Vernon Hill Park is expansive and open at 13 acres, featuring a playground, numerous ball fields, a basketball court, and is the home to a DCR swimming pool. Vernon Hill Park is also the home of East Side Babe Ruth. This park was purchased from John B. Syme in 1909. It was completely rehabbed and redesigned in 1981. Although it has so many amenities, one of its best features is the wide open expanse of rolling hills in between the playground and pool areas. For such a densely populated neighborhood, this spot is such a reprieve, even with so many things going on at the park.

Excitingly, it will feature one of the city’s first off-leash dog parks, as of the summer of 2017.