Beautiful park and walking trails. Very dog friendly with large off leash area! The water is a…read morelittle mucky so I don't let the dog near it.

An excellent place for recreation is Cold Spring Park! In addition to three full-size tennis…read morecourts, it features two single-rim basketball courts. A baseball field that might be utilized for a small league or softball. A huge field for football, lacrosse, and/or soccer is also available. There is even an outdoor exercise space that is accessible to people with disabilities. Highly recommended

4 stars is pretty accurate…read more Google maps direction: if you use Google maps, don't follow the actual end point. The park entrance is right at the traffic light. If you drive past it to get to the end point on Google maps, then you are too far and will be at the exit point of the parking lot. I don't understand why playgrounds don't have trees or shades? Why? The Spray Deck is open from 8 AM to 8 PM daily. Wading Pool is open 6/15/2024 - 9/2/2024 10:15am - 5:45pm. Parking is maximum 4 hours, regardless of weekday/weekend/holiday. There is an ice cream truck there sometimes. $5 or $6 for a sugary treat. (It's almost just sugar water, no ice cream content.) No hand sanitizers outside of the porta potty, so bring your own. Plenty of free parking.

There's so much to do here! Walk, jog, swim if you have kids, go to the playground if you have…read morekids, play frisbee, set up a picnic, grab a drink at Owl's Nest (which is a pop-up brewery in the warmer months), sit on a bench, go kayaking, watch people boat down the Charles, and the list goes on. I love coming here and walking the different paths for miles and miles. I also roller skate all the way to the Museum of Science and back -- it's the same continuous path! All around, i love this park area. There's truly so much to do.

Come right at opening, book 2 days in advance if you want to secure a slot on the weekend. It gets…read morepacked here but it you come right at opening you get some quiet times. 2 year old enjoyed it. Plenty of slides, balls, toy food and super market to play with near the entrance. Once you go further inside it gets a little chaotic and better for older kids. But overall had a great time and pretty good value for the price. Kid has been here for almost 2 hrs and do not sure any signs of wanting to leave. You do have to bring your own grip socks or buy it although I don't know if they really monitor it.

Nice indoor playground for kids. My friend and I decided to take our kiddos here for a playdate on…read morea Sunday afternoon and it was extremely busy and crowded. It's really nice inside, not only did that have staff designated to the check in/register section but they also had a couple of staff cleaning and sanitizing throughout all the play areas. We were there for about two hours and our kiddo's didn't want to leave.

My three year old loves this place, and has ever since he could walk. It's smaller than the Tot Lot…read moreon Burroughs/Brewer, but sometimes that's what you want! Nicely fenced in, gets good shade during the day so it never gets too hot. Plenty of benches for grownups to sit on, and lots of good play stuff for the kiddos -- one structure for the littlest ones, and one that's targeted at 3+ (YMMV on whether your kids follow targeted ages for structures; mine don't!). There are also some free-roaming toys for riding on, as well as a car/bus/airplane structure that kids of all ages love to make believe on.

It's a nice little park for smaller kids. It's on a shady spot which I like. There are a few…read morebenches around the park that allow you to watch your child play. I would say that the park needs some updating or maybe just a power wash. But still a nice spot for your little one to enjoy. It's on the corner of a 2 one way streets. So not a lot of car traffic.

Ryan Park (aka the Father Francis A. Ryan Memorial Playground) is a public park and playground area…read morein the Mattapan section of Boston, Massachusetts. Amenities at the park include a playground with multiple playscapes, a splash pad with a wading pool, basketball courts, tennis courts, public restrooms with changing areas, walking paths, and convenient access to the nearby Neponset River Greenway. My family and I visited Ryan Park this past summer while we were cycling along the Neponset River Greenway. I had previously visited the park back in 2023 while I was cycling the trail with my older son. He had a lot of fun playing on the playscapes. Unfortunately, I didn't bring his bathing suit along on that trip and he felt bad that he couldn't play on the splash pad. On my more recent trip to Ryan Park, we were joined by my wife and younger son and this time we made sure to bring bathing suits. We were pleasantly surprised to see that the splash pad had been completely redone since my last trip. The newer splash pad had features that were more consistent with a wading pool. Both of my sons had a blast splashing around. Once swim time was over, we all enjoyed our prepared picnic lunch on a nearby picnic table. Afterwards, both boys had fun running around on the playscapes. Overall, my whole family thinks that Ryan Park is a great place for young children and it's easily accessible by motor vehicle, bicycle, or public transportation.

Why did I only find this on the LAST day of summer??!?…read more Seriously though. This spray park is AMAZING. It is really just a water slide short of being an actual tot water park. You would pay a $60 entry fee for access to a little water play area like this at a big water park. It's got a really good sized wading pool with lifeguards on duty. There are tons of spray features - an alligator, a turtle and a snake. There's also this awesome bucket contraption that fills up six buckets with water and then dumps them out over and over. It's totally fun! There are plenty of benches, with nice sun canopy shades overhead. There's even a bathroom / shower facility adjacent to the water features! That's just the water park. Ryan playground is seriously stacked. There's a huge area with two giant play structures. It's got a wood chip base (not updated with the rubberized surface that many newer playgrounds have) and some benches. There are also tennis and basketball courts! And it looks like they are currently finishing construction of a walkway to provide access to the Neponset River walkway. I'm excited for that! Last but not least - this is Boston after all - there is a parking lot! YES - parking. It is small, but dammit, it's there and it's free!!! We will be back SO many times. I wish it didn't take me this long to realize this place was 5 minutes from my house. Hidden Bostonplayground gem!

Love this little neighborhood playground. The play structures are creative and I appreciate how…read morethey are beautifully integrated into a natural setting. The structures are more geared towards older toddlers and kids but there is a fun little roller slide and a sand pit for the little ones to explore. Just be careful when walking next to the sand pit because the sand makes the rubber floor very slippery for little kids. Lots of shade for hot days but no bathrooms though. A large grass field with several chairs means you can enjoy a nice picnic as well.

I have been going to this park almost every day for nearly four years. As far as parks in Brookline…read morego, it's definitely one of the best. It has a large grass area, picnic benches (which can be reserved online for private events), a water fountain area, and a playground. The grass is completely surrounded by a walkway, and the park is mostly surrounded by a low chain link fence. It's big enough so that even when there are quite a few groups, you can have enough space to spread out on the grass. The park is also part of the Green Dog program from sunrise to 9am. Check it out! Roll around in the grass! Watch out for the occasional dog poo!

Went here with my sister and nephew in early October. As a non-local it was shockingly cold, but I…read moreguess that comes with the region. I've heard about initiatives like this from the TriCities area in Washington state but hadn't directly experienced one. I think it's great for families and the community that somewhere like this playground exists for children who are unable to access traditional playgrounds. My sister said this spot gets busy on the weekends and requires a resident permit to park in their fairly sizable lot (though I can imagine how busy it would get). My nephew had a lovely time with the various slides & also the firetruck.

I didn't think this playground was worth the hype at all - especially for kids on the older side…read more(8 and 6). It is a big playground but none of the equipment is anything unique and my kids were kind of bored. And there are no trees for shade. It feels sterile to me.

Great little playground with swings, slides two baseball fields and small soccer field. It has a…read moretoddler area with sand box and even a tire seing