Look Memorial Park

This place has everything — from a splash area to numerous jungle gyms to a train ride that goes molasses slow. It’s a great place for walking and there are a ton of pavilions for holding parties/BBQ’s. It even has an outdoor theater for performances. Very neat park. There is a small entry fee ($ 8 I think) if you drive in but considering it’s a private park, it’s very worth it.

I love this park. I’ve been coming here since I was little when my parents brought me. I haven’t been in a while but when I returned it was the same as I remembered it. There’s a lot of things to do here, bumper boats, mini golf, pedal boats, a zoo, the train, fields to play in, and a grill and ice cream shop. I don’t ever get bored of this place. It’s much nicer than other parks around and is definitely worth a little drive if you’re not from around.

It’s beautiful, no entry fee if you come in via the bike path, and the free amenities are good. My toddler is absolutely enthralled with the splash park on a hot day.
What’s sad is that the signs everywhere about the rules are excessive and really hurting the ambiance. All caps, with an exclamation point, telling me at every grassy nook that blanket picnics are not allowed, and reminding me to get a permit before I sit at a picnic table? Well, that just ruins the view of the grass in my opinion, and gives the whole park the grumpy «get off my lawn» vibe. Plus with all those picnic tables vacant it just looks a little… sad and under utilized. I understand that they get no public funding and rely on donations and fees to cover all operating expenses. But either change the rule or take down the signs at least and have the rangers enforce the rule themselves (though I watched a ranger drive in his golf cart right past a blanket picnic the other day and he said nothing to them so it seems the rule is just something they say, over and over again?) I would bet they would actually get many more donations and entry fees if they lifted the simple blanket rule.

Look Park is a great place for a wedding. My husband and I got married at the Sanctuary at Willow lake last July and it was beautiful. We had a reception at the Garden House. It was great because that gave us our rain option. Jillian was great to work with and make sure that our last minute details (such as needing an extra chair for the musicians) was taken care of. The reception was fun and it was nice to have the indoor/​outdoor component as the weather was great.
We did our ceremony at the Sanctuary, but decided to turn it around and have the public facing the lake, with the ceremony happening on the boardwalk. The only problem we had was that the benches were placed a bit far from the boardwalk, and not everybody was able to hear the ceremony very well.

One of my favorite parks. A great place to take the family and pets for a walk. Also a great picnic location in the warmer weather. They do a wonderful Christmas light display between thanksgiving and Christmas. They even do fun things like breakfast with Santa for the kids. The train that runs all summer is also a lot of fun. One of the best parks in the area!

Is it just me, or does this place seem a little weird? I used to come here as a kid for summer camp outings, and now I’ve been a few times as an adult with small children.
First of all, the pay-​for-​your-​picnic-​table thing is downright strange. It kind of has the feel of a campground. Each picnic table/​site is numbered and there are hundreds of them. Like you start enjoying this scenic park, but there are always a ton of (empty) picnic tables in view. I’m not sure who uses these picnic tables, because I’ve never seen anyone sitting at them, but someone must… um… right?
The «zoo» is sad and depressing. The train’s cute, but I felt that it detracted from the scenic feel of the park. Then again, the picnic tables were already killing it so why not add another surreal element to the mix.
I guess I’ll probably come back because the playgrounds, water park and train entertain my kids, but it’s just got a funny vibe.

Nice park, but $ 7 to get in seems a little steep. I went there for an event and we had to already pay almost $ 400 to rent a pavilion, which is fine, but then add 50 cars and they made a killing off of us.

One of the best parks I have gone to this year, I just wish it was a little closer. It had a little bit of everything: trails, pond, paddle boats, train ride, small zoo, bumper boats, even mini golf. Me an my gf had an awesome day out there. We even got to feed some baby Canadian geese, they were so cute with such little chicken like wings. We had a blast.

$ 7 to get in… ok. Until I see the sign that says «no blanket picnics»!? You have to get a permit and PAY to rent a picnic table??? Seriously? I was told that the park is non-​profit and this is how they make their money? Permits are $ 15 to use a picnic table. Ridiculous!
Nice park with nice amenities, but I was so «put off» by the no blanket picnic rule that we left (after sneaking a blanket near the creek and having a quick lunch)!!!
We would have stayed longer and paid to play mini golf or use the paddle boats and even gotten an ice cream treat. Their loss. Won’t go back.

I have been going there for 4 years now and I love it. I have a six year old son who loves going there for any reason. I always get a season pass and end up there at least once a week for a picnic, to go to the sprinkler park, or even to play in the stream in the back and that’s not even mentioning the train, zoo, or playgrounds! Overall, it is a wonderful park to live near and will be going back for many years to come.

