Boston

Playgrounds in Boston

On holiday in Boston? Here’s where you can get moving. The aupa map shows 160 playgrounds in Boston. That’s 2.4 per 10,000 residents, rank 13 of 35 cities in the US. As of October 2026, based on OpenStreetMap.

Playgrounds in Boston

The map shows the 160 playgrounds in Boston, rounded to about 300 metres. The exact spot is in the app.

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Spot data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), prepared by aupa. Positions rounded to about 300 m. As of October 2026.

160
Playgrounds on the map
2.4
per 10,000 residents
13.
rank in our city comparison in the US
98
different streets

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Streets

Playgrounds in Boston: on these streets

The nearest street per OpenStreetMap; the number in brackets means several places. The exact spot, photos and who’s there right now are in the app.

  • Bremen Street (3)
  • Walnut Avenue (3)
  • Dunbar Avenue (2)
  • Marginal Street (2)
  • Moreland Street (2)
  • Neponset Avenue (2)
  • Porter Street (2)
  • Tremont Street (2)
  • Washington Street (2)
  • Adams Street
  • Alabama Street
  • Alford Street
  • American Legion Highway
  • Annunciation Road
  • Atlantic Avenue
  • Beachview Road
  • Bennington Street
  • Border Street
  • Boylston Street
  • Caldwell Street
  • Carleton Street
  • Cedar Street
  • Centola Street
  • Church Street
  • Clarendon Street
  • Claybourne Street
  • Commercial Street
  • Conley Street
  • Constitution Beach Road
  • Costello Circle
  • Cottage Street
  • Courtney Road
  • Crawford Street
  • Crowley-Rogers Way
  • Dale Street
  • Delmont Street
  • Dorchester Avenue
  • East Eighth Street
  • East Ninth Street
  • East Second Street
  • Edgerly Road
  • Edgewater Drive
  • Eighth Street
  • Elmhurst Street
  • Faywood Avenue
  • First Avenue
  • Flaherty Way
  • Greenough Lane
  • Hall Street
  • Hildreth Street
  • Hillsboro Road
  • Hooten Court
  • Horan Way
  • Imrie Road
  • Jeffries Street
  • Jette Court
  • John F. Fitzgerald Surface Road
  • Lawrence Avenue
  • Linwood Street
  • M Street
  • Mildred Avenue
  • Millstone Road
  • Minden Street
  • Morris Street
  • Mount Pleasant Avenue
  • North Street
  • Old Colony Avenue
  • Orchard Road
  • Orlando Street
  • Paris Court
  • Parish Street
  • Parker Hill Avenue
  • Paul Revere Footpath
  • Pearl Street
  • Piers Park Lane
  • Poplar Street
  • Queen Street
  • Reddy Avenue
  • Reservation Road
  • Ridgemont Street
  • River Street
  • Roseclair Street
  • Rosselerin Road
  • Saint James Street
  • Shanley Street
  • Soldiers Field Road
  • Springdale Street
  • Stanhope Street
  • Townsend Street
  • Turtle Pond Parkway
  • Wainwright Street
  • West Rutland Square
  • West Springfield Street
  • West Street
  • Western Avenue
  • Whitcomb Avenue
  • William J. Day Boulevard
  • Worrell Street

Where the surface is recorded (5 of 160), it’s mostly asphalt (20%), wood chips (20%) and concrete (20%).

Comparison

Playgrounds: city comparison in the US

Sorted by places per 10,000 residents. Population: GeoNames.

CityTotalper 10,000
San Jose4124.1
Baltimore2384.1
Honolulu1394.0
Denver2793.8
Detroit2473.8
Portland2193.4
Chicago8003.0
Seattle2272.9
Indianapolis2502.8
Oklahoma City1802.6
Louisville1572.5
Charlotte2292.5
Boston1602.4
Austin2262.3
Columbus2052.2
Washington1542.2
Dallas2491.9
Philadelphia2841.8
Phoenix2841.7
Houston3891.7
Good to know

With over 105,000 playgrounds, they’re the biggest group on the map, from the swings around the corner to the big adventure playground.

With kids, every minute counts: the app shows which playground is closest, how far it is on foot and how others rate it. Check in and your friends see you’re there. Maybe another parent with a kid will come along.

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FAQ

Questions about playgrounds in Boston

How many playgrounds are there in Boston?
The aupa map shows 160 playgrounds in Boston (as of October 2026). That’s 2.4 per 10,000 residents, rank 13 of 35 cities in the US. The data comes from OpenStreetMap and the community adds to it in the app.
Where are playgrounds in Boston?
The map shows 160 playgrounds in Boston, for example on these streets: Bremen Street, Walnut Avenue and Dunbar Avenue. The exact spot, photos and who’s there right now are in the aupa app.
Which app shows playgrounds in Boston?
aupa: a free community app with over 450,000 places to get outside, including 160 playgrounds in Boston. You see who’s there right now and bring people along. You can’t book courts with aupa. The app is in beta: instantly on iPhone via TestFlight, Android is coming.
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