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Park is a type of community lot in The Sims and The Sims 2, and a lot assignment in The Sims 3 and The Sims 4.

The Sims and The Sims 2

The Sims and The Sims 2 did not allow community lots to be specifically designated as parks, but a community lot could be designed as a park. In The Sims, Downtown and Old Town each had a park. In The Sims 2, parks are a common feature of neighborhoods and sub-neighborhoods, though not all will have a park.

In the console version of The Sims 2: Pets, the Town Square is a park.

The Sims 3

Park lots attract Sims in a similar way to gym and pool lots. Lots can be set as small or large, which dictates how many Sims will gather there. Parks often feature grills and picnic tables.

As a lot assignment, parks provide the Beautiful Park moodlet:

Image	Moodlet Name	Mood Effect	Time Period	From	Game Dialog/Description	Notes	Expansion
	Beautiful Park	+15	-	Park Lot	The money City Hall put into this park was well spent! Swing sets, slides and jungle gyms, oh my!	Does not appear if Sim has Hates the Outdoors trait.

There are two types of lot assignments for park lots: Big Park and Small Park. These influence the boost of the moodlet, and also the number of Sims that will visit the lot. Magician NPCs appear at Big Park lots. Some of the lots listed on this page are actually No Visitors Allowed and Visitors Allowed lots. They generate a park map tag, but do not give the moodlets associated with true parks. The only true park lots added in The Sims 3: World Adventures are the Emperor's Plaza and the Hot Springs.

With Showtime, it is possible to add a stage to a park, which will allow that park to host some types of gigs. This can also be done in graveyards, fishing spots and beaches.

Sunset Valley parks

Central Park

Central Park

Central Park in Sunset Valley.

Central Park is a big park in Sunset Valley. It is the most recognisable park in the game, and a place where many Sims gather. There are ponds for fishing, plants to harvest, and butterflies to collect. There are also picnic spawners that do not seem available in either build mode or buy mode. It is Sunset Valley's centerpiece and main park. Sims can play chess here. There are swing sets as well, and a small somewhat hidden bathroom building. With The Sims 3: Seasons expansion, it will host festivals.

Maywood Glen

Maywood Glen

Maywood Glen in Sunset Valley.

Maywood Glen is a small park themed around chess. It is a quiet place where Sims can relax on their time off.

Sunnyside Strand

Sunnyside Strand

Sunnyside Strand in Sunset Valley.

Sunnyside Strand is a small park situated on the coast below the Wolff family house in Sunset Valley. It looks like a beach, but does not have the beach lot assignment.

Recurve Strand

Recurve Strand
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Recurve Strand in Sunset Valley.

Recurve Strand is an extremely unremarkable small park situated on the coast of Sunset Valley. It looks like a beach, but does not have the beach lot assignment.

Riverview parks

"All the Rave" Warehouse

"All the Rave" Warehouse

"All the Rave" Warehouse in Riverview.

"All the Rave" Warehouse is a small park in Riverview. It looks like an abandoned warehouse, and relatively few sims gather there. It is very similar to the Twinbrook Industrial Train Center in Twinbrook. With The Sims 3: Seasons expansion, it will host festivals.

Azalea Acres Community Garden

Azalea Acres Community Garden

Azalea Acres Community Garden in Riverview.

Azalea Acres Community Garden is a small park in Riverview. It functions as a community garden, growing onions, limes and other uncommon fruit and vegetables.

Dogwood Playland

Dogwood Playland

Dogwood Playland in Riverview.

Dogwood Playland is a small park in Riverview. It functions as a playground, featuring numerous toys like swing sets, slides, and the Rip Co. Little Baker Oven.

Four Bridges Park

Four Bridges Park

Four Bridges Park in Riverview.

Four Bridges Park is a large park in Riverview. It functions as a plaza, where Sims can gather near lots rabbit hole lots. It was the Old Main Road.This is because there is a random intersection on Bridge Parkway and Main Street that can only be explain with this. Plus the park is the same width (10 Sim Units) as a road.

The Gazebo

The Gazebo

The Gazebo in Riverview.

The Gazebo is a small park in Riverview. It looks like a bandstand that a band might play under, and has a stereo where Sims can dance and a chess table.

