This park is soooooo much better now that Metro Parks took over. They have definitely cleaned up the place. Before I wouldn't step foot on this beach it was dirty and disgusting. But wow! They did a fantastic job cleaning it up so far. I actually walked barefoot in the sand and didn't get stuck by any sharp objects.
We came down here on the second Happy Hour Thursday Concerts that they're doing for the summer. It was so much fun. And such a fantastic idea. Everyone is there to have a great time. My only complaints about the happy hour are the parking (of course) it's quite a mess. And the number of food trucks available. Every truck had a line a mile long, hopefully they will add more food trucks for future happy hour events.
When we got there I noticed that now a part of the beach (far end near upper Edgewater) is dedicated for dogs. I was so happy that there was finally a place I could bring my dog to swim legally. The only down side is that the dog beach is still really dirty. The entire dog beach is scattered with wood as well as sharp sticks, shells and rocks. Which makes it a little difficult to walk barefoot.
It looks like they cleaned the other side of the beach and just dumped it on the dog beach. If they would clean this up, it would definitely improve the rating of this place.