Faxon Park, 57 acres, has two little league fields, a softball field with lights, a basketball court, a tot-lot, a picnic area with a pavilion, and many walking paths.

Originally the Town's South Commons, the land was sold off to private owners in 1818. A large portion of the South Commons was purchased by Job Faxon and he passed the land along to his son Henry H. Faxon. In 1885, Henry Faxon bequeathed 37 acres of land to the City. In 1935, his son Henry M. Faxon added to his father's gift and donated 20 acres to the park, bringing it to its current size.