

  • 5/5 Martin C. 5 years ago on Google
    Excellent! Great local swimming pool. Free to locals, fee ($10 adults) for nonlocal. Clean life guard and wifi. Shade picnic tables, pavilions, and chairs.

  • 4/5 Lisa D. 1 year ago on Google
    We went there as a meeting place. We wanted a picnic table and there many. There was a skate park, fenced-in dog park, walking track and jogging track.

  • 5/5 Mur P. 1 year ago on Google
    Wow! what a Field absolutely beautiful place the fields are amazing it should be a little bit more dog friendly on the sidelines they have a nice dog park next to it and it would be nice to have vendors over in there not scalping everybody these are children they're looking for snacks and quick food $10 for French fries is ridiculous it's not gasoline there should be a Board of Health and regulations


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dog park
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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