Card Pond Playground

It’s a little playground and swimming pond off the highway. The pond is closed due to bacteria levels but I imagine it could be a busy parking lot when it’s open.
It’s a good place to stop and stretch your legs and have a little lunch while you’re on the road.

Great rest stop right off the Pike for stir crazy kiddos on a long roadtrip. Playground, picnic tables, swimming pond and porta potty. Not bad.

The kids have fun it's what counts

Complete with picnic areas, climbing apparatus, slides, monkey bars, swings, and a soft sandy area to fall around on, the Card Pond Playground is a small but charming addition to the 17-acre Card Pond natural park.

I had visited the playground with my wife and stepson during a road-trip to visit with my brother-in-law in Connecticut. During my time at the park, it seemed clear to me that the play area was aimed at younger children due to the size of the apparatus and the limited space around them. Unfortunately for my stepson, this meant that there was little to occupy him beyond using the grass to run and toss a football around, or perhaps the swings. However, those visiting with young families are sure to find the area fun-filled and entertaining.

Those with limited mobility should find little challenge in accessing the park, first crossing a gravel pathway that gives way to flat and even grass that is reasonably well-kept.

Parking is available both on a small section of gravel beside the pond as well as on the grass banks facing Great Barrington Road. During my trip, the park was empty and finding space was no issue, but during busier times - such as the Card Pond Party hosted at the site during the summer - the overflow parking soon becomes useful.

Overall, the Card Pond Playground is a small and quaint play area that suits a small and quaint town and, whether you are local to the area or simply passing through, the views across the lake and peaceful ambience are more than worth the time it takes to stop and look.
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