Really nice big playground. Has a sprinkler area, a wading pool (closed right now, but we’ll come back next summer), several play structures aimed for older kids and a play structure for younger kids. It’s next to the river so very pretty. The only downside is that there isn’t much shade, particularly near the water structures. Bring lots of sunscreen.

Big playground in the park near the Charles River. Has 2 splash fountains territories for the kids. One with the small pool is closed. There is a big free parking, restrooms, tables, benches. The playground is diverse and has a zone for small kids and older kids. We enjoyed this place.

The park is situated on the bank of Charles River with great scenery, bike trails and lots of greenery. There is food and beer available for sale. Great playground for kids, possible fishing areas and boat rentals in season. Great for families and dates.

Awesome magical state park! My kids loved having spent day there! Must come early limited parking but free!! Can grill and cook in park. Gas only no charcoal

Its our favorite play place in Boston. Unfortunately the wading pond is closed but splash pad is open. Also, almost no kids had masked and very few parents. Not sure why schools are bothering with Covid protocol if the parents arent enforcing outside of school.

There was a long wait at the pool only 50 people can go in the pool at the same time. The staff was very pleasant. That explains the rules and that you had a child before you went in the pool. He also explained that there was a water fountain and that everyone should have some water regularly because it was so hot out there.

Its open again after the renovations. Lovely park with tons of activities for the kids. Including a wading pool, spray features, playground and ample picnic/restroom facilities.

Lets just say...great place to make the best of. Lots of people sometimes its hectic and the times relaxed....

Great wading pool for the 5 and under. An updated playground for the kids. And the Charles River right next to it. A great combo for a sunny day family outing.

Omg this place is magical, we are so lucky to have it in Boston!! My 18 month old is obsessed. So great for toddlers. Clean, amazing features, bathrooms, its just great.

We love this place. I wish everyone would wear a mask but still, very clean and great upgraded playground and splash pad.

Been coming here since I was a kid and now I bring my kids here. I see a lot of my friends from Brighton which I grew up with and its great to see they as well bring their kids here too.

Its a nice place to get cooled down in the summer heat. Entry is free. But its a bit crowded on weekends.

Terrible! People dont pay attention who has been standing in line! Parents stand in line waiting for the pool so their kids can get in but when kids stand there for themselves, they try to kick them out and saying they were cutting!!! After they waited so long! Definitely not fair! I will never go there again!!!

Really nice spot for kids. Its free and clean. I wish we could have such a place in Dorchester as well.

Free of cost. Very nice for kids and families to spend summer days. Park has alots of things. It has wading pool, separate water splash, 2 playgrounds separate for young kids and big kids, good parking, nice river view, nice walk on river side. kayaking... that is separate. Very clean restrooms. Hot and cold water in restrooms. Drinking fountains. Bicycling trail. Nice benches to sit. Most of them are under tree shades. Life gurads on duty in wading pool only. Nice for picnics. No grills available, but you can bring your own. Must see place if you live near Boston.

Kids had Fun I had Fun I Just so happen to google nearest sprinker parks and this showed up A1 spot especially when everything is full/packed and it is extra hott

They let 50 people in at once, which means it feels like a comfortable distance once youre in there, but they dont enforce time limits or anything. So some people seem to stay in for hours

I had so much fun with family today.

Fun and free. Just make sure that you navigate to the parking lot off-ramp and not to Artesani. If you miss the turn-off, getting turned around and back is REALLY out of the way. Google maps navigates you to the side of a highway, not to the parking lot. The parking lot is one-way so you have to catch it long befofe you will see the playground.

Wading pool, sprinkler deck and playground are fun. Bring money for ice cream truck!

Funnnn in hot days for the kid

Today was the first time coming here. I brought my 5 year old son and 4.5 year old nephew. They absolutely loved it!! We got here around 11 and there was hardly any parking spots. We were able to find one in the furthest spot away, I was able to move my car closer at 1 and there were a lot of spots by then. The wading pool is perfect for their age, its 2 feet deep so they didnt need their life jackets. They have sprinklers and buckets that dump out. There is also a splash area for younger children that they also had a lot of fun at. The park is really cool too, its a pirate theme with lots of different climbing structures. There is plenty of life guards, a shower, bath house, water fountains for drinking, and an ice cream truck that has been here all day long. Best place to bring children on a hot summer day and for free!!

