Our Parks - Lower Atkinson Common

Address:  This park, often referred to as “Pioneer Field”, is located on Merrimac Street, between Plummer Avenue and Moulton Street and on the backside of Upper Atkinson Common. 

Parking/Access

• This park is undergoing improvements to add parking spaces interior to the park that will improve pedestrian access and safety. Otherwise, limited street parking is available. 

Features  

• This park consists of three baseball diamonds, a small clubhouse that serves as a snack shack and storage shed, a playground, and a basketball court. 

History  The Pioneer Baseball League was founded in about 1959 to supplement the Newburyport Little League so that “no children would be turned away from playing baseball”.