Come Explore

The Woodbridge Park Association invites you to come and explore our beautiful public parks in the Town of Woodbridge. Please use this website to find fun trails for hiking, learn who we are and what we do, understand our history and our plans for the future. Volunteers are always welcome.

Mission 

The Woodbridge Park Association, incorporated in 1928, is the third-oldest Land Trust in Connecticut. Our mission, as set forth in the original Articles of Association written nearly 100 years ago, is to acquire by gift or purchase lands within the Town of Woodbridge and to hold the same for any and all of the following purposes:

• To establish such lands as a bird refuge and for the preservation of birds, fish and other animal life, and of trees, shrubs, and plants;
•  For the planting and care of trees in accordance with the principles of scientific forestry;
•  To build roads and paths therein and to make accessible to the public any historic locations therein;
• To establish its holdings as a park for public use and recreation, in accordance with such rules and regulations as it may adopt.

Looking back 

The Woodbridge Park Association (WPA) has a long and rich history. Mr. Newton Herbert Street is the founder of our most popular park, the Alice Newton Street Memorial Park. Mr. Street was a man ahead of his time – he had the foresight to understand the value in protecting open space. In November of 1928, he generously donated 82 acres in memory of his mother, Alice Newton Street, thus founding the Alice Newton Street Memorial Park. The Woodbridge Park Association was incorporated in 1928, making the WPA one of the three oldest not-for-profit land trusts in the state of Connecticut. We have been entrusted with the care and protection of this park, and others, in the Town of Woodbridge.

Going forward 

While our mission will always honor Mr. Street’s legacy, our purpose has expanded over the years. We continue to strive “to hold and steward lands within the Town of Woodbridge as parks for passive recreational use and nature preserves for plants and animals, thereby fostering the preservation of open space for the benefit of the public.”

Since the founding gift from the Street family in 1928, an additional 32.5 acres have been donated to the WPA. Twenty-five and a half of those acres lie adjacent to the Alice Newton Street Memorial Park, increasing its size to over 100 acres. The remaining 7 acres of donated land are located on the east side of Newton Road and form the Newton Road Park. Please check out our ‘Maps‘ link for more information on locations and hiking, as well as our ‘Use of Parks‘ safety guidelines. Thank you for visiting and happy hiking!