Dodge park is a 13-acre park is located on Randolph Road in between West Boylston Street and Burncoat Street. This is a very interesting park, as it features only walking paths, scenic vistas, a rustic stone bridge from 1897, and an orchard planted by the Worcester Tree Initiative.

Dodge Park is one of Worcester’s older parks. It joined the ranks of Worcester’s senior-most parks (The Common, Elm, Institute, Crompton, and Lake) in 1889 when Thomas H. Dodge donated the land to the city for the purposes of creating a park. Dodge, along with Charles Washburn, organized the Worcester Barbed Wire Fence Company. Besides being a local businessman, he was also an inventor. Most of his inventions involved devices that would improve manufacturing processes. He invented a press that would print on a roll of paper or cloth, patenting it in 1851 and starting off a chain of inventions that led to the modern printing press.

Dodge Park was widely used in its early days, as it was located directly off the streetcar service. It was noted that many people would take the streetcars to the park to access Dodge Park’s natural spring – Arthur Spring – to fill jugs and pails to take home and drink.

The park also used to have a baseball field, around 1904. It also had a merry-go-round and swings at that time. Over time, active recreation at Dodge Park decreased at the park and the baseball field was removed (it had drainage issues). The park is know an ideal destination for passive recreation, with very leisurely walking trails.