Activities in The Park
Athletics:
- Batting cage with nine separate batting areas for varying pitching speeds.
- 17 baseball fields (14 for softball and three for hardball).
- 3 football fields.
- 4 soccer fields.
- 16 lighted tennis courts.
- A 25 meter Aquatic Center pool
Entertainment:
The Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre is an outdoor theater that hosts a full schedule of entertainment events during the summer, from concerts to movies.
Carltun on the Park restaurant, a privately run facility operated in a former country club. The Carltun offers a restaurant, bar, banquet facilities and a meeting room. The restaurant has played host to numerous events, including a fundraiser in 2004 for George W. Bush.
Golf:
The park features three 18-hole golf courses open to the public: the Blue, Red and White courses. The Red course, originally part of the Salisbury Golf Club and designed in 1914 by Devereux Emmet, is host to the annual Commerce Bank Championship on the Champions Tour. Salisbury Golf Club also was the host of the 1926 PGA Championship, which was won by Walter Hagen. Located adjacent to the courses is a driving range with more than 100 stalls and night hours in season.
In addition to the regular courses there are 2 lighted 18-hole miniature golf courses.
Swimming:
The Nassau County Aquatic Center at Eisenhower Park is one of the finest swimming facilities in the U.S. Built in 1998 for the Goodwill Games, it currently hosts major swimming competitions and is also open daily to the public.
Located within the center is a renovated Health Club that contains treadmills, arc trainers, stationary bikes, stair machines, free weights and an assortment of Cybex weight machines.
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