Petersen Splash Pad at Watson Park — Attraction in Braintree

Cute place too bad the 2 teenagers that sit at the gate ignore you & don't even acknowledge you when you get there or tell you the rules of the place. They instead do their homework & play on their phones the whole time. God forbid there was an accident they wouldn't even see it happen yet the girl says she's there specifically for that. HA!! There's a sign that says no bags in the splash pad area so I thought I couldn't go in w/ my daughter the whole time. Do you think one of them would've opened their mouth to tell me I COULD go in as long as I hang my bag on the fence?? Nope of course not cause they don't care about you. The town is wasting their money paying these kids cause they are not doing their job WHATSOEVER. I mean how are you supposed to know what to do if you've never been there? It was our first time & we won't be back! The only reason I finally found out that you actually COULD bring your bag IN was because when we were leaving, another lady brought hers in so I spoke up & asked the girl at the gate why she was able to bring in a bag if the sign says no bags allowed in & she says with an attitude that you CAN bring bags in as long as you hang it up & "You should've asked" BUT THE SIGN SAYS NO BAGS IN THE SPLASH AREA SO WHY WOULD I ASK?? If she was doing her job she should have spoke to me when I was letting my daughter in the gate. I'm sorry but you need to talk to people & acknowledge them when they get there & find out if its their 1st time or whatever so these things dont happen. Rude, unsocialable, immature kids running the place & it's an embarrassment. Wait, I can't even say "run the place" cause they do absolutely nothing for that place!! Unbelievable! Get some people in their that will actually speak to visitors when they...

This is a great asset for the Braintree, Weymouth and Quincy area. It is in Braintree but is open to non-residents. It is FREE and open from memorial day weekend to Labor day weekend. There are 3 Porta-potties that are well maintained. The handicapped one is big enough to change in. The is a playground with current play-sructures adjacent to the splash pad. There is plenty or room to picnic under a shady tree or there are some picnic tables. No grills but I have seen some groups with the portable ones and no one seemed to care. It's a great place to cool off for toddlers as well as older kids. The ice cream truck frequents this location.

The only small issue is parking. Many people park along the street leading to the splash pad. The locals aren't thrilled about this but I haven't seen any one get towed or get a ticket. There are signs for parking a little further down the street at a lot that is accessible to the splash pad by a walking trail. You can also park in the lot by the baseball field and walk across the field to the splash pad. This is legal but it gets filled up when...

I've always brought my kids into to Boston for "day trips" and the splash pad out there was one of our stops, but going into Boston for just the splash pad would be a project. So I ended up hearing of this one in Braintree. I figured it would be small and not worth it since it's fairly hidden and in a town. I was quite suprised when we got there that the splash pad is a fairly decent sized area. The kids loved it and I had children all different ages. Two toddler boys ages 1 and 2 and then two girls aged 7. They all had a great time running around in the open field area, the playground and splash pad. There's an icecream truck too that basically sits down there so they were able to get an icecream. I went around 4pm figuring that it wouldn't be as packed at that time. It was pretty busy, but it wasn't bad. I'm glad I brought them and it wasn't what I expected. Now there's a place not to far of a drive I can bring the kids to where they can get their energy out...