Franklin Park

The city's largest spread of open green space, with over 500 acres.

In Short
Franklin Park was built between 1886 and 1896 and is divided into several sections: Country park is a 200-acre natural meadow containing the man-made Scarborough Pond and is used...

Posted by by Contributor at Citysearch on November 20, 2006. Brought to you by Citysearch.

617-534-9300

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20

This is the phone number for the jamaica pond boathouse.

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The city's largest spread of open green space, with over 500 acres.

In ShortFranklin Park was built between 1886 and 1896 and is divided into several sections: Country park is a 200-acre natural meadow containing the man-made Scarborough Pond and is used for boating and skating. The Wilderness is a wooded area containing the 99 Puddingstone Steps. The Playstead is a 40-acre park dedicated to civic ceremonies and recreation and the Overlook is an 800-foot-long elevated platform.

Posted by Contributor on November 20, 2006. Brought to you by Citysearch.

BEST OF BOSTON!

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100

Bringing life back to a true gem is the best way to describe what Sterling Golf has been doing at this beautiful inner city golf course. This course is the 2nd oldest public cousre in the nation and had fallen on disrepair. The City has built a beautiful new clubhouse and installed a new irrigation system. The new management company has been bringing back the lustre to the course with hand mowed tees near perfect greens and rapidly improving fairways. Having played this course for years it looks like 2002 is the year of the real turnaround for this place! New tee boxes and bunkers have been...

Posted by by GreenThumb at Citysearch on November 05, 2002. Brought to you by Citysearch.

""Four!!!!!! Thumbs up!""

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100

If I had four thumbs they would all be up for the best golfing area in the city of Boston. The grass is freshly cut and always neat. The land is spacious and the view ""is by far"" an excellent one. If you don't golf it is ok, because you can always go for a walk or jog around the golfing area or even have a pinic. Great atmosphere and an excellent place to take the kids.

Pros

+ Spacious, Scenic

Cons

- No Parking

Posted by by shannon_phillips at Citysearch on July 22, 2002. Brought to you by Citysearch.

This 527-acre park is among the largest open spaces in Boston. It is part of the Frederick Law Olmsted's Emerald Necklace of parks. The park has miles of walking paths, a cross country course, tennis courts, baseball fields and, oddly, stone ruins. It is also home to an 18-hole public golf course and the Franklin Park Zoo. Here is an interactive map of the park's many features.

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