Great family adventure. My children absolutely loved the place. All the grounds are kept in immaculate condition and the water is crystal clear. This was my first time but definitely wont be my last. I traveled all the way from NY and wouldnt hesitate to do it again. This is a must see if you are in CT. Families of all kind will have a great time!

Everyone was having a great time. I loved all the zip lines. There must have been about 9 of them. The highest zipline is about 200 feet above the water at the top of a steep cliff. The entire place is inside an old mining quarry, and looks cool. The place was clean. The employees were exceptional. I think the place was great and I would definitely go back. No paper tickets necessary. They can scan your ticket from your phone. Coolers are allowed and the beach is pleasant. The food wasnt overly expensive. Its a nice place to hang out all afternoon.

It was more then I expected. The facility was clean and set up perfect for those who are concern about the cova. The staff are polite and very encouraging. The attraction can seem scary but it is NOT. I am scared of heights and it was the best experience. I just have to work on up body strength as it is very required to get up some attraction. There is a lot of swimming and water is perfect temp. This was worth my long drive and I want to thank the staff as they are doing great job. They made me and my daughter feel safe.

The banks of the Connecticut River in Portland have a brownstone bedrock, which provided the building material for cities like New York, Portland, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and Chicago.The main quarry site was in operation from the 17th century until a flood and then a hurricane ended commercial quarrying in the 1930s.Since the 2000s the flooded quarry has been transformed into a summer activity center with climbing walls, as well as paddleboards and kayaks for hire.There’s also an inflatable obstacle course, wakeboarding, a rope swing and an amazing 11 different zip-lines.

What a great staff you havethave working under these crazy condition you just had this summer. Liz was so helpful explaining everything to us to make sure we understood the COVID19 safety precautions. I dont know how she puts up with everybody she must has such a stressful job! Great job with such a tough time! Hopefully we will get to meet you in person when we come back next season!

Great time! Very unique experience. Definitely better for older kids (even though there is a small kids only area) I would say ages 10+. You need to be strong to climb many of the obstacles. Love that everyone has to wear life jackets. So glad we went during reduced capacity due to covid, in a normal year the crowds must be insane! Make sure to protect your phone, mine did not survive the experience ;)

Its a total surprise to find this place in a area you wouldnt expect. It is fun and safe. Parking can be a drag on warm days, but they keep everyone moving. Friendly staff tok.

They knew theyre was a thunderstorm coming but never told people to reschedule. They closed down the park after an hour after we started doing anything. The lighting was crazy and the thunder was on going. They told me I had more than enough time in the park when I in the park water for an hour. I paid 200 and it was wasted. There was no rain check they kept saying they are opening back up. Its now cold and windy and they expect people to go na n in there. Tom and his staff are greedy for money!!! Great park but the people who work for it SUCK!

Awesome family spot. Loved the zip lining and wake boarding. Definitely a place where you should hit the gym before you go everything is challenging to get to but it makes it so much more fun!!

Ive heard about this place for years and I finally got the chance to go yesterday. Now granted because of the pandemic I think theyre capacity is only 50%. The place was super clean The water was great The employees were very vigilant theyre very big on safety there which is nice. I would say if you bring a kid under 12 and not strong swimmer dont just let them roam around. Food was great I had there chicken bowl and a few friends said there was food was good. I think the only thing that I can say was a few of the floating obstacles out there had broken handles and you werent able to climb up on top of them unfortunately.

Best place to beat the heat with your kids

Awesome place. Kept clean and its just gorgeous. They are very serious about keeping the place safe and healthy for family entertainment. Good for kid and adults. Fun fun fun. Bring a mask, chair and towels. Small picnic ok if not food here its good (they have good chicken wings). No alcohol or smoking allowed. Ill come back.

We had a great time. The zip lines were great. The park was not a full capacity and we were able to go on anything we wanted with little wait. Only complaint is that some of the water floats are missing the majority of the hand holds so they are almost impossible to use.

Fun place for active individuals that enjoy the water. There’s so much to do here & they separate by age along with intensity level of what you are trying. Plenty of lifeguards all over, but it’s always best to use your own judgement. Definitely an all day event that will leave you exhausted!

