Thelma Spencer Park
Thelma Spencer Park is a family-friendly park with excellent accessibility features including wheelchair accessible entrance and parking. It offers a variety of activities such as hiking and a well-maintained playground with slides, swings, and volleyball courts. The park has amenities like barbecue grills, picnic tables, public restrooms, and is suitable for kids and kids’ birthday parties. Visitors praise the clean, serene environment and the park’s seasonal offerings including a heated concession area, skating and hockey facilities during winter, and a clean swimming beach area with lifeguards during warmer months. The park also supports outdoor activities like biking, fishing, and offers rental boats in season, making it a versatile destination for all ages.
Reviews
We love this park so much, we bought an annual pass this weekend. There are 2 swimming areas. The left only goes to a depth of 3 feet. The right has 2 sections: front is 4 feet, back is up to 16 feet. It is perfect for my 2, 4, and 10 year old girls. Note: no life vests or floating allowed- but since the shallow end is only 3 feet, it doesn’t cramp our style. There are restrooms and showers, along with an outdoor shower and foot sprayer. There is also a park right behind the lake (only downside is dealing with a swim diaper when they want to hop back and forth- not much longer for me though 🥳). They also have a volleyball net, picnic tables, grills, and a boat house where you can rent kayaks and paddle boats. It is never too crowded, and if you go in the morning mid week, chances are it’ll feel like your own personal beach!
The first thing I noticed when I arrived, is how clean is this beach.. the water is so clear that allows you to see the little fishes swimming on the shore. 🐟 (check the photos to see the fishies 🐟) 🤗Having a lifeguard around makes you feel so safe and stress free about your little ones. There is a very nice playground 🛝 . Decent bathrooms, outdoor shower and feet spray. Great place for hiking, biking and fishing. Plus, the nature there is just breathtaking 😌♥️
Came here on 11-14-2020. The park was empty and it was beautiful. Well kept grounds. Gorgeous lake and scenery. No facilities open this time of year. In season they offer snack concession stand, locker rentals, bathrooms. There is a large play area for kids. Full sandy beach. Looks like lots of fun for all.
Update 10-5-2022… Absolutely beautiful as ever. If you need a break from your routine, check out this park. Very quiet, serene and nature is full glory now.
This is our go to beach with our kids (ages 9y and 7y). They always keep the swimming area and beach nice and clean, plus they have multiple areas and depths marked off for swimmers of all ages to enjoy. They have lifeguards on duty, but you are not allowed to bring any flotation devices. There is a play area and park near the beach, changing areas, bathrooms, rinse off showers, walking path and trails, as well as a place to buy food/ice cream. If you are not a member or resident of the area, there is a cost to enter the park. They also only allow dogs into the park on their off season.
I have only been to this park, in the winter time, to skate and play hockey. Amazing accommodations. Friendly staff. Heated concession area, with restrooms, to put your skates on and safely store your belongings, while you skate. I can’t say enough about this place. They maintain the ice, perfectly. They have hockey nets set up. Annual pond hockey tournament. Excellent all around. Can’t to come back, next winter.