Get Outdoors in Holyoke

Roland Pouliot Pool, the city’s only public pool, re-opened in July for the first time since 2015 after a $22 million renovation.

Historical Tours of Greater Holyoke gives tours of canals, churches, cemeteries, parks, reservoirs, and streets in and around Holyoke. Numerous free public tours are on my web site. Paid private group and organization tours are also possible.

The park contains shaded sitting areas with benches, a water spray pad, walkways, and open green space. The water spray pad was installed in 2015. On-street parking is available.

Features of Community Field include a 300' refrigerated ice skating path, a warming house with bathrooms, a large hill with sledding capability, two large playscape structures, picnic tables, a pavilion, an enclosed dog park, hiking, and walking trails. There is also a large recreational area and ample parking.

Holyoke Rows is a community boathouse on the beautiful Connecticut River making river recreation accessible to all. Our programs include adult beginner and experienced rowing, family kayaking, FREE afternoon rowing programs for middle and high school students, Summer youth kayaking programs, veterans dragonboating, & more. All ages & abilities welcome!

Former site of Highland School. The park covers one city block and contains, playscapes for children ages 5-12, swings, benches, lit flag pole, a 60’ diamond with player benches and protective fence, open space used for a small soccer field and is irrigated. On-street parking is available.

This was Holyoke’s first enclosed stadium and has hosted numerous sports teams/events including the AAA Holyoke Millers of the 1970s and early ’80s. Today the stadium contains a 90' diamond, stadium seating for 3,000, dugouts, and is the home to NECBL (New England Collegiate Baseball League) team the Holyoke Sox.