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| - I am an island girl, devout sun-worshipper and self-professed beach snob and as it turns out I truly am a fan of Edgewater Park!
The Good: The view from Edgewater park is hard to beat! Lovely Lakeshore Views with downtown skyline peaking through the background. We have visited twice to take advantage of the beach and for the Edgewater Live! event. Both times the park was clean and well maintained. There are ample paths for running, walking or biking. The park has wide spread of green space and open areas with a pier for fishing and and picnic benches throughout the park, great for families and gatherings. There is also a marina, but I don't know much about it. Though the park is great, our focal point was the beach! We wanted the sun on our face and and our feet in the sand! The beach, located on the far end of the park, boasts an ice cream shop w/ concession stand, restrooms with separate changing areas and showers as well as a pavilion with several rows of picnic tables. For the Edgewater Live! event, a large stage was set up just in front of the pavilion and vendors were lined up along the path in front and along side the concession stand. Additional porta-potties were brought in for the event. Surprisingly, despite the crowds they were very clean and well stocked with paper and they helped to alleviate the lines forming at the restrooms.All sorts of food trucks lined the road running along there perimeter of the beach offering a variety of foods and drinks. We got there well before the crowd and we were able to snag a good piece of real-estate shoreside...#win! A reggae band provided live music over a really good sound system that allowed you to enjoy the music from the water which I really enjoyed. Later that night as part of the Cinema by The Sea series we watched Indiana Jones played on a jumbo screen. It was a really great experience that I'm already looking forward to next year.
The bad: I found a syringe in the sand...so...yeah. Swim shoes DEFINITELY recommended. Also there are three lifeguard stands at the beach but both times we went there weren't any lifeguards on duty, even though we were within the posted times for lifeguards. It is totally possible that they had made an announcement and I was just unaware, but there weren't any lifeguards and there weren't any for Edgewater Live! either. I checked the website before I came so I don't know what happened there.
The Ugly:
I think its only fair to share that I was born and raised in the Virgin Islands, a destination loved for its pristine beaches and crystal clear water so please attribute any blatant bias to my beach-spoiled Caribbean upbringing. That being said, If you're looking for crystal clear water, this ain't it! I'm not sure (but I'm sure someone will tell me) if lakes are supposed to be that sort of murky/brownish color but that's what you'll find here. I didn't care for the looks of the water once I got in. There was stuff in the water that would logically be native to a lake environment but there were some things floating around that caused me to side-eye. In the future I probably wouldn't get in any deeper than knee high.
I'm not familiar with the past history of the park, though I have heard from locals that it wasn't a desirable place to visit. I'd say the metro parks really did a great job and the tide has turned. I had a great time at Edgewater Park and will definitely be back throughout the year. I recommend it for anyone looking for some outdoor fun and definitely check out Edgewater Live! next year if you can.
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