---
type: Place
title: Potter Park
place_category: park
subcategory: neighborhood park
address: '53 W Church St, Fairport, NY 14450'
latitude: 43.09856
longitude: -77.44601
coordinate_basis: geocoder-approximate
website: 'https://perinton.gov/departments/randp/parks-department/parks/potter-park/'
reservation_url: 'https://webtrac.perinton.org/wbwsc/webtrac.wsc/SPLASH.html'
amenities_stated:
  - air conditioning
  - baseball fields
  - basketball
  - building (Lion's Den)
  - community garden
  - heat
  - picnic tables
  - pickleball
  - playground (ages 5-12)
  - restrooms
  - soccer
  - tennis
  - water fountains
jurisdiction_basis: >-
  Town page states Potter Park is located in the Village of Fairport; US Census
  geocoder point for 53 W Church St is ~787 m inside the official village
  boundary line.
wikidata_id: Q138931001
checked_on: '2026-10-03'
description: >-
  Neighborhood park with the community garden, sports courts, ball fields, a
  playground and the Lion's Den building.
tags:
  - playground
  - garden
  - pickleball
  - village
sources:
  - resource: 'https://perinton.gov/departments/randp/parks-department/parks/potter-park/'
    title: 'Town of Perinton: Potter Park'
  - resource: >-
      https://perinton.gov/departments/randp/parks-department/park-reservation/buildings-and-shelters/
    title: 'Town of Perinton: Buildings and Shelters'
  - resource: >-
      https://www.village.fairport.ny.us/Parks%20and%20Recreation/Potter%20Memorial%20Building%20Rules.pdf
    title: 'Village of Fairport: Rates for Potter Memorial Building'
  - resource: >-
      https://www.village.fairport.ny.us/departments/public_works1/village_composting_program.php
    title: 'Village of Fairport: Village Composting Program'
generated:
  by: 'process:hm-schema-v2-p3'
  at: '2026-10-04T18:49:45.207Z'
superbee_updated_by: 'process:hm-schema-v2-p3'
setting: outdoor
place_type: park
features:
  - ball-fields
  - basketball
  - event-space
  - community-garden
  - picnic-tables
  - pickleball
  - playground
  - restrooms
  - soccer
  - tennis
  - water-fountain
---
# Potter Park

Village-owned neighborhood park run by the Town of Perinton under a lease. It holds the community garden, basketball and pickleball courts, tennis, ball fields, a playground and the rentable Lion's Den building.

## Good to know

Village-resident compost drop-off in the Potter Park lot (Potter Place & West Church Street).

## History

- Community garden established 2011 on the site of a WWII Victory Garden. ([source](https://perinton.gov/departments/randp/parks-department/parks/potter-park/))

## Next steps

- [Reserve](https://webtrac.perinton.org/wbwsc/webtrac.wsc/SPLASH.html)

# Related

- [in area](../areas/village-of-fairport.md)