Mexico City

Plaza de la Fundación

Ubicación José María Pino Suárez, Centro Histórico, Alc. Cuauhtémoc, 06060 CDMX

Parks Parks

Gate of the Lions, Chapultepec

Ubicación Av. Paseo de la Reforma 132, Alc. Miguel Hidalgo, 06500 CDMX

Parks Parks

Puente de Urrutia

Ubicación Puente de Urrutia s/n, San Gregorio Atlapulco, Xochimilco, 16600 CDMX

Parks Parks

Ferrocaril Park, La Magdalena Contreras

Ubicación Ferrocarril de Cuernavaca, Esquina Álvaro Obregón, Col. Barranca Seca, Alc. Magdalena Contreras, 10910 CDMX

Parks Parks

Parque Popular, Colonia Popular Rastro

Ubicación C. Aluminio 266, Col. Popular Rastro, Alc. Venustiano Carranza, 15220 CDMX

Parks Parks

Plaza de Santa Veracruz

Ubicación Av. Hidalgo 45, Col. Guerrero, Alc. Cuauhtémoc, 06300 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.