Deep waters. Beautiful fish. Nice beach. Watch out for undercurrent and sudden drop offs if your swimming is average or below. Wind break around the south, east, and west shorelines.

Great place to take the kids fishing that allows them to catch. There are lots of small fish that bite quickly. Funny entertainment for everyone. You can also canoe, kayak and swim in the water. During the winter there is ice fishing. Please note that you need a Trout license to fish here.

Excellent park, cool pond. Great swings!

Great park, very friendly and helpful rangers. Beautiful River for fishing and I cant wait to see the cave once it opens for the season.

Great place to escape city life without leaving the city. We love the short and easy trails along the lake. Fishing pier is always fun to stand on spy on fish. We always run into deer grazing in the fields. Its a beautiful gem in our community.

Nice walking trails. Beautiful view. Great fishing spot. Nice playground

Great Park. I wish the beach area against the water was larger. You cannot bring your dogs to the beach section. There is a cute little park for kids to play. There are hidden trails over by the boat launch in the woods that are perfect for you to take your dog off leash. However, it is really close to the main road so be aware of this if you are going to take your dog off leash.

Good place to take kids fishing off the dock. Beach closed so very quiet and water is much clearer.

Stunning fall view. Clean playground with beautiful lake view.

Beautiful park! Playground open fields and a beach. They added a water park with AWESOME floating toys like massive slides and swings and climbing walls. Affordable price for the water park and everything else is free! Family friendly! Great place to spend the day!

Its Rochesters initial try at a city Beach. Its a fine place to swim, fish, and enjoy scenery. Im from Lake Country Up North, so I am spoiled by standards of northern Minnesota lakes.

Good spot to hit in the summer for a quick dip

Awesome place to bring the kids. Even the super small ones

Closed down due to covid yet the new beach is open for some reason!? I hate Rochester!

Very busy with families and their activities. Very nice place to sit and visit.

Not a soul today. Just me, my hound and lots of sunshine. . Great vibrations from the heaven above. Love this time of year. Oh did I mention no bug spray need and the are hitting.

Great place to visit almost any time of the year! Love the playground, fishing, swimming and the new inflatables. If youre going for swimming Id recommend earlier in the season due to algae overgrowth that happens by August.

Inflatable park is incredible! Dont let the season end without going! I am 40 and I loved it.

It’s so gross. last time i went there they had algae blossoms in the water, a dog died from drinking the water and several people got sick, i hate it

Awesome place!! Just love it

Beautiful small lake and an awesome hill. Love going there every now and then.

Kinda dirty water, theClosest beach to rochester tho

Amazing view over the pond.

Great place to cool off on a warm summer day. My kids love splashing, building sand castles, and playing at their park. I do wish the park had swings for toddlers though. Also, decent spot for Pokemon Go.

Nice park around a pond- good for fishing enthusiasts or for a picnic.

Great for a free place e to swim. Nice Sandy Beach but also an area of grass for fun activities. Has a volley all court and an inflatable water park. Rates below

This park has Rochesters only public swimming beach, a great playground and picnic shelter and volleyball nets. Its a great place to take a stroll or watch a sunset.

We cant all live at the Lake....However, whenIt Swelters in Southeast MN.....We may SlideInto the refreshing waters of Foster Arends Park.

The atmosphere here at the swimming hole is always superb in the summer. Warm day. Its packed. Clean. Aesthetically pleasing scenery to the eye.

Great place for some ice fishing. Bluegills and trout were the catch of the day. We just happened to be there during the kids ice fishing derby. Nice little lake

We did a bridal party shoot. Found shady spots with pleasant background. This park held special memories for couple.

Great place for family swimming. Obstacle course options available also. Fun, Family Friendly. Playground area, walking trails, and fishing.

Nice open space and lake to have fun in but the facilities are very poor. There is only toilet paper in the toilet. There is only one tap for water and no soap or paper towels.

This is such an amazing FREE area for kids and adults to enjoy. The beach is perfect in the summer time for swimming and keeping cool on hot days. I do wish there was some natural shade on the sand. The playground is fun for my kiddos to play on and it is fun to fish off the dock. The best part is it is pretty clean for how many people come through each day.

Not the best playground area for littler ones. And older kids kind of just take over the place any way, the one thing about summer vacation I could live without. Plus the security guy on staff in the beach area is a joke, he /she was just locked in that little office area not caring about the drinking and smoking I witnessed all over the beach. Crude loud music was being played and a lot of beer bottles littered. The only part I enjoy are the wonderful people that work at the water park area. Great staff and fun for everyone!

Good fishing

Its picturesque in its own way, being one of the largest lakes in Olmsted County (albeit man-made). A popular place for swimming, fishing and picnic fun - all local to Rochester.

Ill give them 2 stars for effort. The changing room was poorly lit and kind of scary, the showers had long since been removed it looked like maybe it was nice 20 years ago but they just gave up on it sometime awhile back. The grass leading to the beach was muddy and smelled horrible, and the beach itself was sloppy and muddy and not really worth going to. The kicker was that apparently there was a blue-green algae issue and the water was toxic, but the signs they put up to notify the public were really small and didnt really explain the issue or the risk of swimming in a lake with us greens algae in the water. Seems like they probably should have just closed the swimming area, and at the very least should have had more prominent signs. Wont be back here again.