I wouldnt know, their no refund/exchange policy is very disappointing. Especially with the pandemic happening it is hard to plan in advance and make plans. When I was unable to go on the date I had bought tickets for I called for suggestions and asked if they could refund/exchange them for a different date. I was repeatedly told there was nothing they could do, no sympathy or other options were given. Which is ridiculous when I just paid 80 for 2 tickets that are now completed wasted. What a great gift, thanks Brownstone. I suggest you change this policy as it has changed my opinion on your park and how you treat your paying customers.

This is not a park for everyone. Also a lot of what you see on the website is not there. I felt bad for a lot of kids that don’t have the upper body strength to lift themselves up to a small hand grip. The floats were unusable because the hand grips were missing. We could not enjoy lunch because of the bees that just seem to not go away. So if you are allergic to bees prob want to stay away. The price of admission is to high for the lack luster and quality of the park. I give it one star for the friendly staff. My first and definitely my last time visiting the park.

Amazing family day! Quarantine comes with a lot of bummers, but leaves lots of room for us at the water park Next time Ill be sure to bring board shorts and water shoes.

No doubt it was fun! The capacity was set to 25% because of the pandemic but if it was normal capacity I don’t think I could stomach paying $36 to wait in the very few attractions. We ordered food and waited 1 hour and had to remind the staff 4 times that they forgot to make our food. Also as We were packing up to leave I noticed some kinda of water was leaching into the kiddie area water. Ironic it was directly in front of the showers. I hope to good they are not pumping dirty water into the lake. To make it more sketchy the water was coming up from the sand so clearly it was covered up for a reason. Fun but enter at your own risk. Not sure if I will go back. If you go, bring your own food/drinks, chairs, Show up super early, and bring low expectations. Good luck!!

Great place. Lots to do for everyone in the family. They even have a spot for little kids. The staff was great and very helpful.

An easy 2 hour drive from Boston was well worth it! Fun for the whole family! Book early because they sell out fast! .

Great fun for the kids. A few of the inflatables have broken handles though and the kids cant pull themselves up. Those really need to be fixed for the price it costs to go into the park. They are operating at 25% capacity which made it great. No waiting for anything.

Went with the husband today. Had a fantastic time. Great place to have great fun on a hot summers day

The park is amazing and the experience is insane but, their staff needs an attitude change. Out of all their employees, I was greeted nicely by maybe 3, if even. They are rude and have no communication skills. I understand its hot and during the covid period but, the attitude they perceive gives off a bad vibe for the entire park. Also, many of the workers are young which could also be the issue. Overall, the park is excellent 10/10, the employees 1/10. Something needs to change.

So much fun! BRING WATER SHOES!! Definitely for athletic people mostly unless youre just gonna hang out in the water. Some of the inflatables were broken so that sucked but overall a very cool place.

Everything was great. The only complaint I have is the way some of the lifeguards spoke to the children. They could use some training in that department.

That was an awesome day really nice for who ever like adventure

Went with 13-16 year olds. They had so much fun. They loved the ziplines

BEWARE! THEY WILL CHARGE YOU THE TICKET PRICE FOR JUST AN UPGRADED $10 WAKEBOARD. Me and my friends try to upgrade our ticket so we can do their wakeboarding. Then i got home check my bank statement and see they charge me for $147 for the 3 whole new tickets. Then i called them, one lady answered, as my bonus, she did fixed my problem with an attitude. Its unbelievable. Super bad experience. BEWARE.

I have so many memories here with my classmates from high school. Always good vibes here. Chicken fingers are also tasty.

Fun place to take the kids. Staff were friendly and helpful. We rented the large gazebo but people kept passing through it to get in or out of the water. Also the trampoline was right next to the gazebo so we were constantly hearing screams and swearing by people playing on it. Please make more clear signage that the gazebo is private and if possible move the trampoline farther away from it. Thank you.

First time there. Had a great time. because of Covid park capacity reduced to 25% so it was not crowded and no long lines, however there were long waits. This is a very physical experience as you must climb robe ladders, toe hold wall climbing. Takes long time for some guests to climb to the attraction. For example the Fat Boy; guests from in the water must pull themselves up via rock wall toe holds. This proved quite difficult for many guests and after several attempts gave up. This added to the wait time considerably. I would think they could have built some sort of ladder to make it easier to climb. The Zip line by the slide requires guests to climb a rope ladder 3/4 the way up and then climb a pole with metal steps, quite uncomfortable if you are barefoot and again a bit challenging if you are not very strong. So if the park was at full capacity the waits would probably be really long. Other than that the place is great. Very clean, friendly staff excellent attractions and they were very Covid Conscience.

