Boston, Massachusetts has an extensive park and open space network that is managed by several agencies including the city's Department of Parks and Recreation. Parks cover about 17% of the city's area, and all residents are within a 10-minute walk of a park.[1] Boston has 930 parks, according to The Trust for Public Land's ParkScore.[2]
By neighborhood[edit]
Allston-Brighton[edit]
Beacon Hill[edit]
- Louisberg Square
- Phillips Street Park
- Temple Street Park
Charlestown[edit]
Downtown / Back Bay[edit]
- Back Bay Fens
- Boston Common
- Boston Public Garden
- Clarendon Street Playlot
- Frieda Garcia Children's Park
- Jenney Plaza
- Norman B. Leventhal Park/Post Office Square
- Rose Kennedy Greenway
- Rowes Wharf Plaza
- Union Street Park
Dorchester[edit]
East Boston[edit]
- American Legion Playground
- Bremen Street Park
- East Boston Memorial Park
- Golden Stairs Terrace Park
- LoPresti Park
- McLean Playground
- Piers Park
- Putnam Square Park
Fenway/Kenmore[edit]
- Commonwealth Avenue Mall
- Edgerly Road Playground
- Forsyth Park
- Ramler Park
Harbor Islands[edit]
Jamaica Plain[edit]
- Anson Street Garden
- Arcola Street Community Park
- Arnold Arboretum
- Brewer-Burroughs Playground
- English High School Ball Fields
- Forbes Street Playground
- Forest Hills Station Mall Park
- Forest Hills Preserve
- Hall/Boynton Street Garden
- Jamaica Pond
- Jefferson Playground
- Johnson Park
- Lawndale Terrace Garden Park
- McBride Garden
- Mozart Street Playground
- Murphy Field & Playground
- Nira Rock Urban Wild
- Nira Avenue Garden
- Olmsted Park
- Paul Gore Beecher Street Community Garden
- Parkman Memorial Park
- Rossmore and Stedman Street Park
- South Street Courts and Mall
- South Street Community Garden
- Southwest Corridor Park
- Train Park
Mission Hill[edit]
- Back of the Hill Urban Wild
- Butterfly Garden
- Evans Way Park
- Iroquois Woods
- Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park
- Lawn Street Garden
- McLaughlin Playground
- Mission Hill Community Garden
- Mission Hill Playground
- Parker Hilltop/McLaughlin Woodlands
- Tobin Community Center Garden
Roslindale[edit]
- Roslindale Wetlands Urban Wild Park
South Boston[edit]
West Roxbury[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Everyone deserves a park within a 10-minute walk of home". The Trust for Public Land. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ "Boston, MA". The Trust for Public Land. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Popular Playgrounds and Parks In Boston City of Boston website