Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake
  • 30 Rogers Street (bathhouse and parking lot, .7 acres), newly acquired 20 Rogers (1.0 acre), portion of 230 Lake Avenue plus easement behind house (.2 acres), Newton Highlands,
  • Total park area: 2.0 acres; Crystal Lake: 24 acres
  • “Gil Champagne” bathhouse, seasonal use only, fully accessible with restrooms
  • Designated swim area with docks, sandy beach with benches, shaded lawn area with picnic tables (lakefront lawn area fenced, in-season)
  • Boating and fishing areas
  • Parking lot with handicap spaces, some nearby on-street parking
  • Crystal Lake Task Force Master Plan 2010

Community Preservation Program

Crystal Lake Improvement Projects

The Parks & Recreation Department working with the Utilities Division, Public Buildings Department and Traffic Division have completed the following projects during the winter of 2012:

  • Stormwater Management Project in the parking lot and park area with the installation of a storm drainage system throughout the area and a new bollard system in front of the building.
  • Installation of new floors, partitions, fixtures, painting, toilets, sinks and baby changing stations in the men's and women's changing rooms and bathhroom facilites.
  • Upgrade and installation of a new aqualator motor together with new fencing and flooring.
  • New picnic tables in the park as well reseeding of the park; new fencing and striping of the existing parking lot.