Parks and recreation
Segregansett Country Club
85 gulliver street, phone: +1 508-824-9110, fax: +1 508-821-3869, email: [email protected], (http://www.segregansett.com/). a private country club facility that features an 18-hole golf course with 6,632 yards of golf, golf cart rentals, tournaments, banquet facilities, etc.
Massasoit State Park
Middleboro avenue, east taunton, phone: +1 508-822-7405, (http://www.mass.gov/dcr/p...). the city's largest park that offers a wide range of recreational activities, such as, canoeing, fishing, hiking, hunting restrictions, mountain biking, picnicking, swimming, skiing cross-country, etc.
Memorial Park
Off of somerset avenue/route 138. a city park that features a pond, benches, memorial statues, hills, playgrounds, walking paths, and some seasonal activities.
Watson Pond State Park
Bay road, a seasonally-operated 10 acre park that offers a picnic facility, a small freshwater beach, bathrooms, a wide range of seasonal recreational activities, etc. there is a $2.00 parking fee.
Hopewell Park
Off of hopewell street. a large city park that offers woodlands, a river, walking paths, sports facilities, a public swimming pool, etc.
John F. Parker Municipal Golf Course
17 fisher street, phone: +1 508-822-1797, fax: +1 508-977-0841, (http://www.ci.taunton.ma....). a 9-hole public golf course that features 3,034 yards of golf, competitions & leagues, and golf cart rentals. season is from april 1st to november 30th, which is open daily from 7am to dusk.
Taunton Memorial Skating Rink
150 gordon owen riverway, phone: +1 508-824-4987. an indoor ice skating rink, with ice skate rentals.
Canoe Passage Outfitters
120 ingell street, phone: +1 800-689-7884, email: [email protected], (http://www.canoepassage.com/). kayak and canoe rentals are offered, as well as a variety of guided tours/trips with rated skill levels throughout the local narragansett bay watershed. the guided tours/trips that is offered are the following: kayak, canoe, photography, snorkeling, swimming, moonlit, kids kayak camp, etc.
Hartshorn Park
Off of winter street. a heavily wooded city park.
Westside Park
Off of clifford street. a heavily wooded dry & wet -land city park near the mulcahey middle school grounds.
Weir Village Riverfront Park
Off of w water street. a small riverfront park that offers a bandstand, events, and a scenic view of old weir village and the taunton river.