1
Houghton Garden
Park
👍👍 Nice place for a short, midday hike. Not much elevation and lots of benches to sit on if you get tired. Street parking and multiple entrances, might be helpful to take a pic of the garden map so you know where to go.
4.80 (64 reviews)
2
Cold Spring Park
Park
This green space with wooded areas & fields offers a dog park, exercise path & athletic facilities.
4.70 (323 reviews)
3
Newton Centre Playground
Playground
Historic outpost from 1890 offering swings, clay tennis courts, sports fields & a recreation center.
4.70 (293 reviews)
4
The Cove
Park
This 30-acre park features picnic areas, open recreation areas, sports facilities & restrooms.
4.70 (232 reviews)
5
Hammond Pond Reservation
Park
This scenic area with a forest & large pond offers fishing, rock climbing & hiking on wooded trails.
4.70 (157 reviews)
6
Centennial Dog Park
Dog park
👍👍 Only Dog Park in Newton. Usually quite a few dogs playing here, but rarely is it too many. Good place to just hang out with your Pooches. It is large and there are to sides for the dogs. One for the smaller guys and one for the Big.
4.70 (136 reviews)
7
Webster Conservation Area
Nature preserve
Forested 118-acre park with a pond, marshes & sandstone cliffs frequented by hikers & rock climbers.
4.70 (93 reviews)
8
Pellegrini Park
Park
👍👍 Excellent park in the Nonantum neighborhood of Newton. They have the Italian Festival, Amusement Park rides, and a fantastic sports camps for the kids. And there is great indoor basketball court on site too.
4.70 (61 reviews)
10
Southside Park
Park
👍👍 This is a really nice park. Been coming here for years. It’s our running spot. 1 lap, 1 mile. Nice track. The whole place is well maintained. Lots of picnic tables. Volleyball, soccer, they got it. Very safe. Awesome place to spend the day. I highly recommend this place for sure.
Had some major flo...
4.60 (373 reviews)
11
Auburndale Park
Park
Play & picnic areas, trails, tennis courts & a ball field in a tranquil location by the river.
4.60 (350 reviews)
13
Nahanton Park
Park
Verdant, 55-acre park offering trails, gardens & a soccer field, plus a pond for fishing & boating.
4.60 (169 reviews)
14
Stearns Park
Park
👍👍 One of the busier Newton parks. Shaded summer playground with a separate toddler fenced in park. Basketball courts and great tennis courts. The hill with big trees is fun for kids to run around. Picnic tables with chess.
4.60 (73 reviews)
15
Edmands Park
Park
Leafy 33-acre park gifted to the city in 1913, offering natural unpaved trails & a wooded area.
4.60 (70 reviews)
16
Emerson Playground
Playground
👍👍 Good playground with some unique features (what are those flexible slide-like strips supposed to be?!). Kids had a blast!
4.60 (65 reviews)
18
Caney Creek Park
Park
👍👍 We love going here to the park to walk and see the turtles! Very clean walking park. Does have a playground on the opposite side of the street . It has clean restrooms and picnic tables with a pavilion to eat at.
4.60 (59 reviews)
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Levingston Cove
Park
👍👍 For the life of me I can’t figure out how Crystal Lake got its name…
What a treasure to have in the neighborhood. It’s just such a peaceful oasis (or it’s a happening place - depends on the temperature and time).
But it is really a wonderful resource whether you (or it) are reflecting or not.
4.60 (33 reviews)