Apricot Street Playground is a small park (2.3 acres) located on the corner of Merchant and Apricot Street near the Worcester-Leicester line. This park features a small playground, a swing set and a few picnic tables. It has been a City Park since 1940.
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Rockwood Field is located right next door to Worcester State University on Chandler Street. George I. Rockwood donated the land that now makes up Rockwood Field to the City of Worcester in 1940 with the intention to create an area that would be placed under the Parks and Recreation Department.
Named for the cascading waterfall visible from Cataract Street, Cascades Park abuts a number of other conservation areas and parks. This park has a number of hiking and nature trails which consist of interesting geographic features, most notably, the waterfall which leads into Cook Pond.
Boynton Park is Worcester's second largest city-park, physically located within the town of Paxton. It features a baseball diamond, picnic area and many hiking and nature trails, which connect to many other publicly accessible green spaces. Silver Spring cuts through the middle of the park.
Location: 65 Apricot Street - Map
District: 5
Size: 2.3 acres
Parking Lot(s): No
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