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List of Parks and Playgrounds and related activities:

-Baldwin Farm- If you're interested in aquiring a garden plot for the coummunity gardens 422-1336.

-Bark Park – Resident dogs are welcome to run around and exercise at our new dog park.  Located on Main Street, across from field #2 at Delfino Park, the park will be open from dawn until dusk.  Included is a water fountain for dogs, a bag dispenser for cleaning up after dogs, and a waste receptacle.  This park features and area exclusively for small or young dogs.  All dogs are required to have a current license tag and vaccination. 

-Battle Hill Park

-Battle-Whitney Park

-Bryant-Mamaroneck Park

-Chatterton Playground

-Delfino Park – Located on Lake Street.  This beautiful flagship park offers many exciting recreational opportunities:
Picnic tables and grills:  Tables and grills are available on a first-come first-  served basis.  No gas grills!
Playground, Softball Fields:  Permit required for group usage.
Platform Tennis Courts: 3 courts available until March 30.  Permit and fee  required per court hour.  To take part in any tennis activity, participants are  required to have a current Recreation ID card.  Season passes available April 16.   
Supervised Har-Tru Courts: Open mid-May through mid-October.  Permit play  only.
7 Lighted Har-Tru Courts Schedule, Delfino Park:
Weekdays – Spring: 4pm – 9pm, Summer: 4pm – 9pm
Weekend/Holiday – 8am-1pm, Permit play only.
 
-Druss Park - Children's Playground

-Gardella Park
Gardella and Kittrell pools are a wonderful way to splash away the summer days  and keep cool. Also at both parks have a Basketball Court and Playgrounds.  Residents of all ages can enjoy our pools, which are open for the  season from Friday, June 25 thru Sunday, August 29.  Pool admission is  FREE to White Plains residents.  Recreation ID card is required, five guest passes per season for each adult pass holder.

Pool Hours:  Everyday Noon- 6 p.m.
Evening Hours: Kittrell Wednesday til 7:30pm
                        Gardella Thursday til 7:30 pm

-Gillie Park
This very active multi-use flagship park offers residents a variety of recreational  opportunities.  The park is located on the corner of Mamaroneck Avenue and  Gedney Way.  The beautiful stone bulding at 85 Gedney Way houses our  Recreation Administration Offices where you can register for our programs.   Additionally, Gillie Park has a Basketball Play Area, Tot-Playground,  Recreation Room, Softball and Baseball Fields (permit required for group  usage).  Tennis Courts: To take part in any tennis activity, participants are  required to have a current Recreation ID card.  Season passes available April 16.  Supervisied Har Tru Courts: Available mid-May to mid-October.
10 Lighted Har – Tru Courts Schedule:  Weekdays – Spring: 9am-9pm;  Summer: 9am-10pm.  Weekend/Holiday: 8am-6pm, permit and fee required per court hour.

-Jacob Purdy Park - Historical Site including the Purdy House

-Kittrell Park
Gardella and Kittrell pools are a wonderful way to splash away the summer days  and keep cool. Also at both parks have a Basketball Court and Playgrounds.  Residents of all ages can enjoy our pools, which are open for the  season from Friday, June 25 thru Sunday, August 29.  Pool admission is  FREE to White Plains residents.  Recreation ID card is required, five guest passes per season for each adult pass holder.

Pool Hours:  Everyday Noon- 6 p.m.
Evening Hours: Kittrell Wednesday til 7:30pm
                        Gardella Thursday til 7:30 pm

-Liberty Park
Residents can enjoy picnicking on beautiful  Silver Lake.  Park opens April 1st, daily from 8am til dusk.     Prohibited: Swimming, Fishing, Boating, Barbecues, Open Fires, Alcoholic Beverages, Loud Music, and Dogs.

-Renaissance Plaza
Renaissance Plaza is located at Main Street and Mamaroneck Avenue.  It features  a multi-jet, dancing fountain display with several pools, choreographed at  scheduled times with music.  The Plaza has informal sitting areas.  See Music and  Theater section of the Recreations and Parks brochure for special performances  scheduled at the Plaza.

-Mattison Playground- Outdoor Basketball Court and Playground

-Mitchell Place Tot Lot- Beautiful New Playground for Pre-school aged children

-Ridgeway Nature Trails- Linear wooded walking trail that extends from Gedney Way to Scarsdale

-Greenway Nature Trail

-Saxon Woods
Westchester County Department of Parks and Recreation and the City of White  Plains have partnered to create the first ever artificial turf soccer/lacrosse field in  White Plains.  This facility will be permitted and maintained by the City of  White Plains Recreation and Parks.  For more information call 422-1336.

Sculpture Exhibitions
-Tibbits Park:  A second Sculpture Exhibition is open in Tibbits Park to  complement the existing show at the Library Plaza.  The Sculpture Exhibition  Committee and the City have received a generous grant from Wal Mart for this  new exhibition, which features the works of over a dozen Sculptor’s Guild artists,  and is accompanied by a volunteer education program coordinated with  the White Plains School District.

-Library Plaza: Recreation and Parks, in coordination with the Sculptor’s Guild  and the White Plains Sculpture Committee have selected 15 works of art by 12 renowned artists, including Chaim Gross, Hans Van de Bovenkamp, and Judith  Steinberg.  Sculptures are on exhibition at the Library Plaza throughout the  summer.  A catalogue is available at the Recreation Office.



 
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