Thanks alot covid

THE BEST TO BUSY TO CROWDED

This is a fantastic place to bring the kiddos! Very large wading pool, spray area and two playgrounds. There’s usually an ice cream truck nearby (very expensive ice cream truck, or maybe I’m just old now). There’s a large grassy area near the river where people picnic and grill. I don’t think grilling is technically permitted, but maybe it’s not enforced if you don’t leave a mess? I hope this is the case...

Perfect for people that want to spend time out in the sun for summer. The splash pad and wading pool is amazing! But I would recommend adding a swimming pool for older kids so they will have a better swimming experience.

My favorite place to take my daughter in summer. Very well maintained. Although the boss or whomever he is seems a bit arrogant. Maybe thats just his personality. Who knows. But its an amazing place

Nice place for kids to enjoyed!

Nice place for kids and safety for swimming

Very attractive during the Summer. Located at the end of Herter park where you can enjoy the river Charles and personal cookout. Beer is sold some days too.

Excellent place for all family

Soft and clean foam padded playground for many age groups.

We are enjoying the improvements and renovations but the new playground doesnt have much shade. The splash deck continues to be fun. The close proximity to the Charles River and Herter Park is a major bonus. It has a large parking lot, but it gets crowded if other events are going on and they do tow. There are several picnic tables and a bathroom. The ice cream truck is overpriced though.

We really love taking our kids here. The splash pad and wading pool are a lot of fun when theyre open. The water is really only comfortable if it is 85 F or higher and sunny, so dont go on colder days. The pool can get crowded and dirty by the end of the day, so it is best to come early. The playground equipment is also nice. Best of all there is TONS of parking. Definitely worth a couple of visits during June and August when the weather is good.

Plenty of free parking. Nice shaded areas for picnics. Renovations done to playground and wading pool. Ice cream always on standby!

Really nice new place! Has a regular playground, a water park AND a wading pool! Lots of fun, and of course, lots of kids!

Excellent water play option for toddlers and kids. It has big fun spray structures in the wading pool as well as a separate spray section by the playground. Its right next to a beautiful river as well. The only downside is that everyone knows it, and its really crowded on hot weekend days.

Love this place used to come here as a kid and now I bring my kids.Spring Summer Fall or winter always nice to come here even just for a walk by thr charles river.

Loved it here. It was very clean and tons of life guards but It was terribly crowded and we ended up parking almost a 8 minute walk because there isnt enough parking in the lot. So either come extremely early or be prepared to circle the lot in the heat. Becareful because places are very muddy due to the water.

Nice pool for kids

It is bigger and better

She loves this place..summer and fall.

Fun, free splash pool with an area for toddlers and a playground. Free parking too.

It is great playground. My children can spend hours.

I have pictures of this place, starting 3 years ago.. it’s become a summer tradition. We splash, we snack, we play and then we splash some more.I’ve played ring around the rosy in the wading pool with so many kids I can’t even count!This place is tops for a hot humid day. Kids are happy, then exhausted! It’s a win win win for everyone.

Great Urban playground on the banks of the Charles River. There is a large wading pool with a fountain and two well-equipped playgrounds. Picnic tables and benches adjacent to the pool are a nice spot to have lunch and enjoy a beautiful view of the river and the local rowers. People from many parts of the city come here so it can get crowded on hot days. Pool and playgrounds are fenced and gated and the pool has lifeguards on duty

Went with a one and three year old and had a blast. The two playgrounds were great and offered a variety of options for both kids. The streaming water features were intense in the wading pool and the water was a bit chilly, but it was 84 degrees outside so cant complain. Playing in the smaller kid water area was refreshing with less intense flowing water (still a bit chilly). The bathrooms were clean and the picnic tables were in the shade. This was an awesome day for everyone!

Cool playground. Water play is small and not that exciting (judging by my kids reaction). Pool was empty and needing maintenance when we visited, which is a shame, since that seemed to be the most fun bit in a warmer day. Location is fantastic and theres plenty of carpark spots

One of few places where you can feel Summer in Boston

Loved it! Waddling pool for kids, sprinkler, bathrooms

Great wading pool for the kids. Remember a bathing suit for you and the kids, a towel, and sunblock.

Fun place for your kids, lots to do and plenty of parking

Perfect place to bring young kids on a hot summer day. FREE! Pool with fountains thats not more than 2 deep. Another flat area with fountains for babies and toddlers - no depth. And two playgrounds enclosed by fences: one for younger kids and one for older. Plus free parking!! Awesome spot.

