For a long long time it had been under construction, but it got opened November last year. It is…read morereally nice to have many benches to see the scenery and trains. The best featue is bike repair station! I used to see bike repair station here and there in CA, but not MA. It is nice to have one along community path. I run this section of path quite often and nice to see a park right along the path.

So great to see Junction Park open, with spring underway, all the lush greenery coming back, and so…read moremany in the community enjoying it.

Governor Hutchinson's Field is a park/recreation area owned by the Trustees of Reservations…read more A large open field, lined by a rock wall on the Adam's St edge, and by dense tree line around the rest of the park. The field is quite sloped since it sits atop Milton Hill. Resources include a porta-potty and a picnic table, other than these and a few trees, this park is just an open area with nice views of the Boston skyline and Quincy. I would estimate the field to be at least 30 acres..but this is probably a conservative guess. No parking nearby, so this field is a walk-in site only. Not a tourist attraction by any means, but definitely a nice isolated-feeling space for locals to get some fresh air and have a picnic.

This is a tranquil spot in nature. There is an easy walking loop trail around the pond. Dogs are…read moreallowed off leash. There is plenty of parking and an even a spot for fishing!

This place is pretty much as Patrick described it, only 4 yrs later. Midday on a Saturday my 5 & 3…read moreyr olds are the only kids here.... Fortunately there are no trashy pre/teens here either. Unfortunately, the spray area does not seem to be on, despite it being after Memorial Day.....

Even though the Capen Street Playground is the closest tot lot to us, we only go there if we need a…read morequick 15-20min play session with our 1.25yr old. Basically, it's a serviceable playground/tot lot, but nothing special. As my wife says, it's a neighborhood playground, not a destination playground. First off, it's mostly concrete. There are two climbing structures (one for 2-5, one for 4-8) which are in sand, but the rest of the park is concrete. This is fine if your kid can walk, but if he's still crawling, it's almost impossible to keep him/her in the sandy areas (which are not well maintained). There are 2 toddler swings and 2 big kid swings. And also two picnic tables under a covered roof (is that what it's called?). Aside from that, there isn't a ton of shade in the play areas. There's not a lot of toddler activity at Capen. Usually Capt. K (my son) and I are the only ones in the park (what's more sad than a large empty playground). Sometimes there's some teens playing basketball in the court and smoking. Sometimes there are pre-teens running around crazy and swearing. Basically, you have a good chance of encountering unaccompanied kids running around. But every once in a while, we encounter another toddler & family, which is nice. The best part of Capen street is that they have a small sprinkler/water park thing. It's basically 20' concrete circle, divided into three sections, with each section having a sprinkler head that shoots into the middle of the circle. As of Memorial Day weekend 2011, 2 of the 3 sprinklers were operational. Needless to say, on hot days, Capt. K and I will be heading to Capen St. a lot. So while Capen is serviceable, it's not an amazing playground. Usually after 20-30mins, my son gets bored and starts getting into trouble.

Day 48: Whilst exploring this new world I've ended up in, I cycled past a small gap between houses…read moreon the back streets behind Mass Ave. This gap has some strange features and a sign saying "Franklin Secret Park". I will have to return soon to explore more. ======== Day 151: That weird secret park I saw all those months ago has popped back into my mind, I'll have to return soon to discover the secret - but I'll never reveal it on Yelp. Never. Secret is a secret. ======== Day 623: THE SECRET PARK! I totally forgot and here it is next to me on my random walk. It must be fate. Ok - time to explore. Hmm... it seems it's taking the place of a missing house. Why was no house here? What happened? Does this ground possess weird magnetic forces? Franklin - Ben Franklin - Electricity... it would make sense! All around me are strange cultural symbols with semi-Asian themes and possible imagery like gateways into another world perhaps. Yin-Yang? Karma? This all must mean something big. This secret park must be more than a park - in fact, it's not much of a park at all - where are the flowers? where is this grass? It's just a strange empty space with concrete, bushes, benches and symbolism. I move further into the park. I think I'm nearing the deepest point. I feel danger, apprehension and curiosity. What's this? A giant metal dome surfacing through a thin layer of grass! Could it be... is it... A HATCH?! I skirt around looking for clues. How do I open the hatch? What's inside? What are these strange markings etched here? Numbers? 23, 42? Button? End of the world? Magnetic forces that will move Cambridge into a new dimension? So many questions! Am I being watched by a smoke-monster? Oh no, it's just a cat. Diary... it was too much. I fled in terror but plan to return with assistance to break the dome with 18th century TNT (even though it wasn't invented then). Then I'll climb in and have pancakes with a strange Scottish guy who keeps calling me brother. We'll save the world together. ======== Day 623 + 42 hours Shit, the sign says Franklin STREET Park. Ok, that's not that interesting after all. Ooops.

This is just a cute little park on Franklin Street near my house. I reccomend walking down…read moreFranklin Street in general- it runs from Central Sq. off of Pleasant (off of Mass. Ave.) towards Harvard Sq. It's a really cute street with some interesting architecture, including a fence with neat cut outs and metal bars, a house with Frank Ghery type windows and the Franklin Street Park. The park is small but unique. The "grass" is astroturf and there is a random metal silver dome, poking out of the ground, which you can walk on or lie on- just cool. There is also a sprinkler area where you can push a button and a sprinkler comes on to cool you off! This is presumably for children but I like to play. Finally there are picnic tables where you can enjoy a chat, card game or lunch. Enjoy!

pretty ok place to walk. some of the path is unkept and would be nice to have like a boardwalk or…read moresomething where it's mushy. variety in scenery isn't crazy either.

I just drove by Volk Park. I can't believe the park looks…read moreso great . I am extremely happy that it is still here and well kept . I have so many memories here Little League practice Pana football practice. This was the place. I have so many childhood memories that revolve around Voke Park. I think my first introduction to vogue Park was for C team Pop Warner football practice with Joe Leonard as my coach. There was so many memories here with all my childhood chums. We had Little League baseball games here . There is a small building in the front. I am not sure if it's the concession stand or the restrooms. We had neither back in the day. This would be a five star park if it actually had some parking . I'm not sure what parents do nowadays we used to just get dropped off or walk here all the way from Central Avenue the other side of the city. I'm sure people don't allow children to do that anymore. Anyway, I drove by. It just gave me a head full of memories. I'm gonna enjoy them for the rest of the night.

This is a small little park at the corner of a neighborhood area . It's about big enough for 5x…read morekids to play with the parents supervising . They have street parking only . Always read the signs before parking . The park is clearly labeled .

This small park is called Kayem, which I assume is related to the large Kayem manufacturing…read morefacility a couple of blocks away. About the size of a single house lot, it is fenced with a gate and features a couple of slides and playground installations with some benches for the parents to sit while the kids get tuckered out. It would imagine that it does a brisk business in the summer months but in January was a bit desolate. There is street parking nearby.