Torbert MacDonald State Park — Attraction in Medford

Best park I’ve found yet for people like me who are a little uneven in balance sometimes or who need to roll instead of walk (wheelchairs, walkers, strollers, etc).

The paving is new and even. There are picnic tables, benches, and fun play areas (a boardwalk onto the water, a massive set of chimes, and a tower you can climb and lookout).

Parking is FREE and it’s massive.

People tend to leash their dogs (thank you to those who do).

Bikers don’t zoom by like they’d run someone over if you didn’t jump out of the way.

Everyone seems to respect the shared space (well, except the geese. They do poop all over the one area near the dock, but that’s geese for you, and it’s only one area).

You can choose your own adventure as far as length, because the paths all connect!

There’s a lot to see and many comfy spaces to lounge.

In the summertime, there are even two portable toilets, and one is fully accessible!!!

Love...

Shady. Older ladies out walking was reassuring. But as I stepped out of porta potty I spotted a man trying to open the trunk of my car. This was at 10:30 am on a Monday morning and right behind state police building in August! Also I noticed men walking into.woods from parking lot and.coming right back out again (drug deals?) I was going to just avoid wooded path but finally gave up on the dog walk and left right away.

P.S. Huge amount of goose poop all over the grass right by parking so not great...

It's a nice park. When you're by the water, there's not much road noise, which is nice given how built up the area is. Winter has been a little hard on the park and a lot of trees are damaged, but it looks like the park services are doing a good job...