Plaza Park

Plaza Park

Plaza Park in Riverview.

Plaza Park is a small park in Riverview. It links Four Bridges Park to The Gazebo. It was also the Old Main Road. This is because there is a random intersection on Bridge Parkway that can only be explain with this. Plus the park is the same width (10 Sim Units) as a road.

Riverwalk Park

Riverwalk Park

Riverwalk Park in Riverview.

Riverwalk Park is a small park in Riverview. It runs along the riverside in on the central island in Riverview, and features a lot of greenery.

The Watering Hole Juice Bar

The Watering Hole Juice Bar

The Watering Hole Juice Bar in Riverview.

The Watering Hole Juice Bar is a small park in Riverview. It looks like a bar, and features the bar object prominently. There is a stereo and two foosball tables, and a grill out back. If a player has Ambitions or Late Night, they can change the lot zoning to Hangout or Watering Hole to make it serve a more realistic purpose.

Note: There aren't any big parks in Riverview. Instead the center of town is divided into several small ones.

Al Simhara parks

Sun, Moon & Earth Camps

(No Visitors Allowed)

Camp Sun
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Camp Sun in Al Simhara.

Camps Earth, Sun, and Moon are all No Visitors Allowed^{[confirmation needed]} lots in Al Simhara. They all feature tents, fire pits, and toilets. They are resting places for Sims on adventures in The Sims 3: World Adventures. They are very simple and look much the same.

Champs Les Sims parks

Rose Camps

(No Visitors Allowed)

Camp Rose
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One of the two Camp Roses in Champs Les Sims.

Camps Rose is No Visitors Allowed^{[confirmation needed]} lots in Champs Les Sims. They both feature tents, and toilets. They are resting places for Sims on adventures in The Sims 3: World Adventures. They are very simple and look much the same.

Shang Simla parks

Abandoned Barn

(No Visitors Allowed)

Abandoned Barn

Abandoned Barn in Shang Simla.

The Abandoned Barn is a No Visitors Allowed^{[confirmation needed]} lot in Shang Simla. It has a few collectible seed spawners and some koi to fish up. There are three treasure chests on this lot, containing respectively a money bag, a fragment, and gem.

Camps Peony, Orchid, Chrysanthemum, and Lotus

(Visitors Allowed)

Camp Lotus

Camp Lotus in Shang Simla.

Camps Peony, Orchid, Chrysanthemum, and Lotus is a Visitors Allowed^{[confirmation needed]} lot in Shang Simla. They feature tents and toilets so that Sims can rest during adventures. They all look much the same.

Emperor's Plaza

Emperor's Plaza

Emperor's Plaza in Shang Simla.

The Emperor's Plaza is a park lot in Shang Simla. It blends in with the lots around it to help give the impression of a fortified-in Asian city. There are swimming pools and chess tables, but not a lot else. It blends in particularly with Shang Simla Market.

Han's Orchard

(Visitors Allowed)

Han's Orchard

Han's Orchard in Shang Simla.

Han's Orchard is a pretty Visitors Allowed^{[confirmation needed]} lot in Shang Simla. It is a great park for gathering rare fruit like pomelos, and rare types of fish. It's clearly related to the hidden tomb called Han's Barn.

Hot Springs

Hot Springs

Hot Springs in Shang Simla.

The Hot Springs is a park in Shang Simla. It has a tomb below it, although it is not assigned as a tomb.

Twinbrook parks

Twinbrook Town Center

Twinbrook Town Center

Twinbrook Town Center in Twinbrook.

Twinbrook Town Center is a park in Twinbrook. It is centrally-located in town, in front of Twinbrook Town Hall and adjacent to Twinbrook Esplanade. And is the Main Park for Twinbrook

Twinbrook Esplanade

Twinbrook Esplanade

Twinbrook Esplanade in Twinbrook.

Twinbrook Esplanade is a park in central Twinbrook. It is set against the lake and is across the road from Twinbrook Town Center and the town hall.

Twinbrook Community Gardens

Twinbrook Community Gardens

Twinbrook Community Gardens in Twinbrook

Twinbrook Community Gardens is a small park in Twinbrook which serves as a garden where fruit and vegetables can be found growing.

