The best parks in CDMX

It is always a good idea to get out of the daily routine, and in our CDMX it is very easy to find where you can relax, from a good walk surrounded by nature, by bike with your pet or a picnic with friends, a park will always be the best option.

Mexico City is a vibrant and full of life city, with many beautiful and attractive parks for the whole family. In this note, we present our selection of the best parks in CDMX so you can enjoy a day of picnic, walk, sport or simply relax in nature. Don't miss them!

TREND MÉXICO lists 25 parks where you can even find groups of yoga classes, an outing with the children or a delicious and traditional corn.

1. Chapultepec Forest

Address: Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, CDMX

It is the largest and most emblematic urban park of this city. This 678-hectare forest is in fact the largest urban park in America, surpassing Central Park in New York, and was recently recognized as the best in the world for both its natural and cultural attractions.

Within this space you can tour its beautiful and leafy gardens, visit a large number of museums, such as the anthropology museum, Chapultepec Castle, take a boat ride on its lakes, visit the zoo and taste countless local dishes and snacks. .

2. Mexican Park Santa Fe

Address: Av. Luis Barragan 505, Santa Fe, Lomas de Santa Fe, Cuajimalpa de Morelos, 01219 Mexico City, CDMX

Parque La Mexicana is a park located in the western area of ​​the Contadero neighborhood, in the Cuajimalpa mayor's office of Mexico City. It is located near the Santa Fe Center and an area of ​​corporate offices. It is open every day from 05:00 a.m. to 22:00 p.m.

It is one of the most recently created parks, which is located to the west of the city in the Santa Fe area, known for its modernity, exclusivity and large developments of corporate buildings and skyscrapers.

3. Bicentennial Park

Address: Av. 5 de Mayo 290, Refinery March 18, Miguel Hidalgo, 11210 Mexico City, CDMX

It is a park located in the north of the city, which was built on the land occupied by the former Azcapotzalco refinery. It is one of the largest and most attractive green complexes in the city, where you can find all kinds of attractions, such as green areas, a jogging and cycling track, children's games, a picnic area, a skatepark, a site museum, greenhouses and wetlands.

Parque Bicentenario is a park in Mexico City, located in the western zone, in the limits of the municipalities of Azcapotzalco and Miguel Hidalgo. It was inaugurated by President Felipe Calderón on November 7, 2010, as part of the celebrations of the Bicentennial of the Independence of Mexico. It is ten times larger than the Plaza de la Constitución in the center of the city and is the second largest lung of the city. Admission to the park is free from 7 am to 6 pm.

4. Mexico Park

Address: Av México s/n, Hipódromo, Cuauhtémoc, 06100 Mexico City, CDMX

Parque México is undoubtedly one of the best parks in Mexico City and one with the most history and tradition. It is located right in the heart of the famous Roma neighborhood, where you can enjoy a placid day in its gardens, games, lake and the large esplanade where people gather to do all kinds of activities.

This park is open 24 hours a day and is free to enter.

5. Deer Park

Address: esq., Av. Municipio Libre & Calle Uxmal, Sta Cruz Atoyac, 03310 Mexico City

It is one of the most emblematic parks in the city, which dates back to the 50's, this park gets its name from the statues in its fountains, not because there are deer (what many people believe). In this park you can find the most traditional activities for the whole family, such as games for children, snack stalls, etc.

6. Central Mall

Address: Av. Hidalgo s/n, Historic Center of the City. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06010 Mexico City, CDMX

Located right in the heart of Mexico City, which is beautifully framed by Juárez Avenue, the hemicycle that receives the same name, the Palace of Fine Arts and the Latin American Tower. This place is characterized by its beautiful gardens and prominent trees, its benches and fountains that date from the colonial era.

La Alameda Central is a public urban park located in the center of Mexico City, in the Cuauhtémoc district, between Avenida Juárez and Avenida Hidalgo. It is the oldest public park in America, having been created in 1592. It is located next to the Palace of Fine Arts.

7. Masyoshi Ohira Park

Address: Runners, Country Club Churubusco, Coyoacán, 04220 Mexico City, CDMX

It is a little piece of Japan located south of Mexico City, as this park has a design that resembles the beautiful and peaceful zen gardens of oriental countries, since it has a pond, gardens, and its own red wooden bridge typical of architecture. japanese. Although it is a small park, it is very interesting and photogenic, perfect to spend an afternoon with your partner or just to relax, read or rest.

It was built in honor of the diplomatic friendship between Mexico and Japan.

8. Nurseries of Coyoacán

Address: Av. Progreso 1, Del Carmen, Coyoacán, 04100 Mexico City, CDMX

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El Vivero Coyoacán is a park located south of Mexico City, east of the historical demarcation of Coyoacán. It has an area of ​​39 hectares and is located next to Avenida Universidad. It can be accessed through the Viveros metro station. The park has production, educational and recreation areas, and is an ideal public space for family and individual activities. It is also a place where knowledge and respect for nature is promoted. In the past, many of the trees that can be seen today in other parks and public areas in Mexico City were planted at the Coyoacán Nursery.

