Washington Park

Parking available inside and out of the park. Beautiful #foliage view. Lots of activities are organized in the park during the year such as tulip festival, Christmas lights, concerts…

Such a park is essential to live well and live vibrantly in a city. The autumn leaves, cloaking the park in sparking, kaleidoscopic tones of red and orange, offer a thrilling and vital contrast to the solemn majesty of the slightly decayed brownstones that line the park. Even if you do not spend much time in this park, its existence is essential to the pattern and basic cohesion of the city. This is a storied park, adorned with statues and ancient groves, a place where one can sit in the shade and feel the weight of ages past, not as a burden or responsibility, but as a soft blanket providing relief from the gruff, chaotically vibrating this institute of a strange and uncertain world. Come to this park if you're in Albany and spend a moment being wrapped in its soft, undulating, and bucolic comfort.

Really nice park. Clean quiet and there were several vendors selling fruits, honey, clothing, jewelry and other items. The flower arrangement in the center of the park was beautiful.

An amazing oasis of nature in the heart of Albany! Worthwhile to check out whether events are happening or not. Washington Park hosts a farmer’s market (in-season), a summer Playhouse, wonderful fountains, and plenty of unique trees sprawled all over the landscape. Springtime hosts Tulip Fest and the Park gets decked out in holiday lights during winter. The grounds crew do a great job keeping it clean. It’s one of the reasons why I live in this city!

Beautiful park with public restrooms and gravel pathways. Wheelchair friendly with some help for a few steep hills and uneven pathways but generally handicap accessable. We went for the Tulip festival and they had shuttle buses from the Medical Center parking lot, which was perfect. Great venders, live music and of course, beautiful flowers.