It was a nice day to have with your children. Kids only wished they had a few more activities. Planning another trip before summer is over

I love it. Wish they had more seats with umbrella and fixed some of the equipment but overall super fun.

Spent the day at Brownstone Park in Portland, CT. Overall, a very positive experience. First, the positives: The staff were professional and the place felt safe; you could bring youre own food and drinks to make the experience more personal and affordable; and park wasnt too big or small, enough variation to be interesting but not overwhelming. As for the negatives: the wooden walkways between the swim stations were pretty unstable and slippery; some of the lines were long and tedious and the staff didnt seem to care about moving things along; the locker area sold out quickly and needs to be expanded and more spacious. That all said, wed go back again to spend a half day (not enough to do for a full day) and bring a cooler.

Super fun! Very well run for that type of establishment. I felt likey kids were very safe.

Web site make it sound very COVID safe, although everyone was asked to don a mask at the gate, no-one wore one inside. Confusing. When asked manager about wearing mask, he said it was 50% on them and 50% on uswhether to wear masks. Web site says 25% capacity with plenty of room to distance. The park was limited in distancing space by the afternoon and crowded. We arrived a little before 10 am ( park opening time)and there were already many people in the park and no tables or space available in the shaded area. We tried to rent a gazebo and were told they were all rented although there were at least 3 that had no guests up until we left. Equipment was sub par. A rope to one of the floating objects broke after a very large man jumped on it, closing it down until it was fixed. Some zip line harnesses were frayed, life jackets were ripped or old, but still used. The water that they were cleaned in was dirty. The quarry water had trash around the water edge. There were not enough visible life guards and when a child was injured, the guard paused the ride to attend to the bleeding injury with dried up alcohol pads handed to the mom. There was no injury report or accompaniment to the first aide station. Definitely will take the family elsewhere next time.

Nice. Wish it had more things. Like maybe an obstacle course with monkey bars. Not bad tho. Paddle boarding and canoeing is $15 extra. Wakeboarding extra too.

Wickid awsome , get there early and start at the top work your way down , the ice-burg float was hard some hand holds were missing , after about 5 hours i was spent theres alot of swimming!!!

We love itSuper FunSuper WarmAnd everybody isSuper friendly

I did the zip line for the 1st time & i loved it .. It was amazing & i enjoyed the whole experience my only fear was the fishes in the water..

Had a blast! Water was perfect wormth and clean

Ziplines are pretty cool. U have to go to the highest one though. Its awesome! Could have more and better food options.

Family fun! This is the place for the entire family. Why be on your electronics when you can zipline, kayak, rock climbing..water games..

Purchased tickets in advanced. Weather is terrible. They refuse to move us to a day where they have over 450 tickets available to make our experience enjoyable. Terrible customer service by the Manager.

I dont know how people are posting that they felt safe here during quarantine. I guess I am extra paranoid being a nurse. They do try to get you to social distance waiting in line, wearing a mask in line and in the bathroom. But once you are in the water or on the docks (which seemed VERY crowded even though they said capacity was limited) people were always on top of each other and nobody had masks on. Also for the zip lines, slide, rock wall you still had to wait 20-30 minutes very close to other people (even with the limited capacity). As other people mentioned some of the climbing structures had broken handles and were therefore unusable, why would they not replace these every summer? My kids had fun on the slides and ziplines, but we will not be going back.

Its a small park, in my opinion, but there’s lots to do for kids and adults.

We had so much fun, affordable and worth it. Definitely will be back

The staff are really helpful and professional. Love it will come again....its really fun

Very fun day with my son. Crowded though, even at 25% max occupancy. And a little pricey. Overall, great.

