Marie Daley Park
Quiet South Wedge green space with a wide unfenced lawn
About this park
A small neighborhood park in the South Wedge with a wide grassy field, mature shade trees, and a few benches. There's no fence and off-leash isn't permitted, but the open lawn gets used as a leashed run-around by nearby residents. Maintenance is uneven by city standards; the playground gear is functional but dated.
Amenities
Marie Daley Park reviews
What visitors consistently sayReliable shade, a wide and uncrowded lawn, and a calm residential surround. Reviews consistently describe a pleasant, neighborhood-paced feel.
Residents from the surrounding South Wedge blocks. Quiet most hours, with light playground use and occasional pickup ball games on the rough little league field.
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Before you go
Unfenced. The surrounding streets are residential and low-traffic, but a long line on a recall-iffy dog is the safer call. A long lead works well on the open field.
Frequently asked
- Is the park off-leash?
- No. There is no designated off-leash area, so dogs stay leashed here as they do in other City of Rochester parks. The lawn is wide enough that a long line still gives real running room.
- Is it fenced?
- No. The grass runs straight out to the surrounding streets with nothing to stop a dog. Those streets are residential and quiet, but a flight risk belongs on a lead the whole time.
- Is there water or a restroom?
- Bring your own. This is a small neighborhood green space with benches and trash cans, no drinking fountain and no restroom.
- Does it suit senior or small dogs?
- It does. The lawn is flat, the mature trees hold shade through the afternoon, and there are benches to break up a slow leashed loop.
- Is the whole field safe to walk on?
- Mostly. The open lawn is fine, but the little league field along one edge is rough, with a sunken drainage spot and holes hidden in the outfield grass. Steer a ball-chasing dog away from it.
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