Park

A soccer field in SimCity (2013)

Parks are a type of recreational buildings found in the SimCity series. Parks typically have a positive effect within the surrounding area, often helping to combat industrial pollution by reducing air pollution slightly, while also raising residential and commercial desirability and land value.

SimCity 4

Unlike the previous versions of SimCity, SimCity 4's parks cost money to maintain. The parks also now only affect certain zone types (e.g. green spaces will have a bigger impact on Residential zones than any other).

The following table shows the various parks' statistics. Res demand refers to the amount the residential demand cap is raised by this building, while Res and Com desirability refer to the desirability increase for residential and commercial buildings, respectively. Note that while certain reward buildings could also be considered parks due to their similar effects, they're not listed here.

Name	Construction cost	Maintenance cost	Res demand	Res desirability	Com desirability
Open Paved Area	§40	§5	250	10	30
Open Grass Area	§40	§5	250	30	20
Small Park Green	§40	§5	250	50	30
Community Garden	§70	§5	250	40	0
Beach	§70	§5	250	80	50
Small Flower Garden	§80	§5	750	60	20
Playground	§90	§10	1000	60	0
Gazebo	§90	§10	1000	40	20
Ranger Station	§90	§10	1000	20	0
Basketball Court	§90	§10	1000	30	0
Small Plaza	§90	§10	1000	25	50
Tennis Court	§130	§15	4000	30	0
Medium Park Green	§160	§15	1000	60	20
Medium Flower Garden	§170	§20	3000	70	20
Medium Playground	§210	§25	3000	75	0
Skateboard Park	§210	§25	4000	30	0
Medium Plaza	§210	§25	4000	25	60
Large Flower Garden	§310	§35	7000	85	35
Large Park Green	§320	§25	2500	75	30
Soccer Field	§340	§35	5000	30	20
Softball Field	§400	§35	6000	30	20
Large Plaza	§400	§35	9000	35	80

SimCity (2013)

In SimCity (2013), parks are a ploppable building. Like other games in the series, parks have a positive effect with the surrounding area. Park also raise land values around them, such as formal parks (§§§) and nature parks (§§). Basic (§) parks will not raise land value, however, but parks give a place for Sims that cannot find a place to shop.

Note that unlock conditions does not apply when playing in sandbox mode.

List of parks in SimCity (2013)

Basic (§)

Image	Name	Description	Cost	Notes
	The Excitatorium	Kids are given their own interactive world to explore as they learn to play a variety of sports and games, all within a safe learning environment.	§400	Futurizes nearby buildings, requires Cities of Tomorrow
	Blacktop Park	Just enough space for four-square and hopscotch.	§100
	Swings Playground	Swing-time! Higher!	§100
	Rides Playground	The perfect spot to drop the tykes off if you want to have them spun or bounced!	§100
	BBQ Pit	A handy spot where random Sims can put meat to fire surrounded by foliage. What could possibly go wrong?	§100
	BBQ Pavilion	Add a faint whiff of mesquite and lighter fluid to your park.	§400	Requires town hall
	Water Park Playground	Kids will love splashing around in this fun, watery playground.	§400	Requires town hall
	Small Field	Hope you like grass, because there's a bunch of it here!	§400	Requires town hall
	Small Field w/ Parking	Not every open field of grass has convenient attached parking!	§400	Requires town hall
	Medium Field w/ Parking	Not quite enough space for a game of two-hand touch and too many trees to fly a kite. Just enjoy the nature!	§1,600	Requires city hall with a department of tourism in the region
	Large Field w/ Parking	Perfect for rounds of paintball or just massive games of hide and seek.	§1,600	Requires city hall with a department of tourism in the region

Sports (§§)

Image	Name	Description	Cost	Notes
	AR Athletics Center	This innovative park takes advantage of location-aware software in augmented reality accessories to provide an interactive obstacle course with facilities for skateboarding, rock climbing and more!	§800	Futurizes nearby buildings, requires Cities of Tomorrow
	Public Tennis Court	Tennis, anyone? Sims will love playing tennis matches on your new court!	§400
	Basketball Court	You've got courtside tickets to watch ballers take the rock to the hole!	§400
	Volleyball Court	Catch every service and spike with a volleyball court in your city!	§400
	Medium Skate Park	Ample ramps and plentiful pipes fill this skate park to the brim.	§800	Requires town hall
	Large Skate Park	Put those empty swimming pools to a rad use!	§800	Requires town hall
	Soccer Field	Sims will hit the field to play soccer.	§10,000	Requires town hall
	Baseball Field	Play ball! Kids who join a junior baseball team will be less likely to start shoplifting.	§10,000	Requires town hall
	Hot Air Balloon Park	Give your Sims a chance to see your city from the air in a hot air balloon.	§10,000	Requires Airships Set DLC and a city hall with a department of tourism in the region

