🌳 Outdoors
Parks in Salem
15 venues in our directory
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Captain William Driver Park
★ 4.5309 Essex St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Captain William Driver Park is a small Salem public park at 309 Essex Street, named for the Salem-born 19th-century sea captain credited with nicknaming the American flag 'Old Glory.' A quieter green space on the upper end of Essex Street.
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Charlotte Forten Park
★ 4.3289 Derby St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Charlotte Forten Park at 289 Derby Street honors an abolitionist, women's rights activist, and Salem State University's first African-American graduate. The 25,000 sq ft public space features a performance plaza, waterfront seating, and green areas along the South River harborwalk.
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Collins Cove Park
★ 4.632 Collins St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Collins Cove Park is a Salem public park along Collins Cove on the city's east side, with paths, water access, and seasonal use for fishing and walking.
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Forest River Park
★ 4.632 Clifton Ave, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Forest River Park at 32–38 Clifton Avenue is a Salem waterfront park with bike paths, picnic areas, two beaches, a playground, swimming pool, baseball field, and a concrete slide you ride with cardboard. The 29-acre property adjoins Pioneer Village, a recreation of a 17th-century fishing village established in 1930.
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Furlong Park
★ 4.5Franklin St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Furlong Park is a small Salem neighborhood park with green space and seasonal community use.
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Gallows Hill Park
★ 4.1Gallows Hill Park, Mansell Pkwy, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Gallows Hill Park is a Salem hilltop park historically associated with the 1692 witch trial executions (the actual execution site at Proctor's Ledge was rediscovered nearby). Today it's a public park with green space and city views.
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Lappin Park
★ 4.5237-245 Essex St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Lappin Park is a small downtown Salem park at the corner of Essex and Washington Streets, home to the Bewitched statue of Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) on her broom. A common downtown stopping point for visitors.
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Mack Park
★ 4.431 Grove St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Mack Park is one of four Salem Community Gardens locations — a volunteer-run nonprofit established 2007 that rents raised beds and in-ground plots to over 300 local families.
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Riley Plaza
★ 3.81-21 Margin St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Riley Plaza is a downtown Salem public plaza near the Salem MBTA station, with seating and gathering space alongside the Plaza Building.
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Ropes Mansion and Garden
★ 4.7318 Essex St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Ropes Mansion at 318 Essex Street is a Georgian-style house built 1727–1729 and renovated as a Colonial Revival home in 1894 — one of New England's most thoroughly documented historic houses. Managed by the Peabody Essex Museum: 15 rooms with original 18th-and-19th-century furnishings, open seasonally for self-guided tours. The 1912 Colonial Revival garden behind the house is open year-round, dawn to dusk, free.
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Salem Common
★ 4.7N Washington Square, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Salem Common is a 9+ acre historic park established 1803 in the Salem Common Historic District. Site of the First Muster of the East Regiment in 1637 — the origin of the National Guard. Features recreational paths, a 1926 Colonial Revival bandstand, Washington Arch, and regular community events.
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Salem Harbor Walk
★ 4.725 Peabody St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Salem Harbor Walk is a public waterfront walking path running along Salem Harbor's edge, connecting Pickering Wharf, Derby Wharf, and the South River with views of harbor activity and the Friendship of Salem.
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Salem Play Area for Canine Exercise (SPACE)
★ 4.5North St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Salem Play Area for Canine Exercise (SPACE) is Salem's public dog park — a fenced off-leash area with water and benches, run by the city's Recreation Department.
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Salem Willows Park
★ 4.6165 Fort Ave, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Salem Willows Park is a 35+ acre oceanfront park on Salem's north shore with picnic grounds, a beach, fishing access, tennis and basketball courts. The historic arcade strip includes games, bumper cars, a batting cage, and classic stops like Peppy's Pizza and Hobbs' popcorn.
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Winter Island/Waikiki Beach
★ 4.660 Winter Island Rd, Salem, MA 01970, USA
Winter Island's beach — known locally as Waikiki Beach — is a sandy stretch on Salem's east-side peninsula, sitting inside Winter Island Park alongside the lighthouse, camping facilities, and historic Fort Pickering. Open seasonally for swimming and beachcombing.