Green Space

300 Chandler Street, Worcester

• This park offers numerous paved walking paths with pedestrian lighting

• 19 acres with a dog park, basketball courts, softball diamond, playground, and multipurpose field

184 Belmont Street, Worcester

• This park is located at the summit of Bell Hill, also known as Chandler Hill Park

• It features Bell Hill Pond, formerly known as Bladder Pond, which was Worcester's first reservoir/water supply in 1845

• 23.1 acres with swimming, a playground, basketball courts, and a multipurpose field

414 Massasoit Road, Worcester

• Large urban wildlife sanctuary, with over 400 acres and interpretive signs that guide you along well-marked trails through woods, fields, streams, and marsh

11 Midgley Avenue, Worcester

• This trail head leads to Tetasset Ridge (also known as God's Acre), a 59 acre plot of land with hikes

30-98 Coes Street, Worcester

• The area around Coes Reservoir (commonly referred to as Coes Pond) consists of 20.79 acres of green and blue space, including nature trails, swimming, picnic areas, a playground, and sports amenities

• There are approximately 5 miles of walking trails

Front Street, Worcester

• Small downtown park that hosts many events, including farmers markets in the summer and a ice skating in the winter

138 Russell Street, Worcester

• Originally called "New Common", the original 27 acres of Elm Park were purchased in 1854, thus making Worcester one of the first cities in the United States to expend public funds to purchase land for use as a public park

• Elm Park is split in two by Park Avenue:

  • Much of the west side of the park is wooded trails, but there is a basketball court and tennis courts on the farthest western end at Newton Square

  • The eastern side of the park contains ponds for ice skating in the winter and two bridges spanning Lincoln Pond in the middle of the park (this side also contains a playground and picnic area)

50 Officer Manny Familia Way, Worcester

• This is a massive 470 acre park that has hiking trails, a farm, swimming, an arboretum, a playground, a baseball diamond, picnic area, multipurpose field, and more

10 North Lake Avenue, Worcester

• This park consists of two sites:

  • The Regatta Point area offers facilities for swimming, sailing, picnicking and fishing

  • The Lake Park area provides a number of recreational opportunities including a picnic area, swimming beach and tennis courts

965 Main Street, Worcester

• 14.3 acre park with walking paths, a large pond, summer farmers markets, a playground, a splash pad, an outdoor gym, and more