Oakland Heights Playground is a neighborhood park located off of Route-20, which is surrounded on three sides (north, south and west) by residences, and is adjacent to land owned by a church to the east. The Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary is located to the east and north of the church property.
Mulcahy Field is a 4-acre park located in the Grafton Hill neighborhood on Dorchester Street. It is just across Arthur Street from Banis Street Playlot. This park features a baseball field, a softball field, a playground, a basketball court and a batting cage.
Mulcahy Field was named after Capt. Michael J. Mulcahy, Military Veteran and physical education instructor for the Junior High School on Dorchester Street (now Worcester East Middle School).
At Morgan Landing, you can launch a boat, motorized or non-motorized. You can also enjoy the other amenities this lake-focused park has to offer. Such amenities include a picnic area, tennis court, boat ramp, fishing dock and small walking path. As one of the only boat ramps in Worcester, this feature makes Morgan Landing very unique and desirable to boaters.
Please Be Advised: The use of personal watercraft on Indian Lake is prohibited.
Logan Field was purchased in 1928, from the trustees of the Speedway Glens. It was named for James Logan who served as Mayor of the City for four years and was a pioneer in the playground movement.
Lake View Playground is a neighborhood park located on Lakeview Street, less than half a mile away from Lake Quinsigamond. This park features a playground, a swing set and a half basketball court.
Lake Park is Worcester's third largest municipal park. It is located directly across from Lake Quinsigamond. It houses a state of the art baseball field (Tivnan Field).
Lake Park is largely rural and is split by Hamilton Street. At the north it is bordered by Nonquit Street, at the east it is lined by Lake Avenue and on the south and west it is bordered by Coburn Avenue. In the summer of 1884 (before the vote on the Park Act) Horace H. Bigelow and Edward L. Davis donated over one hundred acres to the City to establish a park on the shores of Lake Quinsigamond.
Located on the corner of Foster and Front Streets is the Central Massachusetts Korean War Memorial, which was dedicated on November 9, 2003.
In 1909, a section of 14.87 acres was purchased from Mrs. Mary M. Kendrick and Miss. E. R. S. Kendrick. In 1912 the heirs of Charles Morgan added another .175 acres. There is currently a total of 15.0 acres.
This park is the home of the Joe Schwartz little league. It also has a softball field, baseball field, two little league fields, basketball court, multi-purpose field and a playground. The multi-purpose field is used mostly for soccer and football games, depending on the time of year.
Institute Park is a historic park which dates to the late 1800's and has long been connected to the Worcester Polytechnic Institute campus. Close to downtown, this park was originally an ordinary farm field and pasture. It was donated by the Honorable Stephen Salisbury III in 1887 as a park to supply a green space for the students and citizens of Worcester.
Indian Lake, once known as North Pond, is located in the northwest portion of the city. North Pond was the peak source of water for the Blackstone River. In 1828, a dam was built at the outlet of the pond to increase the amount of water for use by the Blackstone Canal. This new reservoir was part of a system of lakes and ponds used to control the flow of water in the Blackstone Canal. However, the canal was a short lived project that vanished due to the rising use of the rail system and complaints from mill owners within the Blackstone River watershed.