Nicely renovated place. Kids enjoyed

This playground was the best ever when I was younger. I had birthday parties here. The pool is awesome. They also have sprinklers. The bathrooms were locked last time I went. Which ia very inconvenient.

It is very nice after the remodeling. the playground and the pools

As an adult this is one of my favorites spots to take my kids. I love the safety security they give by having the pool gated and seperate from the rest of the parks activities

Great park for families ... Kids of all ages

The wading pool here is fantastic; Ive never been to anything like it in the area! Although crowded on a hot weekend, it was still fun. Its also lovely to be so close to the Charles River, which gives the place a very natural feel to it. There are also two nice playground structures and a sprinkler play area. When we were there, several of the parts of the sprinkler area were not spraying water, maybe 1/4 of it wasnt working. The bathrooms were not that nice or clean, but far from the grossest public pool restrooms Ive been in. Very large parking lot, lots of picnic tables.

Urban Oasis. This is what makes Boston a world class city.

Very nice place to walk, workout and bike. Love it.

Awesome place to take little kids

A Free, Fun little water park - even my 7 year old Grandson enjoyed swimming in the pool - was great seeing all the kids having a lot of fun on a very hot, humid day!

Nice splash play area and wading pool for smaller kids. There are a number of areas for kids to play in. There is also public bathrooms and ample parking spaces.

Amazing place. Free parking and free water park. My daughter loved it

The childrens pool in the summer is great, te sprinklers park it is too. The only thing is that the toddlers and older kids playgrounds are kind of old. The rubber part where children walk in the playground structure has come off and now the metal is exposed, which makes it extremely hot in the summer. Children might hurt themselves if they touch this or sit on it.

Plenty of parking, although on busy days it can fill up! Great little toddler pool with lifegaurds and separate splash area for younger tikes. Very peaceful as it the park borders the Charles River.

Ive been coming here since i was a little girl. Way before the park was done over. This is a great place for BBQs and feeding the ducks. The pool is great for the children and there are lifeguards! My children are 5, 9 and 11 and they love it here!

Its great for the kids. There are sprinklers, a wading pool and a playground. Theres also picnic tables and you can bring your grill here!

Very nice place for children to cool off

So much to do between the playground and the pool, almost couldnt get my Daughter to leave

The pool was fun. My blind son had a blast

One of my favorite place u been here so many times its always a nice place to be with kids ..

2 playgrounds and a big splashpool. Amazing spots for the kids along the Charles river

Kids loved it and made plenty of friends. The water park is nice.

Great place in the summer for the kids

My kids love it here. I think its a great wading/sprinkler park. It gets crowded but not that crowded to the point that my kids can still swim and get wet freely. My kids came here alot throughout the summer so we cant wait till next summer to come back and enjoy it again. I think the only problem I did have was with a lifeguard asking me if my daughter had a swimming diaper in which she did, and that was it. but there was other babies in the pool who didnt have a swimming diaper, so i dont know if she was just profiling or what. but overall it has been good.

Awesome water sprinklers n kiddie pool for small kids in summer. Lots of parking. Ice cream truck on premise. Good family picnic spot next to a river.

Avoid this place. Garbage everywhere. Playground is falling apart.

Wonderful summertime spot, great for kids, plentiful benches and some picnic tables. Also a restroom!

Fun place for a family outing.

Great place to hangout with the Kiddos in the summer time. Awesome place to go for a walk or a jog all year round. Especially in the fall!

Nice wading pool with waterfalls kids can walk through, smaller splash pad for toddlers, and two playgrounds. Plenty of parking and accessible by bike trails along the Charles River.

Great place for visiting

Nice

A nice very green place with 2 playgrounds and a shallow swimming-pool for babies. You can buy ice-cream on the territory. You can also rent a kayak there

Been going there since I was in kindergarten so 47 years and never been disappointed once ....great clean place for summer family time

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Pretty awesome area when not crowded with two water areas

Great place to bring the kids, the water playground is perfect for a hot day and the playgrounds are fun and well maintained. Plus you have the Charles River right there.

Good park for young kids

For a first time coming to this place with my daughter I can definitely say she had so much fun

Great place to bring kids on a hot summer day

Beautiful

Great place to hangout with the kids during summer time.

Fun place to take the kids and spend a few hours. No real complaints.

Kids had a great time

Nice splash pad