# Best Parks in Madrid

Madrid's public parks and green spaces, ranging from a UNESCO-listed royal garden to smaller neighborhood retreats. · community starter list

6 parks in Madrid, including Parque del Retiro (Retiro, Madrid). 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:** 2026-08-23 13:37:46

1. **[Parque del Retiro](/e/parque-del-retiro---1118.md)** (park) — A former royal garden covering over 125 hectares, opened to the public in 1868 and jointly UNESCO-listed with Paseo del Prado in 2021. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parque_del_Buen_Retiro,_Madrid, https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/parque-del-retiro
2. **[Casa de Campo](/e/casa-de-campo---1119.md)** (park) — Madrid's largest public park, over 1,500 hectares west of the city centre, a former royal hunting estate ceded to the city council in 1931. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_de_Campo, https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/casa-de-campo
3. **[Madrid Río](/e/madrid-rio---1120.md)** (park) — A linear park along the Manzanares river, created after the M-30 ring road was routed underground and built over the reclaimed riverbank. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid_R%C3%ADo, https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/madrid-rio-park
4. **[Parque del Oeste](/e/parque-del-oeste---1121.md)** (park) — A landscaped park of roughly 90 hectares first opened in 1905, home to the Rosaleda rose garden and the Temple of Debod. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parque_del_Oeste, https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/parque-del-oeste
5. **[Parque de El Capricho](/e/parque-de-el-capricho---1122.md)** (park) — A romantic-style garden built from 1787 for the Duke and Duchess of Osuna, open to the public only on weekends and holidays with free admission. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parque_de_El_Capricho, https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/capricho-park
6. **[Real Jardín Botánico](/e/real-jardin-botanico---1123.md)** (park) — An eight-hectare botanic garden moved to its Paseo del Prado site by Charles III, opening there in 1781 next to what is now the Prado Museum. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Jard%C3%ADn_Bot%C3%A1nico_de_Madrid, https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/royal-botanic-gardens

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