Green Spaces and Parks Near West Roxbury
Allandale Woods
Allandale Woods is an 86 acre woods located west of Arnold Arboretum on the Jamaica Plain/West Roxbury line and is bordered roughly by Allandale Street, Centre Street, the VFW Parkway, and Hackensack Road. There are mutliple paths leading to ponds and streams, as well as a cattail marsh. Activities include hiking, bird watching, and trail running.
7 Veterans of Foreign Wars Pkwy, West Roxbury
Amenities: Dog friendly, Park, Paved Trails, Dirt Trails, Sports Fields, Playground
Billings Field
Every summer the Parks & Recreation Department hosts music concerts and movie nights in the field. There are multiple sports fields including baseball fields, as well as tennis and basketball courts. There are two playgrounds and a walking path around the park.
369 Lagrange Street, West Roxbury
Amenities: Wheelchair Accessible, Park, Playground, Sports Fields, Dog Friendly
Brook Farm Historic Site
A designated National Historic Site for an experimental society, this sprawling 179-acre park includes fields and wetlands, with multiple walking trails. A great site for viewing wildlife, as well as a picnic area, this park adjacent to Millennium Park is accessible just off Baker Street.
670 Baker Street, West Roxbury
Amenities: Hiking, Paved Trails, Paved Trails, Park
Cutler Park
A sprawling 600-acre park, protecting the Charles River's largest marsh and Kendrick Pond. There are multiple walking trails, including the 1.5 mile Kendrick Pond loop trail. The park is great for birdwatching, as well as hiking, mountain biking, fishing, canoeing and kayaking, as well as cross-country skiing in the winter.
598 Needham Street, Needham
Amenities: Hiking, Paved Trails, Paved Trails, Park, Dirt Trails
Fallon Field
A small park in Roslindale*. This park has a large field with multiple sports fields, including a baseball field, a tennis court, and two basketball courts. It also has a large rope climbing structure with a smaller playground below it as well. It is especially popular in the winter, as it has an excellent sledding hill.
910 South Street, Roslindale
Amenities: Dog friendly, Park, Sports Fields, Playground, Sledding
Hancock Woods
These woods off the VFW parkway are a good spot for a short hike. Adjacent to the Mt. Benedict Cemetery, these woods and fields include a mile-long walking trail. The park is accessible from a trail at the back of the Independence Drive parking lot off of the VFW Parkway.
Amenities: Hiking, Dirt Trails, Park
Millennium Park
Popular with families, sports clubs, joggers and mountain bikers. Spectular wildlife viewing and excellent birding too. The park connects to other nearby trail systems in the Charles River network. On the eastern side, there is a canoe put-in to the Charles River.
300 Gardner Street, West Roxbury
Amenities: Dog friendly, Park, Paved Trails, Dirt Trails, Sports Fields, Playground
WRMS would like to thank West Roxbury’s Boy Scout Troop #1 and Scout Nathaniel Hanaghan for helping create this community resource page.