Providence Parks

History

Park was deeded to the City in 1914, multiple lots merged in 1976. Originally, the park had been a spring-fed pond, surrounded by farmland, and the location of the Bucklin Ice Company. The name of Bucklin came from James Bucklin, a Providence architect who was the designer of The Arcade in downtown Providence. At some point, the pond was filled in as the neighborhood changed and became the home of manufacturing and jewelry factories. Once contained a marker dedicated to Lt. George E. Dillon. The park is situated between Bucklin and Dexter Streets, within a roughly 16-acre area of municipally-owned property containing several schools.

Recent Improvements

• Granite block seating installed Summer 2026.
• Bocce Court built 2025.
• Splash pad dedicated 2024, opened 2023.
• Multi-sport (Football and Softball) synthetic turf field and basketball courts 2020.
• Playground community build 2016.

Multisport Field

Synthetic turf field – please do not use cleats or litter.

American Football

• Permanently lined regulation field 120 yards x 53.5 yards
• 8ft offset 20ft Uprights – High School standard goals with end zone netting
• Accommodates a 100mx60m soccer pitch

Softball

• Permanently lined for softball – 43′ and 46′ to the pitcher and 60′ bases
• Equipped with player dugouts, bullpen, foul poles, scoreboard
• LF 305ft – CF 320ft – RF 275ft

Courts

Basketball

• Two lined courts with fence, player benches, lights, and breakaway rims
• 94ft x 50ft with High School 3-point line

Bocce

• 30’x60′ with markers for foul lines

Walking

Walking distances through the park:

• Waterpark entrance on Dexter St at Linwood Ave to Daboll St crosswalk to Lima Elementary : 0.1 mile
• Waterpark entrance on Dexter St at Linwood Ave to Bucklin St at Whitmarsh St : 0.1 mile
• Knight Memorial Library on Elmwood Ave, down Whitmarsh St, past softball field to Daboll St crosswalk to Lima Elementary : 0.25 mile