Howe Park Off-Leash Area

This 14-acre park, which includes playing fields and a variety of facilities, is located between Arlington and Grove Streets. From the Grove Street entrance, there is a handy parking lot. On Arlington Street, there is on-street parking.

It's a great place for the dogs to run around and play! In the confined section of the gravel park, there is a steep hill. ... The dog park is very nice. You can let your dog off the leash and run about.

Hiking trails, a 1912 sandstone observation tower, and seats may be found in this 117-acre woodland park.

Welcome to Groton's trail system, which you are invited to explore. Groton includes more than ten square miles of conserved property and more than a hundred miles of maintained paths. Lakes, eskers, oxbows, drumlins, kettle holes, rivers, streams, vernal pools, fields, hills, working farms, swimming holes, a historic barn, beaver dams, kinetic art, bike trails, and, of course, wildlife can all be found here.

The Town of Thompson's Field purchased 57 acres in 1984, which is now known as the Thompson's Field Conservation Area. Groundwater running toward the adjacent public wellfield was mostly protected by the mosaic of woodlands and farmland.