Sports & Recreation

BEACHES

The Town operates two public beaches. The beach at Forge Pond is reached by an access road running between Stony Brook and the railroad tracks off Rt. 225 (Pleasant Street) in Forge Village, and Edwards Beach at Nabnasset Lake is located at the end of Williams Avenue off Plain Road. Both beaches are open from 8:30 am-5:30 pm M-F & 9:00 am-5:00 pm on Sat/Sun, mid-June to mid-August. The Parks & Recreation Department oversees the operation of the beaches. Swimming lessons are offered at both beaches. Each has a concession stand, sand volleyball court, playground and a picnic area. The beaches are free for residents; must have proof of residency. A $5 daily fee per person for non-residents is payable at the beaches. Nonresidents ages 3 and under, 65 and over free. A non-resident season pass ($75 for a family of 5) may be purchased at the beach or the Recreation Department office, Rogers Fire Station, 22 Town Farm Road, Bldg. 18.
PRIVATE BEACHES: American Legion on Long Sought for Pond and the Nabnasset Improvement Association beach at Nabnasset Lake.

CANOE LAUNCH

A canoe launch for Stony Brook is accessible north of River Street to the west of the brook. A small parking lot, a path to the brook and the canoe launch site were cleared by the Westford Rotary in 1992.

CONSERVATION AREAS

The Town’s Conservation Commission and the non-profit Westford Conservation Trust manage acres of land and miles of trail easements, all open to residents. Refer to the Westford Conservation Trust’s booklet, Westford Trails or the Roudenbush Map of Westford, both for sale at Roudenbush Community Center and at the Town Clerk’s office. Westford Trails is also online at westfordconservationtrust.org.

YOUTH SPORTS OFFERINGS and WEBSITES

Crew/rowing
Westford Area Rowing – westfordrowing.com
Middle school through adults, competitive and instructional programs spring/summer/fall. Winter indoor rowing. David Cormier, Head Coach

Basketball
Westford Youth Basketball – westfordhoops.com
Grades 3-12 December-March

Baseball/Softball
Westford Youth Baseball and Softball League – wybsl.com
Ages 6-12 Spring, Fall; Sr. League Ages 13-15, 16-18 Spring.
Summer youth and senior league play

Youth Fast Pitch Softball – westfordwaves.com
Ages 9-17 Spring, Summer

Flag Football, Cheering
Westford Flag Football – westfordflag.com
Ages 9-17 September-November

Westford Jr. Ghosts Football and Cheer – westfordjrghosts.com
Ages 8-14  August-November

Gymnastics
Roudenbush 978-692-5511 roudenbush.org

Ice Hockey
nashobahockey.org    Ages 6-14 September-March

Lacrosse
westfordlax.org   Ages 14 and under April-June

Soccer
Westford Youth Soccer – westfordyouthsoccer.com
Ages 6-14 Spring, Fall

Wrestling
www.eteamz.com/westfordyouthwrestling
Grades 2-8, November-March

ADULT SPORTS LEAGUES

Visit the Westford Recreation Department web site.

PLAYGROUNDS

PARKER VILLAGE PLAYGROUND Jack Walsh Field, Carlisle Road
Slides, swings, spring riders and picnic tables, all made from recycled plastic. Volunteers raised the money for this playground which was installed in 2002.

RICHARD CULVER, JR. PLAYGROUND Forge Pond Beach
Given by the Culver family for the Children of Westford
Single modular playground structure appropriate for ages 3 – 10, swings

RONAN McELLIGOTT MEMORIAL PLAYGROUND Edwards Beach
Because all children deserve a place to play
westford.org/ronansplaygound
A barrier-free boundless playground built in 2009 with funds raised by the Ronan McElligott Memorial Playground Committee. Two age-appropriate modular structures, one for ages 2-5 and one for ages 5-12, include swings, tables, benches, slides and accessible surfacing.

ROUDENBUSH PLAYGROUND at Main Street and Frost
The Main Street playground behind Roudenbush includes a rock wall for young children, climbing structures for school age children, slides, a gazebo and climbing bars. The Children’s Center at Frost has climbing structures for ages 3-8, a structure for infants and toddlers, all with slides, two sand diggers for toddlers, playhouse and a pavilion with picnic area, all on sand.

ST. ONGE PLAYGROUND Whitney Field next to Roudenbush
Swings, a slide and climb-on toys, given by the family of Dick St. Onge, a call firefighter who died in the line of duty in 1970. Refurbished as an Eagle Scout project in 2009 by William Stone, Jr.

WESTFORD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUND
American Legion Field, River Street
Re-opened in 2006, the playground has a modular structure, tot and child swings, digger, and sandbox. Picnic tables and benches were completed as an Eagle Scout project by Dan Souza.

ROAD RACE
A community road race sponsored by the Westford Charitable Foundation that takes place on the first Sunday of May.
roadrace.westford.org

TENNIS COURTS

Town: American Legion Field, River Street – 1 court
Greystone, off Russell’s Way – 2 courts
Capt. Stephen Hamilton Field, Plain Road – 1 court
Robinson School, Robinson Road – 4 courts, backboard
Jack Walsh Field, Carlisle Road in Parker Village – 2 courts
Veterans Memorial Complex, Farmer’s Way – 5 courts
Whitney Playground, Main Street next to Roudenbush – 2 courts, backboard
Private: Westford Racquet & Fitness (indoors), Littleton Road
Westford Swim & Tennis Club (outdoors), Littleton Road

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