Volkspark Friedrichshain

This park is a hidden gem in Berlin and is 100% worth a visit!

I came here in the autumn and the flora and fauna were so beautiful. The leaves were falling off the trees and everything was so mesmerising!

We also saw this beautiful Heron-type bird perched at the end of a picnic area near a lake. It was mind blowing how close we could get and the bird didn’t budge one bit!

Beautiful park with a forest-like feel. Calming and soothing yet enlivened with public. Great place for a BBQ session. One can also just pick up a book and a flask of their favourite beverage and relax under a shady tree while the sound of the chirping birds replenish your soul. Loved it;

Amazing park 🌳

There is spots for kids, dogs, picnics and sitting by the water. There’s also a cafe, a public toilet - overall great infrastructure.

Grilling is allowed in designated spots which have to be reserved quite far in advance (about a week at least) and cost 20 euros, so keep that in mind!

Definitely worth a visit.

A really nice park with lots of different hidden features to enjoy. There is plenty of open space for families to explore the outdoors as well as designated areas that allow for activities such as volleyball, rock climbing and barbeques.

TDLR : One of the best, if not the best park in Berlin that has something for everyone.

I have visited the park innumerable times, and every time I am in awe of the beauty of nature inside the park. To set expectations, it is not as large as Tiergarten.

There are at least 3 small playgrounds for kids to play. For couples, it is a very beautiful place to walk. For early morning joggers, one can easily cover 5-8 kilometers without getting bored! There is a dedicated runners area, too.

During summer, the park tends to be a bit crowded due to a lot of BBQ around, but hey, Berlin summers are so short - this park allows you to make the best use of it.

One also finds a lot of parents with prams (kinderwagen) around in the park as this a beautiful place to stroll.

It is also well connected with a number of trams stopping around the area.

Very well maintained like a lot of parks in Berlin, I could say could not have been better.

Enjoy the pictures. :)

Beautiful! It has beach Volleyball fields. Also, you can grill there. Make sure to know exactly where it is allowed to grill otherwise you might be fined.

Beautiful park with a magical fountain at the entrance that has been rebuilt over the years after being destroyed during WWII as well as being vandalized. The fountain is called "Marchenbrunner" (fairtytale fountain) and is worth a visit. Overall, the park is a really local favorite and very chill place to hang out, watch the passersby, bike, run etc.

This park has just so much to offer, it's definitely one of my favorite places in the city!
I just believe that there should be more dog areas (there is only one in the north-east side and it's not particularly nice/well kept)

Lovely park, great for running in, lots of areas to so sport, like ping pong or netball, couple of smaller player areas throughout, and also has some nice water features, there's some nice views from the top of the hill.

Pros- very beautiful park with lots to see and do
-very large
-good for sports or family activities

Cons
-can be quite busy at times, but there's empty space if you look

A good park for relaxing and engaging in fun experiences with friends. Skaters and tennis players would have fun here; the park covers a large land mass so more space for people. Children are not left out; there are places for them to play.

One of the most beautiful parks in the city. Always calmed and full of nature. If I had to recommend something: in the weekends it is too full so you might want to check it out during the weekdays 🌷

This is my favorite park in Berlin. I go here almost every other day for a run, walk or just to chill.

It has running paths, circular route for skating, open gym, tennis courts and literally everything you can imagine.

There are two small mountains which you can climb to get a nice view of the nearby neighborhoods & also the sunset.

It also has a biergarten by the pond. You can get beers, pizza, ice cream, coffee, etc. here.

Whether you're with kids, friends or your better half, it's a perfect place to hang with everyone.

Lots of things to do, great nature!
In spring - autumn there is also a shop/spatiu at the entrance. There are spots for grilling, and places to train. In the southern part there is a lake, a bigger restaurant and kind of a hill.. makes good small trails.

Nice park to walk, jog, relax or soak up the sun. You can find food, drinks, ice etc., near the big pond.

Volkspark Friedrichshain (German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlkspaʁk ˈfʁiːdʁɪçsˌhaɪn] (listen)) is a large urban park on the border of the Berlin neighborhoods of Friedrichshain and Prenzlauer Berg. The oldest public park in Berlin, at 52 hectares, it is also the fourth-largest, after Tempelhofer Park (>300 hectares), Tiergarten (210 hectares), and Jungfernheide (146 hectares).[1]



Aerial view of Volkspark Friedrichshain

HistoryEdit

The park was originally conceived by the landscape gardener Peter Joseph Lenné, and in 1840 the Berlin city council decided to construct it on the occasion of the centennial of Frederick the Great's ascension to the Prussian throne. The oldest parts of the park were laid out in 1846-1848 based on plans by Johann Heinrich Gustav Meyer, a landscape architect who held the post of city park director, and learned his craft in the botanical garden of Schöneberg. The park was constructed on the space of a former vineyard, and officially opened in 1848 with an area of 46 hectares.

What an incredible and large park! There are at least 3 separate playground areas (there may be more), tennis courts, basketball courts, skate park, duck pond, fountains, paths, and a cafe. One of the playgrounds had a zipline that our kids loved. Felt pretty clean and felt tucked away from all the normal tourist areas. Highly recommend a visit.

Really great park with different areas, busy and calm. There’s lake with cafe, summer cinema, nice footpaths and playgrounds for kids. You can find easily spot for yourself.

Lovely❤ went there for a morning run around 8am. It was full of people running, walk-ins, reading, playing with the dog, going yoga, stretching, work out ecc. Very nice atmosphere. Clean, quite, energising.

Very nice place, many playgrounds, restaurants, ice cream shop, etc. Safety is assured, police continue to patrol the park every 15-30 minutes. A good place to be and spend quality time also for children and adults

this is a very nice Park and one of the oldest public parks in Berlin. It has a few small Lakes, Mountains and some beautiful Water Fountains. The Märchenbrunnen is really beautiful and in the summer a pretty popular place to hang out. There is a path where you can jog or hike up the Mountain to get a really good view of the City below. Two small artificial mountains, which are made of demolished WWII bunkers and rubble from the ruins of buildings destroyed in the war, offer of a spectacular view of Berlin's city centre. They have become known as "Mont Klamott" and "Kleiner Bunkerberg"