Jackson Park
Jackson Park is located directly behind the Swampscott High School.
Jackson Park is located directly behind the Swampscott High School.
Salem Common began as the town's common pasture land, to which each Salem citizen could bring a cow to graze.
The Common is now Salem's large, pleasant central park, with the Hawthorne Hotel at its southwest corner.
MA Route 1A passes right along the edge of the Common via the streets named Washington Square North and Washington Square West.
Gerry Playground is home of Header's Haven Playground. Its 6.85 acres located on Stramski Way, off West Shore Drive, overlooks Salem Harbor on Marblehead's West Side. Gerry Playground offers picnic tables and cookout grills, a fenced-in children's playground, beach area, pram racks and parking.
This is a great playground that has newly installed equipment (circa 2010) on a giant rubberized outdoor mat. There are unique and creative activities in a giant ship-like structure that include multiple slides, climbing ladders, rope climbers and some really neat spaces for kids to just hang out.
This park is only steps from Pavilion Beach.