Crystal Lake in Newton

Very relaxing place with beautiful views of fall foliage.

Beautiful lake they have a cost for summer membership & the have a daily pass . It’s definitely worth it . Changing rooms and bathroom , plus parking included in the day pass or membership. You can swim on the side for free but no access to the lifeguard , bathroom or changing areas . I don’t know if it’s legit I just seen people doing this . Free parking 🅿️ it also has a small dock .

Very cool lake, the water was just amazing. You do have to pay $15 if you are not a resident but it seems worth it. Food allowed but small area.

Why overregulate the lake that should be community commodity? Just stop! Let people enjoy and get out of the way. Create more parking and get rid of the student staff. Liability insanity kills the last few free things that were fun about this place!

I've been here twice with my toddler, but I feel like this place is run by a few teenagers who enjoying yelling at people. However, they seem a bit more lenient on allowing snacking on the beach even though that's against their extensive list of rules, or perhaps they are distracted. The beach is tiny, at best, so when I went there today, I was surprised to see the entire section in front of the lifeguard stand blocked off (see photo) That's about 30% of the 'beach' area that is cutoff bc it's a very "popular" spot to hang out for people. Mind you, Newton residents already pay $5 for this place that has no showers and not a proper place to change clothes bc the bathroom door doesn't exist. You need to wiggle yourself away from a toilet to put on back civilian clothes. Perhaps there's a secret room that charges another fee to change clothes. I only come here for the access to the water but if I want sand, I'd just stick my toddler in a wheelbarrow with some playsand and call it the beach. ☀️

Great Ppl and great place to relax and enjoy summer! Thank You!

It’s a cool place just to relax and chat away the night. The beach area is small (In the still photo, in the bottom right hand corner - you see some sand - that is the beach bathing area.) Just a little more upkeep and the place would earn another star. Looks like it could use a touch up but, not bad. Extremely nice neighborhood and it looks and feels pretty safe in the area.

Beautiful lake surrounded by foliage! A very good place to just relax.