List of parks in Bern

The city of Bern, Switzerland, has 130 urban parks and 95 public playgrounds with a total surface area of 4.2 square kilometres (1,000 acres). These venues are maintained by the City Nursery (Stadtgärtnerei).

Principal parks

Inner City

In the Old City, the most prominent green spaces are those on the sunny southern ridge of the Old City peninsula. From west to east, these are the Kleine Schanze, the Bundesterrasse, the privately owned Casinoterrasse and the Münsterplattform.

Bundesterrasse

The Bundesterrasse (Federal Terrace) is the terrace on the south, Aar-facing front of the Federal Palace of Switzerland, the building housing the Swiss federal parliament and several federal executive departments. The terrace follows the ridge of the Old City peninsula from the Kleine Schanze in the west to the Hotel Bellevue Palace and the Kirchenfeldbrücke in the east.

List of parks

This partial list is taken from the website of the City Nursery. Coordinates are derived from the city GIS.

Image	Name	Location	Notes
	Bundesterrasse		Terrace south of the Federal Palace, overlooking the River Aar and the Marzili neighborhood.
	Münsterplattform		Terrace south of the cathedral, the Münster of Bern, overlooking the Aar and the Matte neighborhood. (Images)
	Kleine Schanze		Part of the former city fortifications (Schanze), now the Old City of Bern's principal park, with numerous monuments and a bandstand.
	Schütte		The northern slope of the Aar peninsula between Lorrainebrücke and the Nydegg neighborhood, currently in the process of restoration.
	Aaregg Kinderspielplatz II		Small public playground.
	Hintere Engehalde
	Engepromenade
	Rossfeld Park
	Grosse Schanze		Formerly part of the city fortifications, now a large roof terrace in front of the University of Bern's main building.
	Studerstein		Arboretum founded in 1809 with 350 species of tree. Monument to mountaineer and draftsman Gottlieb Samuel Studer (1804-1890).
	Alter Tierpark		From 1881 to 1937 a small zoo (Hirschenpark) with deer and bisons.
	Bürenpark		Small park near a church community building.
	Floraanlage		Small park near the U.S. embassy.
	Gaswerkareal		Large recreational area with sports facilities on the bank of the river Aar, near the Gaskessel cultural venue.
	Goumoensmatte Spielplatz		Small public lawn and playground.
	Kocherpark		Named after physician and Nobel laureate Theodor Kocher (1841–1917).
	Lentulushubel		Grave of General Rupertus Scipio Lentulus (1714–1786) on a small hillock.
	Monbijou Park		Park and playground behind the Oberzolldirektion.
	Schlossmatt Spielplatz		Small public lawn and playground among residential buildings.
	Schwarztoranlage		Small tree-lined park on a busy street.
	Steinhölzli Spielplatz		Public playground near a small forest.
	Veielihubel		Small park area on a hillock providing a view over part of the city.
	Dalmaziquai		Riverwalk on the eastern shore of the Aar near the Tierpark Dählhölzli.
	Egelsee
	Elfenau
	Jupiterstrasse
	N6–Überdeckung
	Rosengarten
	Schönbergpark
	Traffeletweg
	Grosse Allmend
	Kleine Allmend
	Breitenrain Park
	Obere Humboldtstrasse
	Johanneskirche
	Schützenweg
	Spitalackerpark
	Bachmätteli und SVB
	Bethlehem Park
	Brünnen Tunnelüberdeckung
	Bümpliz Schlosspark
	Schwabgut
	Tscharnergut
	Winterhalde