List of parks in Boston explained

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

Allston-Brighton

• Brighton Common
• Cassidy Playground (Walter F. Cassidy Playground)
• Fidelis Way Park

Beacon Hill

• Louisberg Square
• Phillips Street Park
• Temple Street Park

Charlestown

• Galvin Memorial Park
• Winthrop Square

Downtown / Back Bay

• 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

• Dorchester Shores Reservation
• Franklin Park

East Boston

• 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

• Commonwealth Avenue Mall
• Edgerly Road Playground
• Forsyth Park
• Ramler Park

Harbor Islands

• Spectacle Island

Jamaica Plain

• 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

• 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

• Roslindale Wetlands Urban Wild Park

South Boston

• Carson Beach
• Castle Island

West Roxbury

• Millennium Park

External links

• Popular Playgrounds and Parks In Boston City of Boston website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Everyone deserves a park within a 10-minute walk of home.. 2020-09-27. The Trust for Public Land. en.
2. Web site: Boston, MA. April 22, 2021. The Trust for Public Land.