Love the big blue slide for my daughter. The water park looks fun, hmmmmm

Ok place to spend an afternoon fishing

What a great find as we were here for the day. Beach area is wide and clean, water was warm enough for an 83 degree day. Bath house there to change if needed and it is all free. Sand volleyball court, too.They also have an inflatable Waterpark that is $15 for one hour and then $5 more if you decide to stay longer. My two kids (10 and 8) had an absolute blast for 2 hours. 2 big slides, a fun swing, 3 structures to jump in off of (varying heights) and lots of other stuff, too. They provide a life jacket for you. This was a 9.5 out of 10 on my 8 year old’s fun meter!!

Took the dog for a walk. Not as much slush on the ice as last weekend.

Place was a lot of fun, not only the kids had a blast but us adults really enjoyed the water park and all the things to do there. Staff there are very friendly

Nice park, garbage needs to be emptied

Fun place to take the family fishing and swimming and have a picnic

Great place to take kids fishing. They stock this pond with trout Year round. You do not need a trout stamp to fish the pond. But you do need a trout stamp to keep the trout.

Looks like a fun place to bring kids. They have a climbing wall and things in the water for kids to play on.

Very nice park for kids

Fun family place to swim and fish always make a point to visit this park when were here.

The blow up park on the water is awesome my son loves to go there

Best place to go swimming. There is NO lifeguard, which is a con of the place. However if you swim right along with your little ones, it is a fun place to build sand castles and enjoy swimming. Another thing that does sucks is their bathroom area. It is dark, and dirty with poor lighting, but you also get to swim for free....so you cant be too picky I guess.

Decent playground equipment for kids and ok fishing for trout because of DNR stocking. Lots of small sunfish and crappie and bass can be caught from the fishing pier. Also has a roped off swimming beach and volleyball nets. Usually a lot of people on the weekends, not a lot on weekdays.

Fun place to go fishing during the summer

Love this place water is always nice!!

Catching trout through the ice is my favorite!

It was great, there was no one there so we had it all to our self.

Their new floats that were added are pretty expense at $15 a person for an hour

Great spot for family fun and a lot of water activities

Great city park! Sand beaches, fishing or canoeing its great

Nice park..

One of the best parks to swim and or fish in Rochester trout haven stocked throughout the year round trout

Lots of grass and sand. A great place for families of all types.

Awesome swim location for family and freinds also very beautifull

Beautiful little park on the north side of Rochester. I have attended Foster fest there for a couple years now and its wonderful

Nice park for summer. Small beach.

Good place to trout fish for a stocked lake

Love the fishery they got!!

Seems like a nice park. However, they did not salt or sand the pathway to the buildings or the lake. My husband and I both fell very hard on the ice that was on the sidewalk.Thankfully, neither one of us were hurt very badly.

It feels like home

Visit this summer for a swim visit in the winter for ice fishing

Always have fun and easy fishing for the kids.

To may young teens using profanity around decent younger children.

Great trails

Polar plunge 2019! Fun time!

Nice place to go hang out in the sun, can get very busy though. There is a nice trail running along the northern part of the lake.

This is a wonderful place to go for a family outing. You can swim, fish, play volleyball or just sit and relax under the public shelter area. The lake is stocked with trout so, bring your tackle and catch some lunch.

Great beach for your pets.

Nice park built around a sand pit.

Great place to have fun in the sun

Free beach! Great for kids!

Very nice park and beach water sports park!!

Great place to bring the kids...

Awesome spot for fishing

Awesome place to bring your dog.

I go there cause of the waterparks of Minnesota best place to go ever.

Cozy little beach area with a playground. Nice fishing dock and enough water to swim, kayak, or canoe.

Awesome waterpark and good fishing

Nice little park. Well kept, but quite a bit of goose poop on the beach. The park is great.

For me, when the world gets to be too much,I come here to relax, & process my thoughts. The mornings are the most quiet times here...Otherwise in the afternoon, it gets quite packed.

Bathroom experience was more enjoyable the one time I was in jail. Only one stall actually had a working latch, the cold metal toilet made my butt cramp, and the sinks had no soap or any way to dry my hands.

The park was nice and the beach but when I took my small child to the bathroom I cut my knee open on the door of the bathroom stall! There was a rusty part of the metal sticking out.

Polar Plunge site. Have to check it out. Almost 1000 people jump in ice covered water.

Love going here so much fun. I love to go to the beach and play in the sand.

Foster is great when the beach isnt covered in goose poop. There have been multiple times I have gone with my kids and it was everywhere.I couldnt believe they would open it with out cleaning it up first. It is a health hazard and just plain disgusting. The lazy security guards need to get off their butts and clean up or at least call the maintenance people and have them clean it up. Our tax dollars at work!

A great variety of fun things to do, regardless of age! We have visited countless times and find something new every time!!

Yes

Great sceneries, nice and clean

Fun place for kids if you have nothing else to do...but the water is pretty dirty.

Decent place to take kids swimming. No life guard but there swimming area is rather small so that helps if you have smaller children.

Very nice park, lots of fun, clean beach, had a great time.