Description
Brooklyn park with playground, picnic tables, and boat launch. Swain Memorial Park is the local green space that actually has the stuff you want in a park: a playground for the kids, picnic tables for the lunch you packed, and a boat launch for the days you actually wanted to be on the water.
There's also a pavilion and open areas to wander, so it works equally well for a planned family gathering or a spur-of-the-moment "let's go be outside for an hour" stop. Doors are effectively open from 7am to 9pm every day, giving you sunrise quiet and evening light depending on your style.
Kids do well here and dogs are allowed, which makes it an easy add-on if you're already passing through Brooklyn on the way to the Irish Hills. Locals consistently rave about how well-kept it is, the kind of community park where you can tell someone is paying attention.
Stack it with a Brooklyn lunch stop. More area parks at mitecumseh.com.
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