Nature (§§)

Image	Name	Description	Cost	Notes
	Pond	Ducks, mini-boat regattas, or just poking at lily pads; the options are nearly endless.	§200
	Wavy Path Park	Craft your own custom, easy to escape maze!	§400
	Straight Path Park	Help your Sims walk the straight and narrow with this handy park.	§400
	Colorful Path Park	The flowers help you not wander around in circles.	§400
	Tall Tree Row	Add some green between your heavy-polluting buildings to at least make it seems like you're making an effort to be green.	§100
	Short Tree Row	Add some green between your heavy-polluting buildings to at least make it seems like you're making an effort to be green.	§100
	Medium Path Park	This spacious park has ample paths for ambling and a lovely bed of colorful flowers.	§800	Requires town hall
	Tree-Lined Walkway	Beautiful trees and colorful flowers border this peaceful walkway.	§800	Requires town hall
	Wavy Tree-Lined Walkway	Parks department officials maintain that the landscaping crew was not drunk when laying this walkway.	§800	Requires town hall
	Large Path Park	This well-manicured park has plenty of space for even the largest cities.	§3,200	Requires city hall with a department of tourism in the region
	City Park	Even big cities need a sunny patch of greenery.	§3,200	Requires city hall with a department of tourism in the region
	Community Park	Gathering place for local mine troupes by day and wannabe vampire gangs by night.	§3,200	Requires city hall with a department of tourism in the region

Plaza (§§§)

Image	Name	Description	Cost	Notes
	Millennium Plaza	Housing an indoor tropical aquarium, the interior of this park allows visitors to view a thriving underwater ecosystem within a modern city setting. Landscaping innovation allows visitors to also enjoy the bright and airy park environs on the exteriors of this building.	§4,800	Futurizes nearby buildings, requires Cities of Tomorrow
	Flower Plaza	For when you love flowers so much you need a park filled to the brim with them.	§400
	Double Walkway	This walkway is a bit wider than most, with shady free coverage.	§1,200	Requires town hall
	Small Sculpture Garden	The plaque at the base reads "Pointless Oval - Henri Less"	§400
	Simple Walkway	This wide walkway has a scattering of trees and bushes for a touch of green in the middle of your city.	§1,200	Requires town hall
	Medium Sculpture Garden	The geometric sculpture at the center of this plaza is titled "Taxation Representation". What does it mean? What does it mean?	§1,200	Requires town hall
	Large Sculpture Garden	Gaze upon "Man", a sculpture entreatise on man's eternal struggle with nature... and himself.	§2,400	Requires town hall
	Large Urban Sculpture Garden	This striking iron Gordian knot sculpture is brought to you by Simfinity. "Simfinity: engineering everything"	§2,400	Requires town hall
	Urban Greenspace	Add a nice spot for overworked office drones to soak up the sun on their lunch hour.	§2,400	Requires town hall
	Tiered Urban Greenspace	It's almost like there's nature in the middle of your city!	§2,400	Requires town hall
	Plumbob Park	Sims are drawn to the glowing plumbob at the center of this park. What does it mean?!	§4,800	Requires Plumbob Park DLC and a city hall with a department of tourism in the region

Formal (§§§)

Image	Name	Description	Cost	Notes
	Fountain Plaza	Flagstones. Fountain. Flowers. What else could you ask for?	§400
	Fenced Fountain Plaza	A gothic fence frames this small plaza filled to the brim with fountains.	§400
	Small Fountain Park	Beautiful shiny tiles and colorful flowers frame a simple fountain.	§1,200	Requires town hall
	Reflecting Pool Park	Perfect for modern Narcissuses (Narcissusi?)	§2,400	Requires town hall
	Large Fountain Park	A massive fountain sits at the center of a dramatic plaza.	§2,400	Requires town hall
	Amphitheater	High-falutin' smarty-types gather here to watch plays and such.	§4,800	Requires city hall with a department of tourism in the region
	Urban Hot Air Balloon Park	They may say you're full of hot air, but you'll show them, now! Sims will have fanciful fun floating in a hot air balloon.	§12,000	Requires Airships Set DLC and a city hall with a department of tourism in the region
	SimCity Launch Park	Sims from across your city will flood this park to celebrate the launch of awesome, exclusive hot air balloons!	§15,000	Only available to pre-Update 4 players; requires city hall with a department of tourism in the region