The Top 10 Parks in Newton, MA

Fresh reviews:

Popular city park with picnic area, playground, and walking trails along the Charles and through wetlands. More info at

Dan B.

Great location, never very busy, tucked away. I enjoy walking and running here and my daughter loves the walks and the path near the Charles. It is always clean and beautiful.

Lyndsey C.

Forte Memorial Park

It’s nice. Trails could be cut back a bit. I got some poison ivy here. Look forward to trying out some fishing here too

Todd O.

Hammond Pond Reservation

We’ve had two bad experiences at dog parks, and both have been at this park. I think this is because the park is situated inside of walking paths. It seems as though people walk their dogs, happen upon this park, and go in without any sort of understanding of general park etiquette. For example, there are…

Derek B.

Cold Spring Park

It would have been a relaxing visit except for the hundreds of piles of dog feces along the path, and the bags of dog feces people have simply collected and left on the ground. A relaxing visit was cut way short by the utter disgust caused by dog owners. Come on, people. Clean up after your pet!