# Best Parks in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City's green spaces, from a colonial-era garden and reclaimed cemeteries to the city's zoo, riverside promenade, and mangrove biosphere reserve. · community starter list

6 parks in Ho Chi Minh City, including Tao Dan Park (Ben Thanh area, Ho Chi Minh City). 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 20:57:21

1. **[Tao Dan Park](/e/tao-dan-park---1889.md)** (park) — 10-hectare park behind Independence Palace, once the colonial governor's garden (Jardin de la Ville), later Tao Dan Cultural Park; hosts an annual Tet flower festival, its 44th edition in Feb 2024. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://tuoitre.vn/hoi-hoa-xuan-tao-dan-lan-thu-44-ca-chep-hoa-rong-tp-hcm-phon-thinh-phat-trien-20240202111130726.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao_%C4%90%C3%A0n_Park
2. **[Le Van Tam Park](/e/le-van-tam-park---1890.md)** (park) — District 1 park opened 1985 for reunification's 10th anniversary on the site of the relocated Mac Dinh Chi cemetery; named for a wartime youth hero, it remains a public exercise ground today. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B4ng_vi%C3%AAn_L%C3%AA_V%C4%83n_T%C3%A1m, https://vnexpress.net/cong-vien-le-van-tam-nghia-trang-cua-nguoi-giau-sai-gon-xua-3458973.html
3. **[Gia Dinh Park](/e/gia-dinh-park---1891.md)** (park) — Public park created 1978 when the city converted a former golf course into parkland spanning Phu Nhuan and Go Vap districts; still an active green space for daily walking and exercise as of 2026. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://tuoitre.vn/cho-tha-rong-khong-ro-mom-chay-nhay-khap-noi-trong-cong-vien-gia-dinh-20260420110023161.htm, https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B4ng_vi%C3%AAn_Gia_%C4%90%E1%BB%8Bnh
4. **[Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens](/e/saigon-zoo-and-botanical-gardens---1892.md)** (park) — Zoo and botanical garden founded 1864, home to a 160-year-old, 62-meter ironwood tree, the tallest recorded in Vietnam; currently holds over 2,000 animals across 135 species and remains open in 2026. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://thanhnien.vn/thao-cam-vien-co-cay-xa-cu-160-tuoi-cao-62-m-lon-nhat-viet-nam-185250927090244549.htm, https://tuoitre.vn/162-nam-thanh-lap-thao-cam-vien-sai-gon-noi-luu-giu-ky-uc-tuoi-tho-nhieu-the-he-20260322110955109.htm
5. **[Ben Bach Dang riverside park](/e/ben-bach-dang-riverside-park---1893.md)** (park) — Riverside promenade on the Saigon River's west bank, rebuilt in a 2021–2022 renovation with granite plazas and lotus landscaping; reopened in early 2022 and open today. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%E1%BA%BFn_B%E1%BA%A1ch_%C4%90%E1%BA%B1ng, https://tuoitre.vn/hoan-thanh-cai-tao-cong-vien-ben-bach-dang-nguoi-dan-co-them-khong-gian-dao-pho-ngam-song-20220125144921276.htm
6. **[Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve](/e/can-gio-mangrove-biosphere-reserve---1894.md)** (park) — UNESCO biosphere reserve since 2000, a vast mangrove forest south of the city split into core, buffer and transition zones; protected and open for eco-tourism. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://tuoitre.vn/ngam-rung-phong-ho-can-gio-duoc-de-cu-thanh-khu-ramsar-the-gioi-20230825092654796.htm, https://vnexpress.net/vung-sinh-quyen-rung-ngap-man-75-000-ha-cua-tp-hcm-5050510.html

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