Very nice park. Overall we had a great day. We went at 25% capacity and I cant even beging to imagine it at 100% as we still waited for an hour for the bigger ziplines. I dont know why, but I had in my head more of an idea of inflatable obstacle course kind of thing, so we were a little disappointed by the amount of inflatables, although my kids still enjoyed them. Everything was clean, the staff was kind and helpful; my 11 year old daughter was nervous about her harness fitting properly for ziplining and the workers were kind and helpful; as a mom that is very important to me. I dont understand the reviews that complained about the water or the cleanliness of the beach area (maybe some people left garbage behind? Idk, but that certainly wasnt the issue today. I cant imagine the park at 100% though

There were plenty of good grises to get on and the Watling Line to get on were not very long espacialy the simplones..

I had an amazing time no complaints.. but i do recommend workers having airhorns and handset speaks just taking cautiose

Great place to spend the day with the family. Zip lines, watersports, climbing all in one place. Covid compliant for the most part

Good time for the family. Reasonably priced. Alot of the handles on their inflatables are ripped off making it hard for younger kids. We will visit again!!

Tons of fun to be had here! With a wide variety of activities ranging from impressive zip lines to a relaxing day swimming and lounging in the sun, there is definitely fun to be had for everyone. Most of my group got the full adventure pass and spent the day zip lining, riding the water slide, and climbing around on the inflatable water features. The less adventurous people went with the less expensive swim pass and had just as much fun staying on the ground / in the water. (they too had the option to use the floating water features). The floating trampoline was a particular hit with the kids in our group. We rented a gazebo for the day and I can not recommend that enough. The gazebo was floating attached to one of the docks and we could swim right off of it. Definitely planning on getting a season pass next year and going as often as possible. I was recommended to bring water shoes since there can be quite a bit of walking if you plan on doing a lot of zip lining, and I found that to be good advice. That being said, plenty of people were barefoot all day and didnt seem too bothered by it. Great place to spend the day, whether your goal is adventure or simple relaxation.

Nice water park for kids, forget social distancing though

So much to do and reasonably priced. They allowed a limited amount of guests and it worked out well for us.

I took 27 kids here on a field trip and we had a blast! There is plenty of open space and activities to do, as well as plenty of space to sit and relax in between swims, cliff jumps, and zip lines.Take note that this is billed as an adventure experience, and that is worth thinking about. If you come into this park expecting activities that you just sit there for, then you will be disappointed. You basically have to swim and climb to every activity, but again thats how Brownstone bills itself. Overall this is a great place to go to have a cool mix of relaxing in the water and flying through the air!

Even though I almost drowned lol. I loved it, loved every minute of it

So much fun! Highly recommend.

Best zip lines into water. Safe and fun. So much to do there.

I loved this place alot everyone is friendly to each other

So I drove about 3 hours to get to brownstones after purchasing my tickets 2 weeks in advance. I booked a hotel room, took time off of work to get all the way over there and they were CLOSED. Closed due to a power outage. No email, no phone call nothing. Power went out Tuesday and my reservation was for Sunday. Almost one whole week and they couldn’t send out an automated email somehow letting people know what’s going on. Then when I called and explained how inconvenient and unprofessional it was and they chuckled and offered to give me my money back for my tickets. Horrible customer service and a bunch of lazy employees!

First time visiting this place. Perfect for family recreation. Parking are available but its far from enterance. Shuttle bus is available if you do not want to walk. Water shoes is recommended, the floor can be really hot on hot summer day. Plus, rocks are every where. The zipline are the best.

Absolute blast! Highly recommend to family and friends. Great time no matter what! Lots to do. Definitely try the wake boarding and fat boy blob.

Had a nice time, but wasnt what we expected. I basically paid to swim in a big lake n ride a zip line only...

Over crowded. Didnt feel like it was following the covid protocols. The kids had a good time though.

Last summer I spent almost 1 hour in line, in the hot summer sun waiting to get into one of the trashiest looking parks i have ever seen! everything just looks dated and dirty. kids running the courses and a lack of care.

Beautiful place to go with family and friends and the water is so clean and fresh

Love it!! Probably the best park in Portland for families of all ages

The best fun family and friends place

It was awesome but they have eels in water

Amazing place, lots to do for all ages!

Really interesting and way bigger than we thought, lines werent long st all either, Awesome Place!!

Very fun the zip line scary

Is a very nice place

Fun place to go in the summer! Always a fun time here! Zip lining and jumping into the water was awesome here!

