Mexico City

Parque Mariscal Sucre

Ubicación Av. División del Nte. 610, Col del Valle Nte, Benito Juárez, 03100 CDMX

Parks Parks

Parque Arboledas, Del Valle

Ubicación Heriberto Frías 921, Col del Valle Centro, Benito Juárez, 03100 CDMX

Parks Parks

Lake of the Aztec Kings

Ubicación Laguna de Cd. de Aztecas Ancon de los Reyes Los Reyes Acaquilpan, CDMX

Parks Parks

La Viga Linear Park / Old La Viga Garrison

Ubicación Calz. de la Viga 586, Paulino Navarro, Venustiano Carranza, 15830 Ciudad de México, CDMX

Parks Parks

Plaza Benito Juárez, Itzacalco

Ubicación Av. Río Churubusco S/N, Col. Gabriel Ramos Millán, Alc. Iztacalco, 08000 CDMX

Parks Parks

Parque de los Olivos

Ubicación División del Nte. S/N, Col. La Loma, Alc. Tláhuac, 13529 CDMX

Parks Parks

Mexico City's Parks and Public Plazas start with the Zócalo and extend in a hundred directions. The already massive Bosque de Chapultepec is dwarfed by a good handful of mountainous national parks.

These are flanked by dozens of public parks and city squares, of which the Alameda Central is just the most ornate. There are public spaces of every level of charm, naturalism, and even small town curious-ness.

You'll find sculptures and monuments, churches and cathedrals, and of course, the neighborhood centers - a thousand axes around which the capital turns.

But even some of old Tenochtitlan's canals (rios) and causeways (calzadas) are getting in on the act. As the city evolves, reclaiming green and public spaces has increasingly meant reclaiming natural waterways that haven't flowed freely for generations.

The Canal Nacional is just one such project. Others are simply lining more streets and through ways with more trees so they seem more like parks.

Here's a whole list of new—and re-newed—Mexico City parks, as of 2022.

Some others are squares almost forgotten in the mist of the past. These often serve as important neighborhood meeting points. For international visitors, they're a fascinating glimpse at Mexico City public, vibrant, and welcoming personality.