The Merry Spring

The Merry Spring dates back to the first settlers in Camden before the revolutionary war. An encampment of American solders and native people were located in East Meadow just above the spring. Rocks were placed around the spring forming a well by in. The spring runs down hill past the green trail under a bridge.

The water from the spring tests beautifully. As part of the Water program students test the water with a 16 test strip. You can see green frogs and salamanders warming themselves on the rock shelves in the spring.

A circle of stones marks one of the many naturally occurring springs that dot the Merryspring property. The park takes its name from this spring from which clean, fresh water flows continuously all year round.

Set upon a limestone dome, Merryspring’s surface is a permeable substrate through which groundwater easily drains. After trickling through the earth, the water reaches an impermeable granite layer, where it begins to flow outward. When the water reaches the slopes of the dome, it emerges clean, clear, and filtered as a spring.