General Overview
The Wendell Park (601 W. Third St.) is a local park that is open for the community to access. The park has several amenities: the Wendell Community Center, two small playgrounds, a dog park, several sports fields/courts, a walking trail and a community garden. The park has been, and is still undergoing, many renovations in the last few years as the community around it expands.
Amenities
The Wendell Community Center
The town's community center is a large building stocked with several large rooms that can be rented for personal events. This space is also used for school events, voting periods, and other large gatherings.
Playground Areas
The Wendell Park has two playgrounds: an older, smaller site for younger children, and a larger playground that was built within the past few years. These playgrounds have sand or mulch footing with swings, slides and other fun activities. The Wendell Park playgrounds are free for the community to use.
The K-9 Corral Dog Park
The K-9 Corral dog park is a smaller space shaded by trees that allows dogs to run off-leash in a fenced space. The dog park features several pieces of an obstacle course, and the space is free for the community to use.
Sports Fields and Courts
The park has several spaces for sporting events:
- Tennis court
- Baseball/Softball field
- Pitching practice areas
- Soccer field
- Volleyball court
These spaces are used by the community during little league sporting seasons, but some of the spaces are also free for community use (e.g., the tennis court).
The Hugh T. Moody Nature Trail
The Wendell Park features the Hugh T. Moody Nature Trail, which spans roughly 2 miles and is free for community use. The trail itself contains mulch or dirt pathways and bridges that go over several small streams. Eagle Scouts have added handmade equipment to the trail.
It is also equipped with several disk golf goals.
Community Garden
The Wendell Park Community Garden is a project by the Wendell Parks and Recreation community gardening group and features hand-grown vegetables by members of the organization. They have two growing seasons (Summer and Fall). The group has a $15 annual membership fee.
