Beaver Brook Reservation falls, duck pond and spray deck

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Beaver Brook Reservation falls, duck pond and spray deck

Photo: Swampyank · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

🥾 Hike · Belmont

2 hours · Free · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 5.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚗
    About 15 min drive
    From Newton · Parking: Free lots at the Mill St and Trapelo Rd entrances
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days · Handles heat
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 2 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall

An old state reservation on the Belmont-Waltham line: a small waterfall by the duck pond, a few 300-year-old oaks (the Waverley Oaks), plus a free spray deck and a playground in summer — a 2-year-old can spend a whole morning here while bigger kids hike the woodland trails in the north section across the road.

💡 Tips
The spray deck usually runs June through early September, so bring swimsuits and towels; the main area is flat and stroller-friendly, while the dirt trails in Beaver Brook North have hills. Waltham and Belmont families treat this as their backyard.

What this place offers

✓small waterfall
✓duck pond
✓spray deck
✓playground
✓old oaks
✓flat path
✓restrooms (seasonal)

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This weekend's weather in Belmont

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

🌦️
Sat 10/17
Showers · 39–63°F · 77% rain
☁️
Sun 10/18
Overcast · 38–59°F · 1% rain

Location

Belmont, Massachusetts

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