South Worcester Playground, also known as Harry Sherry Field and as Maloney Field, became a City park in 1986. This 5-acre park is located on Cambridge St and is the home of the South Worcester Baseball league.
This park features two baseball fields, a soccer area, two handball courts, a basketball court, a playground, the Camp Street Community Garden and the South Worcester Neighborhood Center.
If baseball isn't your thing, you find other options at Harry Sherry Field to suit your needs. Check out both of the handball courts and the basketball court; bring some friends and have a ball!
The playground area at Harry Sherry Field (South Worcester Playground) is typically a busy area with many children running around and having fun. This beautiful playground near the South Worcester Neighborhood Center and the Camp Street Community Garden has many separate play structures to keep young ones interested and entertained.
View some of the other parks in this district. Get out and explore!
Oread Castle Park is a 3-acre park located in the Main South neighborhood. Before this was a City park, it was Oread Collegiate Institute, also known as "The Castle". It recently had a massive renovation and features basketball courts, futsal court overlay, playground, picnic tables and nature trails.
Located just south and east of Newton Hill, Winslow & Pleasant (Peace) Park is another of Worcester's newer parks, opened in 2008. At a little over half an acre, this is a simple and quaint park, featuring picnic tables, community garden plots and ample seating to just relax and enjoy the outdoors!
University Park is located in both a residential neighborhood and directly adjacent to a college campus. In the middle of the park is Crystal Pond, formerly used for swimming and ice skating. Today, activities on the Pond are limited to occasional paddle boating or toy boat races.