Willowglen Ampitheatre

Willowglen Ampitheatre

Willowglen Ampitheatre in Twinbrook

Willowglen Ampitheatre is a small park on the outskirts of Twinbrook, set up as an ampitheatre, with the stage set in the middle below tall columns.

Barnacle Bay parks

Crowe's Nest Campgrounds

Crowe's Nest Campgrounds

Crowe's Nest Campgrounds in Barnacle Bay.

Crowe's Nest Campgrounds is a large park in Barnacle Bay. It features lots of beach umbrellas, tables and chairs.

Founder's Park

Founder's Park

Founder's Park in Barnacle Bay.

Founder's Park is a medium-sized park in Barnacle Bay. It sits in front of the local school building.

Garden of the Forgotten

Garden of the Forgotten

Garden of the Forgotten in Barnacle Bay.

Garden of the Forgotten is a small park in Barnacle Bay. Its most prominent feature is a pink cherry tree, a rare kind of flora in Barnacle Bay.

Grace's Garden

Grace's Garden

Grace's Garden in Barnacle Bay.

Grace's Garden is a medium-sized park in Barnacle Bay. It features playground equipment for child Sims.

Jollyboat Plaza

Jollyboat Plaza

Jollyboat Plaza in Barnacle Bay.

Jollyboat Plaza is a medium-sized park in Barnacle Bay. It features lots of benches and sits behind Barnacle Beach.

Lookout Park

Lookout Park

Lookout Park in Barnacle Bay.

Lookout Park is a small park in Barnacle Bay. Like most parks in Barnacle Bay it has few distinguishing features as a lot, but it does feature a telescope looking out over an island with a lighthouse.

Pirate's Hideaway

Pirate's Hideaway

Pirate's Hideaway in Barnacle Bay.

Pirate's Hideaway is a small park in Barnacle Bay. It features an underground cavern whose entrance is obscured by vegetation and players may easily fail to spot that there is a lot here. Pirate's Hideway appears to be part of the history of Barnacle Bay, it sits on a rocky outcrop on 0 Wanderer's Way. Some of the towns residents talk about long lost pirate treasure in their bios, could they be referring to this place? This was once the hide away for a pirate called Cathy Chaterly who died of old age. The basement below the stairs features a maze of rooms, (including Cathy's bedroom which is where you'll find her urn). Other urns with no names are scattered throughout and a skull and cross bones toy chest.

The Wanderer's Watering Hole

The Wanderer's Watering Hole

The Wanderer's Watering Hole in Barnacle Bay.

The Wanderer's Watering Hole is a small drinking establish in Barnacle Bay that is assigned as a park. It features bars for drinks and would suit being reassigned as a Hangout or Watering Hole.

Appaloosa Plains parks

Hangman's Tree National Historic Landmark

Hangman's Tree National Historic Landmark

Hangman's Tree National Historic Landmark in Appaloosa Plains.

Hangman's Tree National Historic Landmark is a small park in Appaloosa Plains. Next to one of the bushes, there is the gravestone of Yellow-Foot Wild-Hair.

Lunar Lakes parks

Gamma Gardens and Park

Gamma Gardens and Park in Lunar Lakes

Gamma Gardens and Park

5 Enterprise Avenue

Gamma Gardens and Park is a small park in Lunar Lakes which serves as a garden where fruit and vegetables can be found growing.

Solstice Stones

Solstice Stones

Solstice Stones in Lunar Lakes.

16 Cavil Court

Solstice Stones is a small park in Lunar Lakes.

Community Garden

Community Garden

Community Garden in Lunar Lakes.

7 Crater Lane

Community Garden is a small park in Lunar Lakes. It functions as a community garden, growing fruits and vegetables.

Starlight Shores parks

Verde Park

Verde Park

Verde Park in Starlight Shores.

Verde Park is a big park in Starlight Shores. Verde means green in many romance languages; like Spanish and Italian.

Tot Spot Playground

Tot Spot Playground

Tot Spot Playground in Starlight Shores.

Tot Spot Playground is a small park in Starlight Shores. It functions as a playground.

Starlight Plaza

Starlight Plaza

Starlight Plaza in Starlight Shores.