[3] Mendon Ponds contains a number of unique glacially created land structures, including a kettle hole known as the "Devil's Bathtub", eskers, a floating sphagnum moss peat bog, and kames.

Passerine birds of the park are typified by eastern bluebird, scarlet tanager, tyrant flycatchers, vireo, chickadees, and nuthatches.

[4] Wild Wings, a nonprofit organization that houses and cares for injured birds of prey, is headquartered near the park's southwestern edge.

[1][5] Mendon Ponds Park provides many recreational facilities, including 21 miles (34 km) of hiking and sightseeing trails, shelters and lodges, fishing.

The park is a popular destination for equestrians with its many miles of riding trails and unique scenery.