This is a large park with a really nice playground and also access to great trails for walking. One…read morething that really sets the playground apart from others is the large sand pit with a huge selection of digger trucks and other sand toys that kids can use. The only downside is the playground is right by the water and not fenced in...the view of the water from the swings is very tempting to young children. Of course when I needed to help one child the other ran straight into the water. If there was a fence around the playground to make it easier to keep kids from running toward the water, I'd definitely give this place five stars.

We took a really beautiful walk here and saw a bunch of cool wildlife (turtles, frogs, birds) -…read morenice place to spend time.

As an outsider from the DC area, I'm not sure this place is as good as it gets...perhaps for this…read morearea, but regardless it's a great place to take the kids. My son, sharing the same name, especially loved the place. There is room for improvement though. He kept me on my toes because there are several places that seemed a little dangerous including trip and fall hazards all around the perimeter of the park. The other kids and parents there seemed pretty nice. One thing that I love about the park playgrounds we visited was the fact that it seems like some people leave their toys behind for other kids to play with. Sure they might be missing a wheel or other piece, but to a kid, it's good as new! I love Bostonians!

This park is great- there's something to do for kids of all ages. There's a tot lot for the little…read moreguys, a bigger play structure for bigger kids, plus a sandbox, swings, and a climbing gym. My 3 year old loves to run from play area to play area. She never gets bored while we're here. There's plenty of shade and plenty of room to run.

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

This is a lovely park. The playground next to the town hall is cute and has two sections, one for…read morepreschool age children and one for older children. My daughter loves it. There's also a paved loop around the town green that's decent to meet up for walks.

The Western Greenway is located almost entirely inside the triangle bounded on the northeast by…read moreConcord Avenue in Lexington and Belmont, on the southeast by the MBTA commuter rail and the now-abandoned Mass Central Rail line, and to the west by Lexington Street in Waltham. To be sure, there has been a significant amount of development inside this triangle. But there are also significant swaths of green space. The green space comprises various parcels, some of which are publicly-owned and have been designated as parks or conservation land. There are other publicly-owned parcels whose future is still undetermined, and there are some undeveloped parcels along the Greenway that are privately-owned. Most of the blazed segments of the Greenway are in Belmont and Waltham extending from the Beaver Brook area all the way around past the YMCA on Lexington St. toward the Lyman Estate. I usually like to park in the lower section of the YMCA driveway, or the lot over at the Robert Treat Paine Estate off of Beaver street. There are a couple trail heads in the lot, and they are all well marked. It is a great place to walk the dogs or take a light hike. There are no serious steep uphill or challenging terrain, it's really just a great place to take a leisurely hike in the woods. We see deer and other wildlife out there all the time. It was really a shock to me when I first discovered it that there was this much undeveloped space in the heart of Waltham. There are many marked and blazed trails, but the Greenway is still under development in certain sections. It is worth a visit to the Waltham Land Trust website to see what areas are suitable for what your looking to do.

Great trail network in the greater Boston area. I live just a mile from the trail and love going…read moreout for a trail run or mountain bike loop. Would recommend if you're looking for a quick escape from the hustle and bustle of Boston

Plunked down in the middle of a residential neighborhood, you'll find this small 1.9 acre park. It…read morehas a full size basketball and tennis court, a big grassy field for whatever you want to do on a big grassy field, a pretty big fenced-in play-scape with swings, climbing ropes, a tandem slide, pull up bars, and a lovely perimeter garden that's maintained by local volunteers. Today we saw kids playing tennis, toddlers and young children playing on the swings and climbing ropes, and a group of folks flinging a tennis ball in a long distance game of fetch, as their dog went tearing after the ball and returning it to be flung again. One nice feature we saw at the play-scape was a collection of park-owned child-sized wagons and vehicles for the toddlers to play with. We brought our grand-daughter over for a visit and she had a blast climbing, swinging, riding and watching the dog running around. All of us had a really nice visit.

It's 3.7 acres of fenced in recreation just a block or two from downtown West Newton, more or less…read moreat the corner of Elm Road and Webster Street. You'll see a full sized baseball field, two youth-sized soccer fields, and a very nice playscape with swing sets. We spent an hour there yesterday with our grand-daughter, and had a very pleasant time watching the kids mingling, chatting with the parents, and dog walkers.

We went for the zip line but sadly that was taken down. The park is not that clean either, with…read morelots of litter and alcohol bottles/cans scatter across the grass field. The play area itself is fine for the little kids, though. There are a couple of benches for the kids. Parking was easy right at the school. This park needs to be cleaned up...The people showing up there didn't make us that comfortable either. Car parked next to me as I was about to leave was an old SUV with like 12 people packed inside!? Kind of sus. No pictures taken, as it was not worth it. I'd skip this park and find another if you have the means of getting around.

GREAT play area for kids!! Street parking is a little tough during school hours but the it's worth…read moredriving around the block once or twice.

Nice view of the Charles River near Moody Street. But as you go further west there's not much of a…read moreview at all because of the dense vegetation. But there's a nice walkway on the opposite side of the river, near Moody Street. And there's also a nice park on the other side of Moody Street, near the Museum of Industry.