Spring Brook Park

I have heard so many great things about this place and was excited to make this my #1 park for my 3yo this summer, but I just saw they are only open weekdays??? Why would they do that? Some parents work all week. That shouldn’t mean our kids can’t try out the nice spray parks on weekends. Why not do weekends and take a few weekdays to let the «water settle» or whatever their hope of achieving by closing on weekends. Maybe they are just saying that as a nice way to limit traffic? Super disappointed.

Clean, well kept, and fun. Great for toddlers with playground, swings, and easy bathroom access.

Was looking for somewhere to go to occupy my son while waiting for an appt and Unilocaled this park — well to get there you have to pay to get in & the playground isnt right in the front. There is water things & a pool, and tons of stuff to do.
Will def plan to go back when I have time to spend the day. But for the day we went, I wasnt paying as we were just wasting 30 mins. We will def be back.

Springs brook park was my childhood. It was and still is a great place to meet up with and chat with friends, build sand castles, slide down the water slide, and play on the playground. That place never got old and it is where I learned how to swim through the life guard program there. It is definitely worth the price and it is free after 6 o’clock!
Highly recommended!

I’ve been to this place once and thought it was great for the kids. My 4 year old nephew loves it. I’m upset though this year they are only open on the weekdays

Love this place! Inexpensive. Pack a bag and go for the day. Lifeguards on duty. My kids loved it here. Nice sand to bring beach chairs and a blanket. Also the place is very clean.

Totally worth the cost to get in, beautiful and clean. Lots for the kids 2 do, reasonably priced concession, lots of Lifeguards. We were there on a weekday and there was lots of room on the beach. Silly Willy the clown was there around 2, he was making balloon animals and doing a magic show. Wish I could go everyday and may even buy a pass 4 next year.

So I read one review say the water was over treated but I’m a huge fan of the chlorine because in the summer, lakes and ponds have a raise in bacteria and parasites due to heat. I did not find the water OVER chlorinated at all! I’m estatic that its treated and tested! Another complaint was the thick sand. It is that way to try to keep the water from being cloudy so no one drowns because you can’t see them under water! Also, they don’t want kids throwing sand in the water for the same reason… Which was another review’s complaint. I absolutely love it here! It’s clean, safe and you can trust that they do what they can for safety! The sprinkler area is also a great addition and keeps the kiddos occupied!

Lovely spot especially for young families. Clean, well staffed, fun!

I absolutely loved this place. My only negatives is I wish I had discovered this place sooner! Ha ha.
It’s a man-​made pond surrounded by a sandy beach. One side is a great spray park and playground and on the other is the water slide. You must be 9 years old and a level 3 swimmer or have a certified life vest.
If kids want to swim with floaties they can only swim with life jackets or arm bubbles, no back bubbles.
There is a reasonably priced concession there with hotdogs, burgers, pizza, slush, etc.
There are plenty of lifeguards on duty and they do routine safety checks, although I feel like 20 minutes is a bit much. My son started to get antsy after 10.
He and I had a great time the entire day. We stayed for about 4 hours making the $ 7 per person fee worth it.
There is some sand in the «pond» but that is to be expected as people walk into the water from the sand. And the sand didn’t bother me. It was thicker than some local beaches but nothing horrible.
The place seemed very clean to me and I even saw someone come in to clean up the bathroom at one point. I can’t wait to return with my son again!

I came here for the first time yesterday. We came back today. This place is perfect!
It has everything you need to have fun in the sun and is a great alternative to the beach. It has a man-​made, filtered pond surrounded by sand, and a water splash park. The water is a nice temperature, and there are different depths for all ages and levels of swimmers. There are many life guards and they run daily water safety checks. Which makes me feel comfortable that they are doing everything they can to keep kids safe.
I like that it’s not too overcrowded, although I have not been there on a weekend. There are sunny areas as well as shady areas. They also offer bathrooms, a consession stand, and grills.
Admission is $ 7 per person during the week and $ 10 on weekends. Kids under 1 are free. I do wish they offered a cheaper price for younger kids. But then again, I really don’t think the price is unreasonable. And still a lot cheaper then I’d end up spending going to a beach. They also offer season passes.
I look forward to spending a lot of time here this summer.

We went here 1x last summer and it was an OKay experience for us. We paid the $ 25 family fee and was at swim area for about an hour until they kicked us out for swim lessons they had there. I thought, WTH, but whatever, there was a splash pool and play ground there also to keep my kids happy. The staff are useless to say the least. The teenagers at the front must hate their job, they are not friendly what-​so-​ever, but again… whatever. The life guards are useless. They sit around in groups and just chat about their lives for everyone to hear, again… whatever. Their waterslide was available for only 30minutes… WTH! My kids had fun so it didnt really bother me. What bothered me was my experience today. I drove from Southern NH at noon (they open at 10), and the park was CLOSED due to it being overcrowded. They were only reserving it for members, kids with swim lessons, and Bedford residents and everyone else can go screw. I mentioned that I drove down all the way from NH but they didnt care. Apparently, they turned more than me away from NH. I was mad leaving seeing that there were many available parking spaces for family to go in or wait around 30mins or so. We left and punched our navigation in to go to Nara Park in Acton. 20 mins later, we were at Nara Park where there were a good amount of ppl there and we used the swim area the whole entire time without getting kicked out. Never again to Spring Brook.

We went there for our son’s 4^th birthday. We also have a one-​year old boy. Here are some pros and cons of this heavily guarded place that makes you feel unexpectedly awkward.
PROS — it’s beautifully situated in a forest. Plenty of parking space. The swim area is shallow for the kids.
CONS — If you have small children, you don’t have much space to enjoy other than the water spray area, which you can easily find in local FREE water playgrounds. If your small children happily play putting the sand in the swim area, the guards (these are trained teens) will tell you «DON’T PUT SAND IN THERE. CAN YOU NOT LET HIM PUT SAND IN THERE?», in the tone you would hear from a cop or military guard. I mean, don’t they know how to talk? Where is your «please»? Of course, you are not allowed to bring any inflatables and no ball whatsoever in the water, which we didn’t find written anywhere (maybe in fine letters somewhere?). We were glad that we asked one of the guards about this before our kids got excited our ball. There is a slide, guarded by at least two teens, but they don’t allow kids to go there unless they are 9 years old or older or have a ‘guard-​certified’ life jacket on, which you CANNOT rent at the facility. If you decide to enjoy bbq on the site, they most likely will come check on you a few times and after 10 minutes they will haul away the trash can next to your picnic table (I mean did we do something wrong by throwing away plastic bags and corn husks? This facility closes at 7:30pm, and they remind you of that both publicly and privately, I mean numerous times. If you are all packed well in advance but sitting on a bench at 7:15 waiting for your kids to finish the toilet, they will suspect that you will miss the 7:30 closing time, and one of the guards will come to you and say «Ma’am the gate is closing at 7:30. Do you need help with your bags?» If you are comfortable with the type of treatment you would get at airports, this is the place for you. But not for us. YUK!!!

Summery fun at Spring Brook Park — Huge man-​made pond for swimming, spray park for the kids who love to run through the sprinklers, and an adjoining playground with swings, slides, a mini rock wall… This place is my newest infatuation.
During the week, tickets are $ 7 per person (unless you’re under 1)… Seems pricey, but you don’t pay for parking like you do at the beach. Weekend tickets are $ 9 per person, but I feel the fee is worth it. Spring Brook Park has clean sand, cool water, a GREAT inexpensive snack bar, flushing toilets and changing area, showers to rinse off in, picnic tables in the shady woods with grills… You’ll love it. I promise.