Great as a public event venue, walking, jogging, picnic with family, read a book under the shade of a tree, people watch, meet friends for lunch at park bench...etc.
Washington Park is a gem in the heart of Albany, New York. Designed by Frederick Law Olmstead (who also designed Central Park in NYC and the Emerald Necklace in Boston), Washington Park is a wonderful retreat into nature at any time of year. It's a popular dog walking spot; in the summer is the site for pick up volleyball games, sunbathing, jogging, cycling; hosts the Holiday Lights in the Park in December, and around Mother's Day features spectacular displays of tulips (bring your camera). The Lake House hosts community theater productions in mid-summer.
This park is a gem. A Fredrick Law Olmstead designed park, it gives the feel o Central Park on a smaller scale. Lovely to walk through. Especially beautiful at tulip time in May.
The park hosts a number of musical and cultural events from spring through fall but my absolute most favorite is the annual Tulip Festival held every year on Mother's Day to honor Albany's Dutch heritage. The park is ablaze with almost 200,000 tulips planted by the city garden crew. There is music, food, crafts and hundreds of people taking pictures of the huge variety of tulips. Well worth a visit.
The tulips are just so beautiful and varied when the weather is just right. You can walk around at your leisure and you find many people with their cameras preserving the memories.
This is an historic park in an older part of Albany. The park is circled by brownstones and was designed by the guy who designed Central Park in NYC. If you can get here for the Tulip Festival, I would highly recommend it as the flowers add a whole different level of enjoyment. They do great plays in the summertime and periodically have concerts and other events. Not sure that the park is a destination, but it's a great place to spend an hour or so. I particularly like the statue of Moses! And the Holiday Lights in the Park are a great winter event!
When in season they do a fantastic job. It is like candy for your eyes. Good musicals during the summer nights. A so-so playground. The holiday lights are tacky but a great local park for those in the area......don't miss the fountain and flowers. Oh, dogs have a great time here as well.....don't forget to pick up after them...thanks.
Was driving on business, but had to stopvfor all the obvious reasons! This was nearby so checked in. Beautiful!
Washington Park is most beautiful when the tulips are blossoming, hence Tulip Fest every Mother's Day weekend. Festivals occur regularly in the warm months and its proximity to Lark Street is great if you work up and appetite wandering around. That being said, don't do too much wandering alone after dark. As a former resident of that neighborhood, I can attest that it's not terribly safe at night.
This park has a spectacular tulip display early every May. The park is 81 acres and dates back to the 1600's.