Two years after losing part of his left leg in a freak explosion at Central Park, Connor Golden is spending the summer some 1,200 miles away from the scene of the incident.

He’s working as a canoe guide while getting ready for his senior year at the University of Miami, trying to put the blast behind him.

“It’s painful for him,” his dad, Kevin Golden, told The Post. “He’s trying to come to grips with this and move on.

“His therapy is making music, being in the great outdoors. He was a big Eagle Scout and a big nature boy. That’s how he gained strength and heals.”

As the anniversary of the July 3, 2016, blast came and went, Connor Golden was working at a youth camp in northern Minnesota. His Facebook page showed him at ease hanging around a campfire.

For the most part, Golden, 21, prefers to stay silent on the blast that changed his life.

“He really does not like to discuss the investigation or the details surrounding that day. We respect that,” Kevin Golden explained. “His general attitude [is] ‘Let’s not discuss the past.’ ”

Connor doesn’t even like talking about the blast with his parents. For their part, they’re still seeking answers.

Golden came from Fairfax, Va., to New York City two summers ago to celebrate the Fourth of July weekend with friends living in Gotham. The group decided to spend a day “slacklining” — in which people tie a rope between two objects and attempt to walk across it — in Central Park. While clambering among the rocks, Golden stepped on what authorities later described as “explosive material . . . made by someone experimenting with commercially available products.”

The blast tore through Golden’s left foot, leaving nothing but mangled flesh and bone. Doctors at Bellevue Hospital were later forced to remove everything from the knee down.

The elder Golden said he and his wife, Carol, were at the hospital for over two weeks.

“There’s no more painful experience that a parent can have than to see your child perish or sustain a life-threatening injury,” the dad remarked.

The NYPD and federal authorities announced a $40,000 reward for new info about the blast, but the case remains open.

Kevin Golden said his family is “frustrated” that “we don’t have any answers.

“Now might be the time for the FBI to step in,” he added.

Connor turned 21 on July 9, six days after the two-year anniversary of the blast. He’s on track to graduate with a degree in music engineering.

“Connor composes, performs and produces music,” the proud papa said, noting his son plays a computerized LinnStrument, which is similar to a keyboard. “You don’t see him without that LinnStrument. It’s like an appendage.”

Along with a care package the Goldens sent their son for his birthday, they included a poignant note.

Kevin Golden said he told his son “how proud I am of him and how proud I am to be his father.

“Every day I think, we could have lost Connor very easily,” he said. “I think about that every day. I’m so thankful to still have him.”