Park Permits
Do you want to reserve a park facility for your group's picnic, ballgame, 5k run, ultimate frisbee game or another activity?
Boston's parks are split between two different owners/managers. The city's Boston Parks & Recreation Department (BPRD) oversees about 2,400 acres and the state's MA Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) controls another 2,950 acres.
Both have ball fields, picnic areas, walking/jogging routes and other facilities that you can reserve with a permit. To get a permit, you have to know which agency manages the park you'd like to use.
BPRD city park permit application
You can also use the Boston Green Map to locate parks and facilities in every neighborhood.