VISITING THe Park
From vintage base ball to concerts, fishing and frisbee,
there’s something fun for everyone at Lafayette Park.
Lafayette Park is open 6am – 10pm every day all year. It is wheelchair-friendly, with easy paved trails. Restrooms near the playground are open during the summer months.
Check out the park pathways on our annotated map (here).
For groups interested in rental of the Park House or pavilions, check (here).
Old time vintage base ball season schedule for Lafayette Park can be found (here).
Free concerts in the park are generally held on alternating Saturdays between June and September. Concert schedule can be referenced (here).
Live speaker programs are available from the Lafayette Park Conservancy for a small fee. Details (here).
Parking is ample, easy and free, around the perimeter of the park. There are large stone gates at all four street corners, as well at the midway points between corners. Leashed dogs are welcome and waste bag stations are provided at the northeast and southwest gates.
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VERT-de-GRIS
As you might imagine, I was caught completely off-guard when, strolling through the shire one evening, a dashing young prince in the guise of a Blanchard’s cricket frog (Acris blanchardi) bounced out of the shadows and onto the path before me, demanding a kiss.