Watson Pond State Park — Attraction in Taunton

I love this pond me and my daughter go all the time w a friend and her daughter it’s great the water is so warm Nd not grimy w seaweed tickling ur legs every other second(yuck) sand is soft, they have grills there that u can cook on u just need to bring ur own charcoal Nd fluid to start the grill up they’re built into the ground on posts pretty cool I’ve never seen them anywhere before and they have a huge new playground for the kids to play in that’s really nice, they also have bathrooms like a (real) bathroom no porter potty(yuck) but make sure if you park in the parking lot you move your car outta there by 6 cause that’s when they lock tha gates Nd your car will be locked in till the next day so u better make sure to move it to the side of the st before they lock those gates cause we almost got locked in we got lucky Nd the range was still there to open the gate, but all around fun time, a must check it out oh forgot they have lots of picnic tables Nd a deck s tables off to the left you can look out to the other side of the pond from there. Hope you check it out you’ll have a blast and your kids will be begging...

I’m a little confused about Watson State Park. It seems like they were charging for parking- which they absolutely should not because it is not a very extensive park- but may have stopped charging last summer? I’m waiting to see this summer whether or or they charge for parking. It seems like the primary thing to do at the park is be on the water, which I’ve never done, so his review can’t really speak to that. However, I have tried to walk my dogs there and I couldn’t really find a path, so we just ended up walking along the grounds next to the water. I love close by and have hear rumors that there was a path that went all the way around the pond. I went to explore this one day while walking in the industrial park behind Watson Pond. On the other side of the pond there was definitely a grown over trail that I vote we start using to make it fresh again! The park would be a million times better if that trail was usable. All that said it is a nice...

It's a really nice place to bring the kids, it has a great playground, plenty of grassy field and fresh water beach for the kids to play and run or swim and splash, maybe even relax fishing... parking is tough at times when open but there's no legal parking when closed but I've never seen anyone get ticketed or towed, everyone usually parks half on the shoulder and half on the walkway... I'm sure the police understand... I illegally park there at times so the kids can play and never recieved a ticket yet(hah) but overall it's not bad, it's a state run park so it's pretty clean, up to date, they have a restroom but its seasonal during operational hours only... there's a great big gazebo down by the water that can be used for picnics, photos, or hanging out under while listening to and watching the rain fall. Its 5 star worthy but parking...