Sunrise Lake — Attraction in Mendham Township

So many things wrong with this place, not sure where to begin...

They are deceptive and advertise paddle boats on their web site. No where on their web site does it say children must be 14 years old to use the paddle boats (unless they are with someone whose 18 with them.) They withhold this information until you pay, then when kids are too young and not allowed to go on the boats, they refused to refund $20, saying it was a “miscommunication.”

I called the Director of Parks and Visitor Services to let her know something was wrong. After a couple of calls, her administrative assistant called me back. She proceeded to give me the run-around, and ignored the fact that this was an all-cash transaction and no receipts were issued. She acknowledged their web site doesn’t state kids need to be 14 years old to go on the boats, and that it would be corrected.

They are understaffed and disorganized. They make kids take swim tests, my group of 4 all passed the test, yet were all required to wear life jackets...so why waste time and energy for a swim test, only to have kids wear life jackets?

Everything...and I mean, everything costs additional $$$ at this place.

The lake is more like a pond, and was a lovely brown color, filled with leaves (in August...)

My advice, skip Sunrise Lake... There are better, more kid-friendly...

Im not sure why people give 1 star. You can tell from the pictures what it is. A man made lake great for kids to play in. My 6 year old nice loved it. You can bring your own food and they do sell some ice cream and a few other snacks but no real food. To play 30 minutes in the Wibit (inflatable playground) you need to pay...

Nicely maintained, family friendly, and relatively quiet spot for summer fun. Lifeguards on duty and staff was really on top of things like cleaning up the occasional goose poop. Includes amenities like paddle boats, paddle boards, and water slides, in addition to nice bathrooms with showers and...