Parks
PARKS
The Park and Recreation Commission has jurisdiction over several parks in
Chatham. The charm of Kate Gould Park, near the center of town, is enhanced on Friday evenings during July and August when as many as 6,000 people gather for concerts by the widely known Chatham Band at Whit Tileston Band Stand. Chase Park, on Cross Street, includes the Grist Mill and also contains a bowling green, picnic tables, and a comfort station.
Adjoining the traffic rotary on Main Street is the William Nickerson
Memorial Park. On the site of a former commercial building, the park was a
joint effort of the town, the Chatham Improvement Association, and Friends
of Trees. It is now maintained by the Chatham Garden Club.
The newly developed Volunteer Park, on Sam Ryder Road, contains 2 baseball fields, 2 horseshoe pits, and picnic tables. Also in Chatham is Skateboard Park, on George Ryder Road. Open daily 10:00am to dark, it includes ramps, pipes, grinds, and a half-pipe. For use with skateboards and in-line skates. Helmets Required – No Bikes. Fore more information, call the
recreation center at 508-945-5175.