This place is nothing more than pure forest as such, however, it is perfectly distributed in types of species and climates, and throughout the park you will find various streets with the names of the species planted there, through which you can have a quite pleasant walk. .

9. Sunken Park

Address: Av. Insurgentes Sur S/N, Extremadura Insurgentes, Benito Juárez, 03740 Mexico City, CDMX

Luis Gonzaga Urbina Park, known as Parque Hundido, is a park in Mexico City located on Avenida de los Insurgentes, in the Benito Juárez delegation. It is dedicated to the Mexican poet Luis G. Urbina. It has a floral clock, the largest in Mexico, an open-air museum and a children's play area. It has an extension of around 100 thousand square meters.

Parque Hundido is one of the great classics of the Valley of Mexico, where you can spend a quiet and fun afternoon walking among its walkways, observing its gardens and visiting some of the businesses and restaurants that are located on its edges.

10. Lincoln Park

Address: Av. Emilio Castelar 163, Polanco, Polanco III Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Mexico City, CDMX

It is located on Jules Verne avenue and is the first park designed for the colony. Surrounding the park are some of the first houses and apartments built in the area, as well as modern office and apartment buildings. It has attractions such as a clock tower, the Ángela Peralta open-air theater, a small area with aviaries and two reflecting pools in the central area of ​​the park. On weekends, lovers of nautical modeling usually meet at the reflecting pools to compete with their models. There is also a children's play area for children under 15 years of age, who must be accompanied by an adult. The park is close to one of the first commercial areas of the neighborhood and the hotel zone.

This park located in one of the most exclusive areas of the city, has many of the best views of modern Mexico and avant-garde architecture, since from this point you will be able to appreciate Reforma avenue, the National Auditorium, the Polanco hotel zone and the famous oil fountain and the skyscrapers that surround it.

11. Tezozomoc Park

Address: Manuel Salazar S/N, Hacienda del Rosario, Prados del Rosario, Azcapotzalco, 02410 Mexico City, CDMX

Tezozómoc Park is a park located north of Mexico City, in the Azcapotzalco Mayor's Office, near the El Rosario Housing Unit. It was named in honor of a Mexica governor who was born in 1427 and was built on land that belonged to the Rosario hacienda. It was designed by the Mexican landscape designer and architect Mario Schjetnan as part of the complementary works for line 6 of the Metro. Its design follows the pre-Hispanic idea of ​​cities and it was inaugurated on March 21, 1982.

This green lung is located north of Mexico City, in the Azcapotzalco delegation. It was built in 1982 by the architect Mario Schejetnan. The structure of the park is inspired by the Valley of Mexico. It has some little hills that emulate the mountains and hills of our City.

12. Rufino Tamayo Park

Address: Loreto y Campamento, Álvaro Obregón, 01090 Mexico City, CDMX

Rufino Tamayo Park is a place that seeks to be more than just a park, it is a metropolitan dream in which people can meet as a community and enjoy activities related to health and well-being, art and culture, nature and its conservation, and the city and its community. The Rufino Tamayo Park was created thanks to the efforts of the Rufino and Olga Tamayo Board of Trustees and a team of workers that promotes collaboration with the community to continuously improve the park. However, the Rufino Tamayo Park has faced obstacles, such as the devastating passage of Hurricane Alex in 2010, which caused severe damage to the park's facilities and natural heritage. In 2015, the Rufino and Olga Tamayo Park Board of Trustees was created to rescue and renovate the park with a public-private collaboration model and a team of workers. Currently, the Rufino Tamayo Park is in the process of transformation after the completion of the first stage of its rescue and regeneration project.

Located between the Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo and the Museo Nacional de Antropología, this park is one of the most frequented points in the first section of the Bosque de Chapultepec, mainly by the public that attends the museums.

13. Dynamos Park

It is a point of reference in the communal tourist assets of Magdalena Contreras. Arriving at the second dynamo and seeing the cast iron valves and pipes that marveled XNUMXth century engineers, through the iron-plated windows of the old ashlar and brick building that shelters them, is gradually giving in to nostalgia for the old Mexico's valley.

14. Alameda Nápoles Park (Alfonso Esparza Oteo)

Address: Georgia, Nápoles, Benito Juárez, 03810 Mexico City, CDMX

Hours: Open 24 hours

Alfonso Esparza Oteo Park, formerly known as Alameda Nápoles, is a park located in Colonia Nápoles in Mexico City. It is known for its clock, symbol of the neighborhood, and its small forum where different shows are presented. It has children's games, a sports module and extensive green areas ideal for family life. Different types of trees can be found in the park such as eucalyptus, ash, pirul, cedar, pine and palm trees. It was renamed in honor of the Mexican composer Alfonso Esparza Oteo, author of "Un Viejo Amor", and has had a sphinx of his in the park since 1956.

