Oak Crest Cove Park

Oak Crest Cove Skate Park and Playing Courts are Open !

This beautiful new one of a kind skate park and tennis/pickle-ball facility opened in the beginning of June 2020!

PARK HOURS: DAWN TO DUSK

For driving directions enter: 64 Quaker Meetinghouse Road, Forestdale.

Please note this is the physical address of the unsupervised / unstaffed park - therefore, no mailing receptacle and shipments and/or mailings will not be received at this physical location.

Park Vision:

The Sandwich Recreation Department’s vision of the Oak Crest Cove Park is to enhance the quality of life and nurture the health and well-being of our people, our community, and our environment by providing inter-generational recreational opportunities to the citizens of Sandwich through an exceptional, safe, accessible, well-planned and maintained park area.

Playing Courts are currently OPEN for the 2022 season!

The Oak Crest Cove Park home to two regulation sized tennis courts and six pickleball courts! Located on Quaker Meetinghouse Road in Sandwich these post tension concrete courts by Cape and Islands Tennis and Track offers our users the best surfaces in the industry !

Court Reservations

The Oak Crest Cove Park Courts will begin taking reservations online starting March of 2022 . Please note: you must create a HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNT to make a reservation . The Recreation Department has a new registration system .Therefore, if you have not created a household account with us since January 2021- you will be asked to do so before you are able to register. To create a household account and make a reservation visit: https://sandwichma.myrec.com/info/default.aspx

Starting May 2, 2022- Pickleball Open Play will be available at the Oak Crest Cove Courts Monday and Wednesday Evening 4-8 and Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday mornings 10-2 . All other court playing time will remain by reservation only. All other court playing time is available by reservation only.

What is Open Play?

Open play means that all players, of any skill level, are invited to play on the courts for a set time frame. Open play is simply a predetermined time where pickleball players show up at the courts to play. You don’t have to worry about making a reservation or finding other people to play with. All you simply need to do is show up during our scheduled "Open Play" times with a paddle in hand and be ready to play!

Open Play Dry Erase Board Procedure

• Write your name in the first available block, or in a block with fewer than four players.

• When four names are listed in a block and a court becomes available, the four players who are in the next block draw a line through their names and take the court. Do not erase the board until more space is needed.

• Sequence of play is top to bottom, left to right for each row.

• If you want to identify your skill level, use a green marker for Beginner, blue for Intermediate, and black for Advanced (just like skiing).

• Four players who wish to play together can sign up in the first available blank block. They must wait to play until the players in the blocks before them go out onto the court, unless more empty courts are available than there are players waiting.

Etiquette

The spirit of “Open Play” is that everyone gets to play with different players in a recreational and fun setting. The objective of Open Play is to have people learn from playing with others and form friendships while doing so. Private Play is the only way you can guarantee who you play with and requires a court reservation outside of Open Play hours.

Hours of Open Play

Monday & Wednesday Evenings 4-8 PM Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10 AM – 2 PM

Court Rules

Hours of operation are dawn to dusk

Reservations are made on a first come first served basis and must be made through the Sandwich Recreation Department by clicking here.

Courts are for tennis or pickle ball play only.

No wheeled sports- roller blades, skateboards, scooters or bicycles.

Only tennis shoes allowed on the courts- please no black soled shoes.

Please wipe feet before entering courts.

No food or glass containers in the court area.

No pets allowed in the court area

No person under the age of 16 permitted without an adult.

No outside nets, structures or other equipment may be brought into or added to the courts.

No loud music or disorderly behavior.

Please dispose of litter in trash cans.

Infractions of rules may result in loss of court privileges.

Graffiti and/or property defacement is not tolerated and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. (M.G.L. 266 Section 98A)

FOR RECREATIONAL USE / PLAY ONLY- No organized groups, games, leagues or lessons without proper permitting and permission from the Sandwich Recreation Department.

Reservations are for one court only and for one hour at a time. It is best to use a computer for this process. If you have trouble registering, please call the Sandwich Recreation Dept. at 508-888-4361 and we will be happy to register for you.