Cool park. Nice place to walk around. And they have pedal boats, bumper boats, a train for kids, mini-​golf, etc.
But $ 7 is pretty steep for an entry/​parking fee. It’s not worth the money if you don’t go with a family. But you could get an annual pass. Also it’s half price in the off-​season (before April 1^st and after October 15^th). It’s worth seeing at least once.
They have special events sometimes, like musical performances.
Something that bothered me was that some people were riding their bikes on the walking trails. I hate that.

Look Park will always hold a special place in my heart because my husband and I got married there last month!
We were supposed to have the ceremony in the Pines Theater, but the weather didn’t cooperate, so it was the Garden House full tilt, which was great. The Pines would have been beautiful, though. We went back to the Pines and the area in between the Garden House and the Pines for some pictures. I would highly recommend any of the ceremony venues in the park. The Willow Sanctuary is for small gatherings, but it’s on the pond and simply gorgeous.
Every time we were in Northampton to do wedding stuff, we visited the park. It’s beautiful and well-​maintained. It’s a non-​profit organization, so the entry/​parking fee you pay is going toward maintenance of the park. In October, they have Halloween activities going on and our nephews got to ride the haunted train during the reception which I’m pretty sure trumped our wedding for them.
I hope to return to the park as often as we can make it to the area! Til then, I can’t wait to see my wedding pictures!!!

What a cute little park!
I love finding places like this in Massachusetts. Makes me feel like this place is pretty cool after all. I went to see Aaron Lewis and friends a couple weeks ago and the Theater there is just the cutest lawn set up you ever did see. The stone walls and stone structure where the box office and bathrooms were was COVERED in Ivy and other lovely vines. I mean if thats your kind of thing, then Look Park is the place for you! A baseball field at the entrance and on your right is the landmark for the entrance/​exit. This place is designed like a horseshoe that you drive through past gardens, a mini train station for the kids, a soccer field and what seems like endess trails for walking and biking. Its a very intimate setting that they chose for this show and it really worked out well as far as music was concerned. Sitting front row felt like I was in Aaron’s backyard while he played for a few friends. This intimacy was sacrificed for the fact that their facilities were not up to dealing with such a large volume of people. Out of the 4 stalls in the women’s room 2 were clogged and the other 2 had no TP so you had to steal some from the broken stalls before someone stole a working stall haha. That aside, I will definitely be back here for a day of walking, reading and/​or painting. This place is also a fantastic venue for taking pictures in colorful gowns ahaha

I had a couple birthdays here about 20 years ago when I was a kid and my family always bought an annual pass. It has a great walking trail, paddleboats, gazebos, a small zoo, bumper boats, a pool, and an amphitheater — all in a turn of the century park.

Look Park far exceeded my expectations, and I highly recommend it for anyone with young children. It’s a perfect spot for a full-​day summer outing, and is very inexpensive. You pay a $ 4 entry fee and then you pay for the rest of the activities as you go along depending upon which activities interest you (for example $ 2.25 for an adult ticket on the train).
They have tons of stuff to offer — Bumper boats, miniature golf, 2-​and 4-​passenger pedal boats on Willow Lake, a 1.2 mile scenic walking trail, a little zoo where you can feed the animals, steamer train (for kids mainly) that goes around the park, volleyball and tennis courts, ball fields, tons of open land, etc. Fabulous day of wholesome family fun.
They also have a beautiful Victorian gazebo and a wedding venue on site! Great place for engagement or family photos.
The only weird thing is that they require you to pay to use their picnic tables (you have to buy a picnic permit!?!) and they do not allow blanket picnics, but I saw quite a few people having a picnic on the lawn without a problem… so perhaps they don’t enforce this rule?
I can’t believe I’d never heard of this place before. You can be sure I’ll be telling all of my friends with young kids about this place from here on out!

Look Park is the Disney World of this area, and hardly anyone knows about it. It is huge, and full of fun activities. I came here first for a picnic birthday party, and the set up was ideal. I used to take my babysitting clients here too and there was always plenty to keep them entertained. A zoo! A train! Boats! Playgrounds! Fountains! This place has it all. Do not let them bring their scooters though, you will be unable to keep up. The trails are really fun for adults to explore and the paddle boats are a fun excursion. What a hidden gem.

This place is great! I wish there was something like this closer to Boston. Lots to do, especially with kids. A perfect place for a picnic. The little zoo is fun, and so is the little train ride. It would be a great place to just spend the day. It’s a low-​cost outing, too.