Fairmount Square Park

Fairmount Square Park is hidden away on top of “Poet Laureate Hill” in between grove street 290. This is a small park of less than an acre, a neighborhood park with an amazing view of downtown. It’s also one of Worcester’s oldest parks, as it was given as a gift to the city from David […]

East Park

East Park features a spray park, state of the art playground, basketball court, tennis courts, and football area! The carved lions used to be located in Washington Square in front of Union Station.

Dodge Park

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 […]

Crompton Park

Crompton Park is loaded with amenities: two ball fields, a basketball court, a swimming pool, a playground, tennis courts, and walking paths! This park is named after the Crompton Family, who owned one of the largest loom manufacturing businesses in the country, located in the Green Island Neighborhood. The Crompton Family owned much of the […]

Cookson Park

Cookson Field’s name misleads, as is quite a bit more than a field. It features a network of hiking trails, remnants of an old baseball field, and the skeleton of a playground, wooden benches, and a picnic area with fireplaces. It is an interesting space, as it is sandwiched in the middle of a residential […]

Elm Park Proper

Elm Park was purchased for public use in 1854, which makes it one of the oldest parks in the country – but not the oldest! Contrary to what the plaque on the Edward Winslow Lincoln gate on Russell Street, there are a few parks that are a little bit older than Elm. When the city […]

Columbus Park

Columbus Park is a small linear park on the back edge of Coes Reservoir. It was a gift to the city from the Columbus Park Neighborhood Group in 1935. This park features hiking trails (the East-West Trail traverses this park), scenic views of the pond, and a beach. Although, the beach is not supposed to […]

Coes Park

Coes Pond Beach is a small park of just under two acres located right along Mill Street. It’s one of the five parks that borders Coes Reservoir, more commonly known as Coes Pond. I don’t have any information on how long this has been a public beach/city park, but an acre and a half were […]

Cascades Park

Cascades Park abuts a number of other conservation areas and parks, which are all publicly accessible! It’s within hiking distance from Cascades East and West, which are Land Trust Properties and Boynton Park which is a city park. Cascades Park can be accessed from Cataract Street off from Mower Street in the Tatnuck Square area. […]

Burncoat Street Playground

Burncoat Street Playground is a small park of just over an acre is located immediately next to Burncoat Street Elementary School. It became a park in 1933 when it was transferred from the School Department to the Parks Department. This park features a large playground area, basketball court and tennis courts. Burncoat Street Playground was […]