Nesher Lakes Park, Public park in Nesher, Israel

Nesher Lakes Park is a recreation area with two lakes connected by suspension bridges that span across Nahal Katiya stream. The grounds feature a network of walking paths that link different sections and provide access throughout the site.

The lakes formed as groundwater rose in pits dug by the Nesher cement plant, which extracted clay for Portland cement; workers called them "machparim", quarries. Cement production later moved to the Nesher Ramla plant and the lakes stayed closed to visitors. The lakes area passed to the Nesher municipality, which obtained 40 million shekels from the Quarry Rehabilitation Fund; the district planning committee approved the park plan on 9 July 2024, work began in late November 2025, and a cornerstone was laid on 30 December 2025.

Residents call the lakes "machparim" (quarries), after the cement workers' name for the pits dug for clay. The northern sculpture park of Dina Merhav, made in 1995 from scrap machinery of the Nesher cement plant, lost most pieces to metal thieves in 2023; only "El HaShemesh" survives inside the lakes area.

Construction of the park began in late November 2025, and a cornerstone was laid on 30 December 2025, so the grounds may still be a working site. The area was long closed to visitors while the lakes stood on cement-factory land. The eastern small lake is planned for water sports and the western large lake kept for birds, so expect paths to be routed away from the water.

The lakes are former clay pits of the Nesher cement plant, called "machparim" by its workers, a name residents still use. In 1995 sculptor Dina Merhav set an industrial sculpture park on the northern side of Road 75 using scrap iron from old cement machines; only the central iron sculpture "El HaShemesh" survived metal thieves in 2023.