# Best Parks in Riyadh

Public parks and green corridors in Riyadh that are currently open, excluding announced but not-yet-opened megaprojects. · community starter list

5 parks in Riyadh, including Wadi Hanifah. 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) / [Saudi Arabia](/saudi-arabia.md) / Riyadh
**Updated:** 2026-08-19 12:21:39

1. **[Wadi Hanifah](/e/wadi-hanifah---877.md)** (park) — Rehabilitated valley corridor with parks, lakes, and roughly 47km of pedestrian pathways, completed in phases through 2010. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.rcrc.gov.sa/en/projects/environmental-rehabilitation-program-for-wadi-hanifa-and-its-tributaries/, https://the.akdn/en/how-we-work/our-agencies/aga-khan-trust-culture/akaa/wadi-hanifa-wetlands
2. **[King Abdullah Park](/e/king-abdullah-park---878.md)** (park) — Saudi Arabia's largest public park at 31.8 hectares, opened in 2013 on a former horse-racing ground, with a lake and laser fountains. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.gpsmycity.com/attractions/king-abdullah-park-335.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Abdullah_Park
3. **[Salam Park](/e/salam-park---879.md)** (park) — 25-hectare family park in central Riyadh with an artificial lake, boating, a palm grove, and fountain jets reaching up to 40 metres. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://zamzam.com/blog/salam-park/, https://www.rcrc.gov.sa/en/projects/salam-park-project/
4. **[Al-Watan Park](/e/al-watan-park---880.md)** (park) — 2.9-hectare park around the 1971 Riyadh Water Tower, opened in 2005 as part of the King Abdulaziz Historical Center. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://audiala.com/en/saudi-arabia/riyadh/riyadh-water-tower, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Watan_Park
5. **[Wadi Namar Lake Park](/e/wadi-namar-lake-park---881.md)** (park) — Free park built around the Wadi Namar dam and its man-made waterfall, open daily 7am-9pm, with a roughly 200,000 sqm lake and walking paths. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.abouther.com/node/33751/lifestyle/travel-food/look-wadi-namar-one-saudi-arabias-most-visited-parks, https://khaleejblog.com/lake-park-riyadh/

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