Perfect park tucked away under the Zakim bridge and by Education First. This multi-use park is…read moregreat for bikers, walkers, runners, a playground for families, a skatepark, to come picnic, or to walk to Bunker Hill in Charlestown underneath the bridge. You see TD garden across the river and a nice shot of the bridge. It's quite peaceful and a nice hideaway from the city while still being in it. There is parking but limited, and you pay during the day.

North Point Park is another decent park for photographing the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial…read moreBridge. The park is not big, but well maintained for walking and jogging. Due to the limited parking spots nearby, it may not be a favorable place for tourists. It is popular with residents nearby, which gives a quiet place for recreation. The park is connected with Paul Revere Park by walkways. Visitors can take pictures from both sides of the Zakim Bridge. The lights along with the walkway are usually on in the evenings. If the metered parking spaces are occupied, some additional spaces are available on the north side of the building of the Education First (EF). Enjoy this neat and quite place for summer.

This is my first full year living in Cambridge and I have had dreams for the longest time about…read morecoming here on a summer weekend with a picnic, music, and a dog (which I don't have). I think Dana Park is adorable. There are benches everywhere, a little park for children, a basketball court, and a nice grassy area. My favorite part: if you look at the street lights in the park, each has their own little motivational statement.

Wednesday, 1:00 a.m. Me awoken from deep sleep…read more Me: "Who's peeing really loudly underneath my window!?" Sound goes away. Me falls back to sleep. Thursday, 2:30 a.m. Me dragged out of a dream having tea with the queen. Me: "Must be a really big thunder storm?! Well, saving money on car washes...another item off the to do list." Me falls back to sleep. No queens, no palace. Grrr. Friday, 2:00 a.m. Me jump starts out of bed. Me: "WT heck!? There's no rain reported for tonight." Me looks out the bedroom window. Me yells out to roommates: "Would you drunkards stop running through the water fountain at night?! You gotta try the swings, they're quieter!!." Me runs outside in PJ's for a turn on the gyroscope. Dana Park, not just limited to frolicking puppies and petite humans ;)

This is a good place for a stroll with your pet and there's a small trial. Half of the road is…read morepaved and the other half is not. Not really a big place but it's decent for a peaceful stroll. Depends on the time and day as to when you go to really encounter some busy traffic. I had gone on a Sunday and thought it was quite. I parked at the back by the houses not sure if there's any other entrance for the park but this one surely had some limited parking by the residential houses.

Ah yes, the exotic Menots. This is the forest where all the high schoolers come to drink at night,…read morebut don't worry during the day it's super family friendly. One word to perfectly describe this getaway? Snatched. Menots is absolutely snatched. Have I been coming here every single day of quarantine? Yes. Have I memorized the signs on every tree around the pond? Maybe also yes. Did I have an absolutely lit epic banger of a sixth birthday party here? Affirmative. Have I ever fished in the pond? Absolutely not I will never stoop to that level of human depreciation that pond is definitely fuxin toxic it's so nasty and people who let their kids splash around in it are actually tapped. The ducks here are dumb thicc. I've named each and every one of them and if ANYONE bothers David I'm out to get you. Peace out

So after reading Stevens review here on Yelp I had to try this park... I went last night (as you…read morecan see from my 392 pics uploaded - sorry I take a lot of pic, Dont Judge me! lol)... I loved that it was gated, Loved the rubber Floor... Loved the little watery thing and the idea that he can make tunnels in the sand at the end to make water flow all through it (even though I have crazy OCD and go nuts when baby gets the slightest bit messy)... Loved the Tree-House Like structures (Yes, I stole Stevens description of them and have actually Googled what they are called to only find "Bases" or "Equipment", Ive been reviewing ALOT of parks lately - I have a toddler. So Im stealing & running with Tree-House Like Structures)... So back from my rant... Loved that there were a few different ones... None too overly Big Kid that I was scared to let my 2 year old freely explore. There could be more benches over by the swings & water thing (that arent picnic tables)... People have come & donated TONS of toys... My son loved one of the cars that was there & rode it around for a while... There were several little Kitchens & Stove Play things in this little hut area that made it the perfect little cover to hang out... There is a Baseball Field ( you cannot access from the Playground) and tons of picnic tables and benches at the front of the park also. The lights in the park even came on as it started to get darker it was soo cool & they were cool OldStyle Lights... The park was wonderful & the reason I cannot give it 5 stars is because there was no Sprinker or Water thingy to play in & get wet for summer time.... Otherwise if I had found this park in the Fall I prolly would have given it 5 stars, but because Water Parks are my main thing right now I have to give it 4... Will be a frequest stop for me... Love the park - Give it a try!

