{"id":36218,"date":"2022-12-20T14:02:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T22:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.wpengine.com\/?page_id=36218"},"modified":"2024-05-09T10:55:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T14:55:55","slug":"recreation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/things-to-do\/recreation\/","title":{"rendered":"Recreation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1414.4px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The Greater New Haven area offers a wide variety of recreational activities for both residents and visitors. Many parks, nature preserves, and hiking trails allow visitors to participate in outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, picnicking, and birdwatching. <a href=\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/places\/east-rock-park-pardee-rose-garden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">East Rock Park<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/places\/west-rock-ridge-state-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Rock Ridge State Park<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/places\/sleeping-giant-state-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sleeping Giant State Park<\/a> are a few examples of scenic outdoor destinations in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Located along Long Island Sound, this area provides access to beautiful beaches and waterfronts that offer various activities like swimming, sunbathing, kayaking, paddleboarding, and other water-based activities. Some popular beach destinations in the region include <a href=\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/places\/hammonasset-beach-state-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hammonasset Beach State Park<\/a> in Madison, the <a href=\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/places\/bradley-point-park-promenade-west-haven-beaches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Haven beaches<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/places\/silver-sands-state-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silver Sands State Park<\/a> in Milford.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a golf enthusiast, there are several public and private golf courses in the area where you can enjoy a round of golf, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/places\/orange-hills-country-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orange Hills Country Club<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/places\/alling-memorial-golf-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alling Memorial Golf Course<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/places\/grassy-hill-country-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grassy Hill Country Club<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/places\/the-orchards-golf-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Orchards Golf Course<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/places\/laurel-view-country-club-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laurel View Country Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":36211,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"category-page.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36218","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Recreation - Visit New Haven CT<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There is something for everyone in the New Haven area - Recreation - Visit Today!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/things-to-do\/recreation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Recreation - Visit New Haven CT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There is something for everyone in the New Haven area - Recreation - Visit Today!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/things-to-do\/recreation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Visit New Haven CT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VisitNewHaven\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-09T14:55:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@VisitNewHaven\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/things-to-do\/recreation\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/things-to-do\/recreation\/\",\"name\":\"Recreation - Visit New Haven CT\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-12-20T22:02:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-05-09T14:55:55+00:00\",\"description\":\"There is something for everyone in the New Haven area - Recreation - Visit Today!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/things-to-do\/recreation\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/things-to-do\/recreation\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/things-to-do\/recreation\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Things to Do\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/things-to-do\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Recreation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/visitnewhaven.com\/\",\"name\":\"Visit New Haven CT\",\"description\":\"Greater New Haven: One Region. 15 Towns. 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