# Best Parks in Buenos Aires

Green space from the Palermo woods to the riverside reserve. · community starter list

7 parks in Buenos Aires, including Bosques de Palermo (Parque Tres de Febrero) (Palermo, Buenos Aires). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, and the community's votes decide it from here.

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**Updated:** 2026-08-25 18:28:23

1. **[Bosques de Palermo (Parque Tres de Febrero)](/e/bosques-de-palermo-parque-tres-de-febrero---1347.md)** (park) — The city's biggest, most popular park, with a boating lake for rented paddle boats, the Rosedal rose garden and a Poets' Garden with literary busts. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://becci.dk/parks-in-buenos-aires/, https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/atractivo/parque-tres-de-febrero
2. **[Jardín Japonés](/e/jardin-japones---1348.md)** (park) — Japanese garden inside Parque Tres de Febrero, opened in 1967 for a visit by Japan's Crown Prince Akihito; open daily 10am-6:30pm with paid admission. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://cultura.legislatura.gob.ar/cultura_posts/17-de-mayo-de-1967-se-inaugura-el-jardin-japones837.html, https://jardinjapones.org.ar/
3. **[Jardín Botánico Carlos Thays](/e/jardin-botanico-carlos-thays---1349.md)** (park) — Botanical garden on Av. Santa Fe with a greenhouse and a butterfly garden that opens fully for one hour on Saturdays; open Wed-Sun 8:30am-6:30pm. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.afar.com/places/jardin-botanico-carlos-thays-buenos-aires, https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/article/carlos-thays-botanical-garden-and-children%E2%80%99s-nature-library
4. **[Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur](/e/reserva-ecologica-costanera-sur---1350.md)** (park) — 350-hectare wetland reserve on the Río de la Plata riverbank, with ponds, grasslands and trails popular for birdwatching; free entry, closed Mondays. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costanera_Sur_Ecological_Reserve, https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/atractivo/costanera-sur-ecological-reserve
5. **[Parque Centenario](/e/parque-centenario---1351.md)** (park) — Circular park designed by Carlos Thays for the 1910 centennial, built around a lake with ducks and swans; hosts the Natural Sciences Museum and a weekend crafts fair. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://buenosairesconnect.com/parque-centenario-paseo-caballito/, https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/otros-establecimientos/parque-centenario
6. **[Parque Lezama](/e/parque-lezama---1352.md)** (park) — Hilly, statue-lined park on the site once linked to Pedro de Mendoza's legendary 1536 founding of Buenos Aires; grew from a private garden bought by Gregorio Lezama in 1857, made public in 1894. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.canal26.com/historia/2026/08/08/el-historico-parque-porteno-que-fue-quinta-de-lujo-refugio-de-epidemias-y-posible-cuna-de-buenos-aires/, https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/otros-establecimientos/parque-lezama
7. **[Plaza San Martín](/e/plaza-san-martin---1353.md)** (park) — One of the city's oldest squares, renamed for General San Martín in 1878 and redesigned by landscaper Charles Thays, with a giant gomero rubber-fig tree and the general's equestrian monument. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.batravelguide.com/2008/12/plaza-san-martn-and-its-surroundings.html, https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/en/otros-establecimientos/plaza-san-mart%C3%ADn

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