How long is Franklin Park in miles?
The park brings together rural scenery, a woodland preserve, and areas for active recreation and sports. Franklin Park also has six miles (9.7 km) of roads and fifteen miles (24 km) of pedestrian and bridle paths to explore.
Is Franklin Park a good golf course?
Start your review of Franklin Park Golf Course. Oh boy. William J Devine Golf Course at Franklin Park is a gem in more ways than one. First of all: the layout. This is a truly fun classic Donald Ross layout that's accessible for beginners and challenging enough for low handicappers.
What is Franklin Park like to visit?
Much of Franklin Park is scenic and devoted to the general use and enjoyment of the public. Scarboro Pond and Ellicott Arch are popular sites within the park, as are the large forested areas.
Where is Franklin Park Boston?
Franklin Park, a partially wooded 527-acre (2.13 km 2) parkland in the Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, and Dorchester neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts, is maintained by the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department. It is Boston's biggest park and the site of Franklin Park Zoo.
Park Features
The following are prohibited on the Franklin Gulf property: camping, hunting, open fires, horseback riding, off-road bicycling and motorized vehicles are prohibited on the Franklin Gulf property. Dogs must be curbed and leashed at all times. Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry regulations apply.
Activities
There are great outdoor activities to experience in all seasons. Nature is at its finest, with its seemingly primitive wooded ravines, creeks, ledge outcroppings and waterfalls.
History
Franklin Gulf Park is formerly known as Larkin Woods. It is a 631-acre undeveloped park that is bounded by Sandrock Road to the north, Larkin Road to the east and School Street to the south. The park is primarily a wooded area with creeks, ravines, waterfalls and ledge outcroppings.
General description
Considered a country park when it was formed in the 19th century, Franklin Park is the largest and last component of the Emerald Necklace created by Frederick Law Olmsted. Although often neglected in the past, it is considered the "crown jewel" of Olmsted's work in Greater Boston.
Long Crouch Woods
An existing 1912 sculptural stone crest of bears and city of Boston located in the Long Crouch Woods in Franklin Park.
Athletic areas
Franklin Park contains the eighteen-hole William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course (the second oldest public course in the nation) as well as tennis courts, baseball fields, and several basketball courts. The Boston Rugby Football Club ( Boston RFC) plays their matches at the park. There are large open areas used for lacrosse and soccer.
Playhouse
Franklin Park has an open-air public performance founded by Elma Lewis, a space known as the "Playhouse in the Park". This area has featured such renowned musicians as Duke Ellington, the Billy Taylor Trio and the Boston Pops.
Schoolmaster Hill
From 1823–1824, before the park was created, Ralph Waldo Emerson lived in a small cabin atop what is now named "Schoolmaster Hill", running a "School for Young Ladies" with his mother and brother. Emerson drew upon the landscape for inspiration for nature poetry and essays.
