Date visited: 3/16/2023

This is a town beach located in the Rowayton section of Norwalk. Dogs are allowed from November through March. I didn't realize that this was an "off-leash" dog area until I arrived. There were maybe 20 other dogs and their owners on this small, but nice beach. The pups were all over me, as they could smell the treats I had in my pocket that I use to get Mandy and Lexi to pose for pictures. This is why there are more candid shots here, than the posed shots, although I was finally able to get some nice posed pictures on the far end of the beach. You can see below that this one dog photobombed me while I was trying to take a photo. The dogs had fun here, running free on the beach. There's no real place to take the dogs for a walk here. The beach is on the small side and we had to go elsewhere afterward to get a walk in.

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Date visited: 3/12/2021

I liked this place. There is a parking charge in-season, but this nice day in March was considered off-season so it was free. There were a bunch of loud guys hanging out drinking near the lot when we arrived, but no sign of them when we hit the trails. The trails also were a disc golf course, and there were a lot of people playing frisbee golf. I've seen that at alot of the places we visit. We came upon a wide open space with a bunch of dogs running around off-leash. Evidently, this spot is used like an off-leash dog park. Mandy was confused, because there was no fences, but she got the hang of it. Since there is no big and small section, I kept Lexi leashed mostly, because she does not like big dogs all that much.

Date visited: 2/12/2022

It was a great spring-like day in the middle of February, with temperatures near 60 degrees! Skies were overcast, so the weather wasn't quite as nice as the day before, but still a wonderful treat to have a day like this at this time of year. This is part of a multi-town trail that is still being built. We covered the completed sections between the aquarium and Union Park (which seems to be just a small area with an empty platform). The trail connects a number of parks in downtown Norwalk, most notably Heritage Park and Mathews Park. The trail is paved except for the section that runs through the cemetery. Yes, that's right, the trail goes right through a cemetery. It also passes by Lockwood Mathews Mansion, and a children's museum. Near Heritage Park, we also walked the Spc. Wilfedo Perez Jr. Loop Trail that runs along side the river. There are signs at the parks that said dogs weren't allowed, but there were many people walking their dogs.

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