Mcdevitt Recreation Center

Multiple fenced in areas as well as a baseball field. Seems to always have at least one or two other dogs present so this place acts as a dog park for me and my doggie. There is a cute little play area for kids with swings, slides, and other fun playground equipment. There’s a water feature that squirts water up too (in the summer obviously.) Can’t comment on the actual rec center as I’ve never been inside. Until East Falls gets an official dog park, this is where we will come.

This recreational center just got a brand new playground which looks nice, but the rest of it could use a facelift, too. The ball fields are well maintained but there’s a mural from the 80s that is tired and worn and the space as a whole is not used properly. It looks like it was an old basketball court but they only took some parts down.
There are several enclosed spaces for hockey practice, tennis and what looks to be a batting cage. These fenced-​in areas have been abused as people use them to unleash their dog but do not clean up after them.
I would love to see this place utilized better as it is a nice multipurposed area. There’s a decent parking lot, too. I like to take my dog over to this area but it does seem isolated and not that well lit. As a young woman walking by myself, it doesn’t seem safe with only just two outlets, one behind clubhouse with a bridge and a desolate passageway to Indian Queen. Even during the day, this could be a dangerous spot as the traffic is loud below the bridge and there’s not much foot traffic.
The other is the long lane out from the parking lot to Scotts Lane. A gate in the right outfield would be helpful but I am sure that’s an issue, as there’s a train and an intersection right behind there.
My concern is: I have been there when there were some J.D.s hanging. Naturally, I was scanning the perimeter for exits and my options were not plentiful. It’s kind of a hidden recreational center and would be a safer place if there was more access rather than these two long paths out.
Like I said, a great, useful space but where it’s positioned geographically and the design is a bit questionable.

This would be a nice little community park if dog owners would refrain from illegally using it as a dog park. Dog owners allow their dogs to run off the lease, chase joggers, and don’t clean up after their dogs. It’s unfortunate because children play sports here multiple nights of the week and dog owners have turned the park into a public health hazard. I hope one day the «no dogs allowed» policy will be enforced so I can run in the park without stepping in excrement or being chased by some idiot’s untrained ankle biter.

Nice open area with baseball fields, wall ball, tennis courts, roller hockey. Easy to get to usually dogs there!