Slides, swings, handrails, seesaws, a small bike path and more games for children to be active. The colorful play area of ​​the Alameda Nápoles Park is conditioned, especially on the ground surrounding each game, for the physical safety of the little ones. For the tranquility and comfort of the parents, a large part of the fence that surrounds this area has cement benches that enjoy the shade of the trees.

15. Adolfo Lopez Mateos Park

Address: Av Somex, Habit. The Kings Ixtacala 2a. Section, Hab los Reyes Ixtacala 2nd Secc, 54090 Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mex.

The Adolfo López Mateos park is an outdoor space designed especially for dogs, with an area of ​​more than 4,500 square meters. It has attractions such as slides, pools, slides and drinking fountains. It was created as part of the efforts of the Mexico City government to encourage healthy coexistence between owners and pets and promote the protection of companion animals. The park includes ramps, tunnels, jumping fences, walkways, a water pool and a sand pool, as well as palapas with umbrellas to rest. Visitors are asked to use the trash cans to dispose of their pet waste and keep the place clean and free of odors.

In this dog park of more than 4 square meters you will find everything you need to spend hours of fun with your pet: slides, pools, slides and drinking fountains, among other attractions.

You have recently witnessed the inauguration of the Iztapalapa Public Veterinary Hospital and previously the Naucalpan Public Veterinary Hospital; The advance of pets is inevitable in Mexico City.

16. La Tapatia Park (Chapultepec)

Address: Cto. Bosques de Chapultepec, Bosque de Chapultepec II Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11100 Mexico City, CDMX

La Tapatía is a play area for children from 2 to 12 years of age with 13 high-quality and safe play modules. It has an area of ​​8,912 square meters and is designed to be ecologically sustainable, with rubberized flooring and solar energy for lighting. It is also wheelchair accessible.

One of the favorites due to the excellent conditions in which it is found and the diversity of games it offers; from slides to large nets and climbing walls. The area is divided into 10 game platforms, each one for a specific age range; It also has recreational spaces for children in wheelchairs.

17. Tlalpan Forest National Park

Address: Camino Sta. Teresa S / N, Parques del Pedregal, Tlalpan, 14010 Mexico City, CDMX

The Tlalpan Forest is a 252-hectare protected area, located south of Mexico City, next to the Perisur shopping center. It is one of the few green lungs left in the city.

This park is one of the green lungs to the south of Mexico City, which has a forest of pines, oyameles, cedars and oaks, a place to exercise or visit with the family. It has an extension of 304 green hectares surrounded by flora and fauna that are protected due to their great biological importance. It is one of the most important locations for carbon capture and rainwater filtration.

18. Bombilla Park

Address: Av. de la Paz A, Chimalistac, Álvaro Obregón, 01070 Mexico City, CDMX

Parque de la Bombilla is a park and historical monument located in the Chimalistac neighborhood, south of Mexico City. It was built to honor Álvaro Obregón, military man and former president of Mexico. The park is located in the place where the restaurant "La Bombilla" was located, where the assassination of Obregón took place. Currently, it is a place of recreation and a point of reference in the south of the Mexican capital.

It is one of those places in the city that is steeped in history. On the land occupied by the park was the restaurant La Bombilla, the site where Álvaro Obregón was assassinated at the hands of José de León Toral. To commemorate this event, a monument was erected in honor of the revolutionary leader.

19. Spain Park

Address: Av. Sonora s/n, Cuauhtémoc, Condesa, 06140 Mexico City, CDMX.

Parque España is a park located in Mexico City, between the Roma and Condesa neighborhoods. It is located near Parque México and is surrounded by Sonora avenue to the north, Parque España street to the west and south, and Nuevo León avenue to the east.

This park, limited by Sonora and Nuevo León avenues, was built on the property that gave access to the old hippodrome. In the park there is an abstract monument dedicated to President Lázaro Cárdenas and in the streets that surround it there are beautiful examples of Art Deco and Art Nouveau architecture in Mexico.

20. San Juan de Aragon Park

Address: Av. José Loreto Fabela, San Juan de Aragón Zoo, Gustavo A. Madero, 07920 Mexico City, CDMX

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The San Juan de Aragón Forest is a protected natural area in the Gustavo A. Madero municipality that receives approximately 5 million visitors a year. It has tripled the number of bird species observed in the last 20 years and has added about 35 species of pollinators in the last 3 years. With more than 38 hectares in size, it has been rehabilitated by the local government so that all families can enjoy it.