Mostly kids and family, Lots of fun

Relaxing, fun, clean, very family oriented, inexpensive and very organized.

Great place for the family. So much fun for all ages, you will be sore the next day ( intense workout) lol

Great time. Very clean. Lots to do.

A lot of activities and tons of fun!

It was cool went there 3 whole times. the rock climb to zipline is nice

Cool place be prepared for a workout you will leave here sore and tired. Oh and you can bring your own food and drinks cooler permitted and chairs. Great for an all day family event! Had tons of fun kids and adults will love it. They provide life jackets ugh but majority if not all are broken and falling apart with gashing holes and just icky only downside I could think of.

It is a great place with lots of things to do. We had lots of fun, although there seems to be more stuff in the pictures from their website than what its actually there.Main downside is the staff, they are not friendly at all and they are not helpful. They dont care if there are people having issues with the climbing or wake board for example, they offer no help or guidance. Also there is no one supervising the inflatables, sometimes it got wild (lots of people at the same time, teenagers wrestling in some of them) so you have to be careful that you or your kids might get hurt.Also there is people lying literally everywhere, they should have specific areas for tables and picnics.

Staff is so nice and helpful. Perfect day to come. Kids enjoyed so much!!!

Great place for a family day!! Highly recommend!

My friends and I had a great time. I think the only thing they could improve on is the food situation. The line is really long most of the time so I would honestly just save the time and money and bring your own lunch. Overall though, was a great experience.

Brownstone is the best water park Ive ever been too. We go every year now. Its a physical park so your going to be tired. Bring your own food is a plus, they have a snacks if you dont. The prices arent that bad. Water shoes for some is a must. I didnt use them as they make you take them off for the ziplines. Get there early the beach and tables fill up fast. There are private cabanas to rent for an extra fee.

Pretty neat waterpark. Several zip lines ending in water. The middle has floaties for kids and adults to enjoy. They also have a climbing wall you can scale either the old fashioned way or on a metal ladder. Can be a bit of a line though with slow climbers. Recommend you have shoes on for this.

Nice place. Clean. Let you take in your own food. Need staff to actually be close and form lines on floating tubes instead of just screaming at the guest from docks. Very fun though. Great for families.

If you are into physical activity and like heights this is the place to be for the for the action junkie type person

Just had family day here!!! Definitely the best way to start the summer!

The park is great as an attraction, easy to spend a full day at and a lot of fun. The biggest downside here is the amenities are undersized if they are busy. The wait for the single food shack is easily over half an hour at lunch time and the bathrooms are not large enough and end up gross and not functional by the end of the day.

I went there on august 19 /2018 it’s the best water park ever

It is a really fun place! I went with my six cousins, all at high school age, and it’s still super fun! The best part is the water is WARM, so you don’t have to worry about being cold. The only thing I suggest is don’t pay 46$ for the wakeboard. It takes forever, an hour for only four people to go. Everything else though is a reasonable wait, and super fun!

We had so much fun here! It closed as soon as we got there due to lightning so we werent able to go in right away (safety first) but the line moved pretty fast when they opened. The staff is friendly. Some lines were long but thats expected. Life vests could be better some had foam coming out of them, so find a good one. Also some of the rides are missing handles so that was a bummer that we werent able to get on. Water was warm, food was decent. Locker room is small but they were convenient. Theres also a shuttle bus that takes you to your car he stopped midway to pick us up we were so grateful. Dont get wakeboard pass you wont make the line so it will be a waste of money or if you do purchase get to that line as soon as you get in the park. All in all it was a fun experience we are already planning to go there next year!

This is an amazing and practically unknown park, located in Portland, CT. I have lived in Ct and western MA almost all my life and I never even knew it existed. They have zip lining from the quarry cliffs right down into the water. They have diving boards. They have a water slide, and many other awesome attractions. It was literally a buried treasure right in the heart of.CT. You will not regret the day of enjoyment this adventure park provides.

No to much to do. Very bad food. Poor location condition. By the closing time the owner throght out like if you was there for free!

My kids had a great time will go back again. They had 3 zip lines, a bunch of inflatables to jump off of. You can rock climb to one of the zip lines. They had a small part sectioned off for younger kids to swim and smaller inflatables for them to jump off of. Was easy to get to and wasnt that busy for a Friday.