# Best Parks in Munich

Munich's best public parks and green spaces, from the vast Englischer Garten to the Isar's gravel riverbanks. · community starter list

7 parks in Munich, including Englischer Garten (Schwabing, Munich). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, and the community's votes decide it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Germany](/germany.md) / Munich
**Updated:** 2026-09-05 14:21:33

1. **[Englischer Garten](/e/englischer-garten---1793.md)** (park) — One of the world's largest urban parks at 376 hectares, laid out from 1789 with 78km of paths, the Monopteros temple, a lake, and the Eisbach stream where surfers ride a standing wave. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.eisbach-in-muenchen-streit-um-surferwelle-im-englischen-garten.deecf4d1-d993-46a8-9c27-d003c135acce.html, https://www.schloesser.bayern.de/deutsch/garten/objekte/mu_engl.htm
2. **[Olympiapark](/e/olympiapark---1794.md)** (park) — Landscaped 1972 Olympic site of lakes and hills; the Olympic Tower has been closed for renovation since 2024 and the stadium, shut in 2025, is not due to reopen before 2028. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/muenchen/muenchen-bekommt-einen-ersatz-fuer-den-olympiaturm-art-1076281, https://muenchen.t-online.de/region/muenchen/id_100631954/muenchen-olympiastadion-bleibt-fuer-sanierung-laenger-gesperrt.html, https://olympiapark.muenchen.de/olympiapark.html
3. **[Nymphenburg Schlosspark](/e/nymphenburg-schlosspark---1795.md)** (park) — The Baroque palace park behind Nymphenburg, laid out around a formal canal where a Venetian-style gondola runs April to October, plus a landscaped English section and garden pavilions. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/muenchen/gondelfahrten-in-schloss-nymphenburg-wie-in-einer-anderen-welt-art-1137353, https://www.schloesser.bayern.de/deutsch/presse/archiv26/ny/gondel30-03-26.htm
4. **[Hofgarten](/e/hofgarten---1796.md)** (park) — A Renaissance garden laid out from 1613 beside the Residenz, centred on the arcaded Dianatempel pavilion and four corner shell fountains, free to enter year-round. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/muenchen/sanierung-im-muenchner-hofgarten-gestartet-das-steckt-dahinter-art-1152065, https://www.schloesser.bayern.de/deutsch/garten/objekte/mu_hofg.htm
5. **[Westpark](/e/westpark---1797.md)** (park) — A park built for the 1983 International Garden Exhibition, with themed gardens including an alpine garden, rose garden, and East Asian ensemble, split by the Mittlerer Ring. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/muenchen/stadtviertel/spaziergang-durch-den-westpark-eine-kleine-weltreise-in-muenchen-art-924447, https://www.muenchner-westpark.de/information/
6. **[Luitpoldpark](/e/luitpoldpark---1798.md)** (park) — Munich's first citizen park, opened 1911 in Schwabing-West on 33 hectares, with a hedge maze, a 17m Luitpold obelisk, and the 37m Luitpoldhugel rubble hill offering views to the Alps. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://geheimtippmuenchen.de/geheimtipp/der-luitpoldpark-facettenreiche-parkanlage-zwischen-historie-entertainment/, https://stadt.muenchen.de/infos/muenchner-parks-gruenanlagen.html
7. **[Flaucher (Isar riverbanks)](/e/flaucher-isar-riverbanks---1799.md)** (park) — Munich's oldest southern green space, from 1839: Isar gravel banks and channels, a landscape-protected swimming, sunbathing and grilling spot, linked by the Flauchersteg footbridge. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/muenchen/am-flaucher-wo-alles-im-fluss-ist-art-299216, https://www.muenchen.de/en/living/various-places/flaucher

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