One of the attractions of this 162-hectare park are its four-person family bikes. It has a park, gym, and children's community center, giant slides, bungee jumping, an area for mechanical games, an open-air theater, an area for open-air cinema, a skating rink, an area for pony rides, a lake, and a popular spa. Near the forest is the San Juan de Aragón Zoo, which houses animals from different Mexican and foreign habitats, such as hippopotamus, white rhinoceros and Asian elephant.

21. Ejidal Park San Nicolás Totolapan

Address: Km 11.5, Picacho-Ajusco, Panoramica, 10900 Mexico City, CDMX

The Parque Ejidal San Nicolás Totolapan is a protected natural area located in the Magdalena Contreras Mayor's Office, west of Mexico City. It has an extension of 2.300 hectares and is known for its temperate forests and a great variety of birds. It is an ideal place for outdoor exercise, such as biking and hiking, as well as enjoying outdoor activities such as camping, zip lines, horseback riding, and recreational fishing. The park offers cabins for rent for all types of groups, from couples to families or larger parties. It is also a popular destination for events. It is important to note that temperatures in the park can vary between 5°C and 18°C.

Deer walk through the green areas of the park, while visitors walk, observe nature and practice mountain biking and other entertaining activities. There are several places to have breakfast and eat at affordable prices, as well as cabins rented by visitors who want to spend a different night without going too far from the city.

22. El Batán Ecological Park

Address: Av. San Jerónimo 477, Progreso Tizapán, Álvaro Obregón, 01090 Mexico City, CDMX

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The park has a jogging track, an outdoor gym, a children's play area, including a sandbox, soccer and tennis courts, a children's train, and picnic areas. It is used for environmental education activities and is the headquarters of a Wildlife Management Unit, which cares for macaws, turtles, parakeets, monkeys and other animals.

23. San Lorenzo Park

Address: S. Lorenzo S/N, Del Valle, Benito Juárez, 03100 Mexico City, CDMX

Parque San Lorenzo is an old chapel in the city of Benito Juárez, which today has become a popular gathering place for the inhabitants of the area. Although it is sometimes known as Santa Monica Park, due to the impressive XNUMXth century church that stands right in front, it is a very popular and popular place. It is located near Insurgentes Avenue and a short distance from the Insurgentes Sur Metro, as well as the Galerías Insurgentes Shopping Complex.

In this park (almost 23000 m2) is the chapel of San Lorenzo Xochimanca, which dates from the XNUMXth century and is one of the oldest temples in Mexico City. The park has a children's play area, soccer and basketball courts, as well as rest areas. In its surroundings there are cafes and restaurants.

24. Nativitas Forest Park

Address: Cam. to Nativitas 500, Xaltocan, Xochimilco, 16450 Mexico City, CDMX

The Bosque de Nativitas is a forest park also known as the Madreselva Plant and Flower Market in Xochimilco. It is a well-maintained place that attracts visitors from all over the city on the weekends to purchase plants and garden supplies. In addition, it is a popular place for picnics and gatherings. The park also has trails and horseback riding options. It is located near the center of old Nativitas and was recently restored. It is also located near the XNUMXth century Baroque chapel of San Lorenzo Atemoaya.

It is located next to one of the Xochimilco canals, to the south of the square of the same name. It has more than 12 hectares of forests in which pine, ash and other forest species grow. It is a beautiful green lung of this sector of the city.

25. Alameda de Santa Maria La Ribera

Address: Calle Salvador Díaz Mirón, Sta María la Ribera, Cuauhtémoc, 06400 Mexico City, CDMX

Santa María la Ribera is a neighborhood located in the center of Mexico City, in the Cuauhtémoc mayor's office. It was the first modern subdivision of the city and arose from 1859 from the fragmentation of the Hacienda de la Teja. It is known for its historic buildings built during the Porfiriato, such as the Casa de los Mascarones, the Chopo Museum, the Moorish Kiosk, the UNAM Geology Museum and the Espíritu Santo church, as well as the Sagrada Familia temple or Josephines temple.

This beautiful boulevard is known for its impressive Moorish-style kiosk installed in 1910 and with a beautiful dome crowned by a bronze eagle, an architectural symbol of the Colonia de Santa María La Ribera that many people from the capital come to visit especially. On its paths there are four octagonal tiled fountains and on one of its sides is the Geology Museum.

In conclusion, Mexico City has a wide variety of parks and green spaces ideal for enjoying the outdoors and disconnecting from the daily routine. From emblematic parks such as the Bosque de Tlalpan and the Parque de la Bombilla to places further from the center such as the Parque Ejidal San Nicolás Totolapan and the Bosque de San Juan de Aragón, there are options for all tastes and needs. In addition, many of these parks offer recreational and cultural activities for the whole family, making them ideal destinations for a fun and relaxing day. If you are looking for a place to exercise, enjoy nature or just go for a walk, these are some of the best parks in Mexico City.