# Best Parks in Bali

Bali's green spaces, from a mountain botanic garden to a sacred monkey forest and a colonial-era water palace. · community starter list

6 parks in Bali, including Bali Botanic Garden (Tabanan Regency, Bali). 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:** 2026-09-05 20:32:19

1. **[Bali Botanic Garden](/e/bali-botanic-garden---1860.md)** (park) — Indonesia's largest botanic garden, founded July 15, 1959 at 1,300 meters elevation above Lake Bratan; spans 157.5 hectares with more than 21,000 living specimens across 2,400 species. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://lovebali.baliprov.go.id/destination/detail/319/kebun-raya-eka-karya-bedugul, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali_Botanic_Garden
2. **[Sangeh Monkey Forest](/e/sangeh-monkey-forest---1861.md)** (park) — A sacred nutmeg forest around the 17th-century Pura Bukit Sari temple, home to several hundred long-tailed macaques; reopened in December 2025 after storm damage with new safety protocols. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.nusabali.com/berita/207783/sangeh-monkey-forest-buka-pasca-tragedi-pohon-tumbang-kunjungan-wisatawan-kembali-normal, https://www.nowbali.co.id/sangeh-monkey-forest-and-a-tale-of-walking-trees/
3. **[West Bali National Park](/e/west-bali-national-park---1862.md)** (park) — Bali's only national park, established in 1941 and now covering roughly 190 square kilometers of coast, forest and savanna; last wild stronghold of the critically endangered Bali starling. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://mongabay.co.id/2025/04/13/jalak-bali-burung-eksotis-indonesia-yang-terancam-punah/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bali_National_Park
4. **[Taman Ujung Water Palace](/e/taman-ujung-water-palace---1863.md)** (park) — Royal water garden built 1909-1921 for the last king of Karangasem, largely destroyed by Mount Agung's 1963 eruption and restored 1998-2001; now a popular tourist attraction. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.nowbali.co.id/taman-ujung-water-palace-the-garden-at-the-end/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ujung_Water_Palace
5. **[Lapangan Puputan Badung](/e/lapangan-puputan-badung---1864.md)** (park) — Central Denpasar square and monument commemorating the 1906 Puputan Badung resistance against Dutch forces; its monument was fully revitalized and reopened by the city government in November 2025. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://denpasartourism.com/id/article/lapangan-puputan-badung, https://www.balipost.com/news/2025/11/14/506157/Monumen-Perjuangan-Puputan-Badung-Dipelaspas,...html
6. **[Lapangan Niti Mandala Renon](/e/lapangan-niti-mandala-renon---1865.md)** (park) — 13.8-hectare public square around the Bajra Sandhi monument, completed 2001 and opened in 2003 to commemorate Bali's independence struggle; popular for daily exercise and gatherings. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://regional.kompas.com/read/2022/09/22/212542878/monumen-bajra-sandhi-daya-tarik-arsitektur-dan-harga-tiket?page=all, https://bali.antaranews.com/berita/284641/mengintip-wisata-sejarah-monumen-bajra-sandhi-renon-bali

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