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Parks

Bonny Eagle Park

Town owned Bonny Eagle Park is used and enjoyed by many. It is located between Routes 112 and 35

in the West Buxton area. Bonny Eagle Park is a small pine-studded park with a boat launch, a parking

lot, and a small beach. It is supported by the Town of Buxton with no charge for users except for a

small portion of our real estate taxes. Come, discover, and enjoy this little gem.

Carroll Park

Carroll Park consists of 4.8 acres located between Flaggy Meadow Road and Hurlin Smith Road in

the Groveville section of Town. This park has a baseball diamond, bleacher seating, a picnic area, off-

street parking and playground equipment for the younger children. It also hosts a basketball court and

walking path the circles the entire park. New dug-outs have been constructed for all the baseball and

softball teams that use this lovely park. A big thank you is extended to Dave Spencer for coordinating

the construction for buildings and all the volunteers that donated their time to complete the dugouts.

Estes Park

Estes Park consists of approximately five acres located on the Chicopee Road in North Buxton. This

land was donated to the Town in 1975 for recreation use. The Park includes a softball diamond, two

dugouts, bleacher seating, picnic tables and off-street parking.

Pleasant Point Park

Pleasant Point Park is located on the Simpson Road in the Salmon Falls section of Town. This park

is truly the gem of all the parks in Buxton. The Park contains approximately sixty-five acres of land

that border on the Saco River. This Park provides canoe and kayaking access, swimming, hiking (with

dogs on a leash) or picnicking.

Town Farm Park

Town Farm Park, located along Town Farm Road is approximately ten acres in size. There are two

softball fields and one Little League diamond. A small playground gives the younger ones a safe place

for fun. The groomed grass fields are utilized for all sorts of general recreation for all ages. There are

also trails for walking the woodlands as well as a perimeter walking trail. The Recreation Department

utilizes the open park areas for its extensive youth soccer program in the late summer and autumn.

The park is available to the public, sunrise to sunset, and is maintained by the Trustees. No motor

vehicles are allowed outside the parking areas. Dogs are welcome……..please pick-up after your dog.

The entire area is closed to firearms of any kind, for everyone’s safety.

Weymouth Park

Weymouth Park contains approximately seven acres of open land and is located at the intersection of

Routes 202 and 112. This parcel of land was once known as the “Old Fair Ground” and was donated in

1926 by FrankWeymouth to the Trustees to maintain. It presently contains a Babe Ruth ball field, Little

League field with bleachers, tennis/basketball court, handicapped Porta Potty, and limited parking.

The Little League maintains its own field and the Park Trustees hire maintenance for the remainder of

the Park. The Town of Buxton does not own the Park, but the Park is available for use by all residents.