Franklin Park - the Heart of Boston

Franklin Park Transportation Meeting on Thursday, October 16th  6:00 pm at the Golf Clubhouse Please join us! Recommendations will be presented for pedestrian, bicycle, public transit, traffic, and parking improvements in and around the park. Your input and opinions are needed! Sponsored by the Boston Parks and Transportation Departments.  To learn more, go to the Calendar.

Franklin Park is home to Boston's largest forest.  It boasts an 18-hole public golf course, tennis courts, baseball fields, a premier cross country course, old stone ruins, and New England's largest Zoo.

Come spend the day! You can lunch at the golf clubhouse,watch a Sunday afternoon cricket game, and walk the 2.5 mile loop path through woods, over old stone bridges, and past a picturesque pond.You'll find everything from directions to helpful phone numbers to historic photos on this website.

photo: FPC members at a Spring Volunteer Day.

Get involved! The Franklin Park Coalition (FPC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring and
 preserving this "gem" of Frederick Law Olmsted's Emerald Necklace and the city's largest park. Become a member of the Coalition and support park improvements and programs. 

Coalition members  are everyday park walkers, community activists, athletes, dog owners, and families. What we have in common is our love of the park and our desire to see it be a place where people from all walks of life can come together to find nature, tranquility, health and community.

photo:  Elma Lewis Playhouse in the Park.

We want park community members to help care for the park's special places and have a voice in decisions that impact the park. Most of all, we want Franklin Park to get the attention and resources that this historic landmark and vital community resource deserves! 

photo: Walking path leading into The Wilderness