Spy Pond

Always a nice pond to visit on the weekend. Great location just off the Minuteman bike path.
There is a medium-​size park with climbing equipment, slides, and a few swings. A perfect spot for toddlers on up to elementary school-​age kids.

Love this place! Quiet in the mornings and great for a walk, taking the kiddos to the playground, or to just roll out a yoga mat on the grass. It does get crowded on the weekends in the summer. But, it is easy to find some place to walk around and enjoy! Make sure you bring snacks, or less than half mile away is the center and kickstand café is a great and easy stop from there on the trail!

So friggin adorable I can’t take it. Wish I had a dog or baby or something — this place was bustling with young parents and dog-​walkers and couples. So cute. Immaculately clean. Lots of seating and parking. A hidden gem!

Spy pond is a beautiful pond set just outside of Boston/​Cambridge in the town of Arlington adjacent to the minuteman bike trail. This pristine oasis offers fishing (by permit), a playground, kayaking and a short walking trail. If you do bring a kayak or canoe make sure to visit Elizabeth Island in the middle of the pond.

Beautiful, big pond. You can rent kayaks and canoes for somewhere around $ 12-​$ 15. Easy to get to because the Minuteman Biikeway feeds into it

Such a gorgeous park, it has a clean playground, the trails are extremely well kept and beautiful, and the views cannot be beat! Great spot to take the family for a picnic and play on the playground. I really wish I lived on this little pond/​lake! So quaint I feel like it’s a scene out of the Notebook with all the canoe-​ers out on the water
They have canoe and kayak rentals too, lots of tables and benches and plenty of trash cans to keep this place clean. WHAT a find!
Baseball field and bike path right next door!

This is a beautiful park and a treasure of Arlington! It’s small, but lots of fun. There is a play area for the kids, all the goose poop you can ever wish for, and in the summer (between memorial and labor day) on Saturdays/​Sundays you can rent a kayak or canoe and go out on the water! There seems to be a good number of people fishing on and around the pond, and the ducks and swans seem fairly willing to share the pond with you.

During the summer, park yourself on a bench at sunset and watch for bats! You’ll see them dive down to skim the water and take a drink. Prime time is half hour to forty five minutes after dusk, while there’s enough light to make them out clearly.

Spy Pond is one of the best places ever… love to walk there, love to ride my bike at the Minuteman Bike Path or just sitting there watching nature and enjoying the sun. you do not go wrong when you choose Spy Pond especially during the summer…

Such a nice pond. Tons of green during the summer months. Absolutely fun to canoe here, in fact, I learned how to canoe on this pond.

Tranquil, plenty of grassy spaces and benches, even a few parking spots — the perfect destination for any walk or bike ride. Love it here!

I approached Spy Pond via Linwood Street. There at the roundabout, I spotted a car that had a pair of canoes up on the roof. A nearby gentle slope into the water was perfect for slipping those canoes into the water.
A baseball field was to the left. I headed to the right and spotted sitting areas scattered here and there along the way and then a pretty nice playground with swings for both kids large and small.
There seemed to be some parking at the far end past the playground.
Nice spot with pretty views of the water.

Spy Pond is a positively luscious patch of land off Mass Avenue in Arlington, tucked slightly away from the hustle and bustle. It’s a fine place to stroll tots or go for a bike ride, as a paved path cuts right through the park. There’s even a few sandy patches upon which to alight with a picnic blanket and basket, overlooking a nice playground. The pond itself is beautiful and lovely to gaze upon, especially at twilight. Splay out on the grass and watch the world go by.
I am deducting one star because the sandy patches are small (so try to visit during off hours) and parking is at a premium.