Listed below are privately owned and operated facilities, not run by the City of Stamford, which are open to the public. Some require city residency or offer reduced rates to residents of Stamford. Cove Island Park Cove Island Park has it all! Developed upland recreation facilities include a 1-mile loop walking/running trail, a play area for children, a roller blade/cycling path, and expansive lawn areas for kite-flying. There are two sandy beaches, a small salt marsh, inter-tidal mudflats, and the estuarine embayments of Holly Pond and the Cove River, which allow birders to observe returning migratory waterfowl and shore birds. Rocky shoreline and a small bluff offer excellent viewpoints for the more casual observer as well as places for anglers to try their luck. Directions - Beach Stickers Cummings Park Cummings Park is a beautiful 79-acre park. Visitors can enjoy the beach, pavilions, snack bar, board walk, and huge fishing pier. The park is busy with tennis, handball and basketball courts, playground, four softball fields, rest rooms, and parking. The park also includes a marina and launching ramp for boaters. Directions - Beach Stickers Terry Conners Ice Rink Terry Conners Ice Rink, located within Cove Island Park, has served the skaters of Stamford and its surrounding neighbors for the past thirty years. The Rink is owned and operated by the City of Stamford, offering affordable hockey and figure skating programs for all residents of Stamford. The Rink is home to Stamford Youth Hockey, Stamford Spinnakers Girls Hockey, Southern Connecticut Figure Skating Club, the Shadows Synchronized Skating Program, and Stamford, Westhill, and Trinity Catholic High School Hockey Teams. Directions - Hours & Rates Scalzi Park / Cubeta Stadium The Greater Stamford Tennis Association and the City of Stamford have combined resources to provide Stamford-area residents with a $400,000 renovation of the Scalzi Park Tennis Center, including lighting, fencing and court surface. The 12-court facility at Scalzi Park hosted more than 400 players at the 79th Annual National Public Parks Tennis Championships in July 2005. Directions - Stamford Robins