Lincoln Park — Attraction in Somerville

Does anyone else remember the old days? With a sad, tiny playground where Perry meets Wyatt, meant for kids up to 4 or 5 years old, maybe, if they get creative—surrounded by a browning baseball field, a tired basketball court, and virtually nothing of interest?

Welcome to the new millenium. Lincoln Park these days is now a true multigenerational multi-use space. I've seen toddlers in the new sandbox, middle schoolers climbing up the giant rope structure, early elementary kids on the faux rolling hills, as well as kids of all ages in the water features in the summer. The skate park is great for roller skating, skateboarding, rollerblading—even for new learners, just due to the sheer area of the park. All three fields look great (and feel), no well kept secret as all the summer babes are using them to suntan so praises be to the sod gods.

And also: they saved the wishing tree, on Perry, a favorite of all the local kids for climbing. Proof that you can build a giant manmade structure to rival American Ninja Warriors, but at the end of the day, kids still love to climb up in a tree. The balance...

We have been looking forward to this park opening back up after the renovations and, let me tell you, it was worth the wait! There is a huge climbing structure with slides, several swings, 2 spinners, a water fountain park, basketball court, skate park, and Parkour area. The ground is a nice squishy springy rubber that was fun to run on, and there was a really cool swing that you can lay down on. The day we went was a beautiful Saturday so it was packed with people, but even though there were a lot of people there, it was big enough that it didn't feel too crowded. Also, you can see from one end of the park to the other, so keeping track of your kid is doable at most vantage points. I will definitely be going back to...

Amazing park. July weekday before 10- busy but not crowded. Some adherence to Mask rules. Huge sand pit set off to the side. Overall ground is that cool colorful bouncy material. Not fenced in or good for toddler runners. Toddler climber. A few swings. Lots of shaded benches. Main event is a very very high structure that you get to by climbing a rope ladder or lattice. 2 very long tunnel slides. Small but awesome splash pad right by playground. Skate park. Grass areas. Right next to a school park that is...