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Brookside West Park
Directions to Brookside West
From the corner of Cottage and West Main Street, travel north on Cottage Street to Sandusky Street (St. Rt. 96). Go left on Sandusky Street about two miles to Baney Road. Turn left on Baney Road about 500 feet to park entrance on left.
Brookside West offers five ball fields, each with seating capacity for 300, scoreboards, press boxes and lights are available for league and tournament play as follows:
BROOKSIDE WEST #1 - Fast pitch softball diamond
BROOKSIDE WEST #2 - Pony League field
BROOKSIDE WEST #3, 4, 5 - Slow pitch fields
Soccer Fields
Three regulation-size soccer fields with bleachers with seating for 100 are available for league play and are scheduled through the soccer coordinator or by calling the Brookside Park Office at 289-8247 between 7:30 a.m. - 4:00p.m. Monday - Friday. Two fields are located between the entrance drives into the park and the third is behind diamond #3, next to the tennis courts.
Basketball Courts
A blacktopped court with two baskets is available for group or individual play.
Picnic Areas
Pack your picnic basket and head to the park. Many picnic tables and charcoal grills are available and are located all around the pond. There are two picnic pavilions for rent. Reservations may be made year round by calling Brookside Park Office at 289-8247 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (Monday - Friday).
Playground Equipment
The park offers a variety of playground equipment, including slides, swings, teeter-totter and two wooden play structures located near the pond and basketball court, and another between the island and parking lot.
Hiking Trail
Enjoy a stroll along the trail that winds its way through the woods, starting and ending near the spillway at the east end of the pond.
Fishing Pond
A two-and-one-half-acre lake located at the north end of the park is stocked with bluegill, catfish and largemouth bass for fishing. A valid fishing license is required for anyone sixteen years of age or older.
Restroom Facilities
Two handicap-accessible restroom facilities, with drinking fountains, are conveniently located at Brookside West #3 and near Shelter #1, open during summer months.
*Sand Lot Volleyball
Like playing on the beach, this regulation-size sandlot volleyball court with net is open to the public and located in the middle of the turnaround drive behind the ball fields. It is closed for the winter months.
*Tennis
Three regulation-size tennis courts are located behind the ball fields, with lights for nighttime play and a play backboard for individual practice.
*Shuffleboard
Two regulation shuffleboard courts provide play for people of all ages. Courts are lighted for nighttime play. Benches and scoreboards are provided. Playing equipment for the courts are furnished by the participants.
*Horseshoes
The park offers four lighted horseshoe pits. Two are located near the #1 picnic shelter at the north entrance drive, and two pits are near the #2 picnic shelter behind ball field #1. Bring your shoes!
*New in 1992
