The Lake Gardner Association Welcomes you!
The Lake Gardner Improvement Association is a group of Amesbury residents advocating for Lake Gardner, its beach, and the surrounding Powow Conservation Area. We also organize community activities on the lake, the beach and the trails of Powow Hill.
Take in the view from the top of the Essex seacoast!
Enjoy the view of three states and the Atlantic ocean from the summit of Powow Hill!
This treasured and iconic view is accessible from the trail network and by car by way of Powow Street. The stunning view is only a hundred steps from the parking lot!
Have you explored Amesbury's Trails?
Click the QR code to visit Amesbury Trails! Explore 20 miles of trails within almost 900 acres of open and conservation space!
Explore Our StoryMap!
Try a very different way to discover our many trails in Amesbury!
Thank you to Flatbread Company for their support!
Thank you for joining us for our annual 50/50 raffle and fundraiser! We appreciate it!
Care for what we share!
The beach is open for the season. Please help us to keep it beautiful!
Please click the QR code or click the link visit the City Website for updated water quality testing results
Please park only in marked spaces, and respect the parking restrictions in place on neighboring streets.
Please consider our wonderful restaurants and merchants while in town!
Please be aware that sanitary facilities are provided by the City, cleaned daily and open seasonally from May 15 to October 15.
There are no lifeguards; swim at your own risk
There is no smoking anywhere in the facility
Dogs are not allowed in the water during the summer months per Board of Health
Grills or fires of any type are prohibited per Amesbury Fire Department
Groups of 10 or more MUST submit a permit application for use of Lake Gardner beach.
Groups of 25+ must provide their own lifeguard.
You can find the Lake Gardner Permit Application HERE.
Any questions regarding closure or hours of operation should be directed to
the Amesbury Recreation Office.
Phone: (978) 388-8137
Address: Amesbury Recreation, 68 Elm Street, Amesbury, MA 01913
CLICK HERE for the latest bacteria test results.
Visit the City Website HERE for additional information.
Physical Address: 79 High Street, Amesbury
On this website, you'll find information about the association.
It is also a resource for information about the lake, beach, and conservation area.
Click here for information on the stabilization and revitalization project of 2019/2021
Lake Gardner, created by the construction of a mill dam in 1872, is part of the beautiful Powow River. The expanse of typically still water provides a wonderful opportunity for relaxing paddling.
June typically brings comfortable water temps in the 60s, and by July it is typically around 70-80 degrees. In the winter, the lake will freeze, but please treat the ice with caution. Local first responders never consider it to be entirely safe.
A quiet paddle in the cove.....
Where the birch canoe had glided
Down the swift Powow
Dark and gloomy bridges strided
Those clear waters now;
And where once the beaver swam
Jarred the wheel and frowned the dam.
-excerpt from "The Fountain" by John Greenleaf Whittier