Is it illegal or just creepy for me to review a park and playground, considering I don't have any…read morechildren of my own? Hold on just a minute, someone is knocking at my door. Oh hey, how's it going Chris Hansen? In all seriousness, while babysitting our preschool-aged nieces, my wife and I became very well acquainted with the playground at Hodgkins Park in Davis Square. This review is both an evaluation of the beautiful park and playground, which was recently renovated by the City of Somerville, and a testament to how far playgrounds have come since I was a child. Not being professional parents, we asked ourselves what would one do when their children had enormous energy reserves to burn? Go to the the playground, of course! It just so happened that the City of Somerville had recently revamped Hodgkins Park in Davis Square, so we strolled on down to take a look. As we passed through the front gate, under the steel Hodgkins Park sign, past the exquisitely manicured baseball field, we turned left to enter the gated playground. When I was a child, our playgrounds weren't gated or fenced in. I wouldn't say that we were encouraged to run-off, but with freedom so close, we were tempted. The first thing I noticed was that the pavement was spongy under foot. Can this be, I thought? But it was true...a rubberized surface! Children can repeatedly fall face-first from their scooters without any loss of teeth or IQ points. When I was a kid, we paved our playgrounds with asphalt and cement, and a fall from anything meant butterfly stitches at best. We continued further, and found treehouse-like structures with all sorts of fun accessories. After climbing into the treehouse by ladder or stairs, you could make a fast or slow descent via straight or curvy plastic slides, respectively. Well now smack my butt and call me Susan! If this wasn't the most revolutionary thing in slide technology I have ever witnessed. When I was a child, we had metal slides. Not only did you rocket down these things like a greased pig, always missing the "soft" (i.e. dirt) landing, but they were great conductors of heat. In the summer, the hot metal burned our legs, and in the winter, it stuck to our tongues like super glue. Next, we arrived at the playground's sand box. This wasn't really a box, per se, but rather an exhibit in interactive sand design. There were plastic buckets, shovels, trucks, and numerous other ways to move sand from place to place. This was sand Nirvana, and there was oh so much of it! When I was a child, you had to bring your own toys to the sandbox, and then hope that no one stole them from you. Furthermore, real sand was considered a luxury. If we were lucky, "sand" was delivered once a month. The street sweeper would back up to our playground and empty its contents into our 8' X 8" wood bordered sand box. Oh the fun we had separating the "sand" from cigarette butts and other refuse. Many future recycling and reclamation workers were trained in that sand box. Perhaps this is one instance in which it was better when I was a child...our playgrounds provided career training. Next we moved on to the swings, which were well anchored into the ground, and whose chains didn't pinch young fingers. They seemed perfectly safe, and the girls loved them. The Hodgkins Park Playground has a water feature! I was in awe! Water cascading down metal chutes, inviting children to splash and soak each other in the hot afternoon sun. Again, in my day, we had stagnant mud puddles. We stopped briefly at the merry-go-round. The children sat safely behind bars that held them in place as we spun it faster and faster. When I was little, the bars were meant to be held onto, in order to counter the centrifugal force. If you let go, bones would surely be broken. Last, but not least, the playground has a variation on a jungle gym with monkey bars, which our older niece gleefully enjoyed. She swung back and forth dozens of times, and if she accidentally fell, the surface was as soft and safe as the rest of the park. When I was a child, I specifically recall that our jungle gym was constructed from reclaimed lead pipes. We risked tetanus and heavy metal poisoning every time we climbed upon it. Despite these hazards, we would climb to the top of the jungle gym to look at the curious little score marks in the pipes. You see, it was rumored that one of the older kids, Billy "Screw-Eye", used to hang from the upper rungs by his teeth. I wonder what ever happened to Billy? We left, completely exhausted, after more than an hour of pure, blissful playground fun. The children enjoyed themselves so much, and I was amazed at how far playgrounds have evolved since I was a child. Kudos to Somerville and its workers for providing local children and parents with such a fun, safe place to play. Tremendous design and topnotch construction! Now if you'll excuse me, Chris wants me to take a seat and tell him what's in the paper bag.

This is actually a really nice little park. Big lawn for soccer games, decent sized baseball…read morefield, two basketball courts, a separate paved area for roller hockey or doing bmx bike tricks, and a fun little play-structure area means there's something to do for everyone. I really enjoy coming here wednesdays after work and shooting hoops with my co-workers. It's a good crowd of people, a good mix of young adults, kids, and professionals unwinding after work or on weekends. You wouldn't really expect it in the middle of all of the warehouses and biotech companies.

Please. You can't possibly call this a park. This is hardly larger than a pigpen and much smaller…read morethan the typical stable. I could actually make a great stable out of this place. Whatever you call it, it's a nice spot in a quiet neighborhood. Kid and dog friendly. Sincerely, Dwight K. Schrute Assistant Regional Manager Dunder Mifflin, Scranton Branch

This park is a cute little spot very quiet. It's kind of set in like a backside street of a…read moreneighborhood. It has swings for babies, toddlers, and children and then it has like a small little set up. Nothing spectacular but cute for a nice quiet day.

Great playground for kid's best playground ever a lot of hills and things that block the view…read more Statistics Good for groups - yes Good for kid's - yes Location - Cambridge common

It was cute but not much for younger children, I was slipping all over the place and so was my…read moretoddler. Definitely wouldn't recommend for like 4 and under!

Wheeler Park, with its wooden pagoda and fountains, blends contemporary and natural features to…read morebalance the industry to it's east.

Nice park, so new Google Street View still shows a parking lot. Pretty small, but I bring my dog…read morehere to play most mornings (on the leash of course - it is right next to Mem Drive after all!!) Great to have a green space so close!