To get here from Boston/Cambridge/Somerville, take the Rockport line from North Station. The ride…read moreis about 55 minutes and costs $21 round-trip. The beach is a 10-15 minute walk from the train platform and easy to find (hint: take Beach Street). $10 to walk on for the day -- cash only. I believe it's $30-35 for the day to park & walk on, so with the train ticket it's roughly a wash. The building next to the beach has a snack bar and decent bathrooms, which also have showers and changing areas so that you can wash the sand off and put dry clothes on before taking the train or driving home. The beach itself is very beautiful, and the water is relatively calm, cold, and clear -- great for swimming.

I went here years ago to surf kayak after work midweek. No crowds, easy to park. The waves weren't…read moretoo high so it was a pleasant evening.

Love coming here after work for a swim in the summer! I usually go to some of the other spots along…read morethe lake but I stay on the same side so I can watch the sunset across the lake. I usually bike over you can go along the road with a few spots going through bike paths. Overall a beautiful spot. The water is impossible warm even at the beginning on the summer.

Went on a hot day recently in mid afternoon. There was someone smoking and drinking IN the pond…read more I mentioned to the smoker & the DCR official on site. DCR official was clearly stoned and gave some excuse about how the higher ups told him not to enforce the rules. No one stopped or did anything. Would avoid except off season and early in the morning. It's gross.

94 degrees outside today wasn't hot enough for the town to turn on the water at Amesbury Park…read moresplash pad. Ruined our Memorial day weekend plans.

This a seriously amazing park! It has play structures for every age and is made out of materials…read morethat don't get crazy hot in the sun. For the biggest kids there's a mini rock wall and super cool climbing structure. There are a ton of swings and loads of benches. There's a section of benches with a canopy over it for shade and a bunch more under some nice big trees. Best of all they have a splash pad! There's a tube like thing that mists for the little ones and some big jets that shoot up for the older kids. There's also a nice walking path by a small man made pond. Before they renovated there was frisbee golf though I'm not sure if that's still there. And they also have a public restroom. My pictures won't do it justice, this park rocks!