No. 36(a) – Lincoln Park

Visited various days and times in July. Usually busy with a good number of older kids both on the court and in the playground. Not much shade apart from the picnic tables under the trees.

The basics

6.60 acre park with playground, Tot Lot, baseball court, basketball court and soccer field. Access from Washington Street at the Argenziano School, Perry Street and Lincoln Parkway. Residential parking, parking in school lot outside of school hours and parking on Lincoln Parkway 7am-3pm. Portapotty! Closest stops for snacks in Union or Inman squares. Grass, concrete and metal play structures on woodchips.

The fun stuff

General

Soccer
Basketball
Baseball, Softball
Sprinklers
Open space
Picnic tables and benches

Playground

Five swings (2 bucket, 1 tire swing)
Six slides, plastic and metal, straight, extra-wide and spiral (3 in the Tot Lot)
Climbing – Ladders (curved, straight and chain), steps, monkey bars and loops
Clatter Bridge
Steering wheels

This is a large park with lots of space for various activities. The recreational grass field was refurbished for use by youth and adult athletic groups and is generally (and somewhat contentiously I understand) locked to the public. There are nine Dog-Friendly parks in the city and, despite evidence to the contrary, (and again somewhat contentiously I believe), Lincoln Park is not listed as a Dog-Friendly park (one where dogs are permitted on-leash only and owners are required to pick up after their dogs).

The playground at Lincoln Park seems to be the oldest playground we have visited so far, but in spite of this was busy on each of our visits. In the mornings we met groups of kids from summer camps, the Recreation Department’s Summer Playgrounds Program and daycare centers and in the afternoons we met other smaller groups of kids of all ages. The water sprinklers were running each time we visited.