Ryan Playground

My daughter and I took my 3 year old grandson here on a very hot day. His day care takes the kids here during the summer! I had no idea this place existed! Its so nice! Its clean and its perfect for a 3 year old! There is a small wading pool and splash pool. He absolutely loved it. There is a nice grass area for the parents to sit under the shade as well. There are also basketball hoops and a tennis courts for the older kids. Its quiet too. Its like a small ittle water park but very safe. Thumbs up!

Why did I only find this on the LAST day of summer???
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!