Skate Park

The Oak Crest Cove Skate Park is the newest place where you can grind, carve and tweak your tricks on Cape Cod! Located on Quaker Meetinghouse Road in Sandwich this park is destined to be one of Massachusetts top destinations for skateboards, BMX , scooter riders, and roller bladers! This park has been designed by the very community that will be enjoying it! With the oversight of RAD Sports, the Stantec Design team and the New Line Skate Parks construction crew brought to life the skate park that the Sandwich community imaged and helped design!

This concrete facility features two unique skating bowls- a flow course bowl, ameba bowl with a 9 foot and 6 foot drop and plenty of ramps, rails, and vertical props for users of all levels! This facility will be used by both experienced and inexperienced Skateboarders, Bikers and other wheeled sports.

For driving directions enter: 64 Quaker Meetinghouse Road, Forestdale.

Please note this is the physical address of the unsupervised / unstaffed park - therefore, no mailing receptacle and shipments and/or mailings will not be received at this physical location.

PLEASE NOTE : THIS PARK IS NOT SUPERVISED AND USE OF THIS FACILITY IS AT YOUR OWN RISK

Oak Crest Cove Skate Park Rules

1. Helmets are required for all users ages 16 years and younger, per Massachusetts law. (M.G.L. 85 Section 11, as amended by Chapter 330 of the Acts of 2004)

2. It is strongly recommended that users wear to elbow pads and knee pads.

3. Younger or less experienced users should wear wrist supports and gloves.

4. Designated entrances and exits to skating areas should be used one at a time.

5. Only one skateboarder is permitted on a board at a time.

6. No food, beverages, tobacco products, alcohol or drugs are permitted in this facility.

7. Children 10 & under must be accompanied by an adult.

8. Do not proceed down a ramp until it is clear of other skaters.

9. No outside ramps, jumps or other equipment may be brought into park.

10. No loud music or disorderly behavior.

11. No pets allowed in park.

12. Please dispose of litter in trash cans.

13. Infractions of rules may result in loss of skating privileges.

14. Portable ramps, rails or other skate equipment cannot be used at this park.

15. Graffiti and/or property defacement is not tolerated and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. (M.G.L. 266 Section 98A

16. FOR RECREATIONAL USE / PLAY ONLY- No organized groups, games, leagues or lessons without proper permitting and permission from the Sandwich Recreation Department.

Oak Crest Cove Walking Trails

Come enjoy the meandering walking trails surrounding this park and that connect with beautiful hiking trails through out the Oak Crest Cove campus and connecting with Boyden Farm Conservation Area.

1 lap = 777-ft = 0.147-mile

1 mile = 6.8 laps

10 laps = 1.5 miles

For Boyden Farm Trail information visit:

https://www.sandwichmass.org/444/Boyden-Farm-Conservation-Lands

For park questions, concerns or reservations please contact the Sandwich Recreation Department at 508-888-4361.

For driving directions to skate park and/or tennis/pickle ball courts enter: 64 Quaker Meetinghouse Road, Forestdale.

Please note this is the physical address of the unsupervised / unstaffed park - therefore, no mailing receptacle and shipments and/or mailings will not be received at this physical location.

Sandwich Disc Golf Course IS NOW open!

This BRAND NEW 18 hole Par 60 course with 2 baskets on every hole Blues (par 60) & Silvers (par 54) is now open to play.

Please note: Course is now open to public play however, still being fine tuned. Thick briars & Poison ivy in many areas, especially off the fairways -tick spray & long pants are strongly advised . Paver tee pads to be installed over the next year or more

Parking lot is located on the lower beach parking lot for Oak Crest Cove. There is a seasonal parking fee from late June to Labor Day for non-residents or any residents without a beach sticker. FREE TO PARK REST OF YEAR.

For course questions or concerns please email: CapeCodDiscGolf@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/capecoddiscgolfclub/

For driving directions to the disc golf course enter: 34 Quaker Meetinghouse Road, Forestdale. (bear left at the gate shack to lower parking lot- course entrance off the back of the lot)