# 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. No votes cast yet — entries are ordered as added, and the community's votes will decide the order from here — last updated Aug 19, 2026.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Saudi Arabia](/saudi-arabia.md) / Riyadh
**Updated:** 2026-08-19 12:21:39

1. **[Wadi Hanifah](/e/877.md)** (park) — Rehabilitated valley corridor with parks, lakes, and roughly 47km of pedestrian pathways, completed in phases through 2010. — score 0
2. **[King Abdullah Park](/e/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
3. **[Salam Park](/e/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
4. **[Al-Watan Park](/e/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
5. **[Wadi Namar Lake Park](/e/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

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