Underrated Free Parks in Beijing｜Don't Miss Series

These underrated free and lesser-known parks in Beijing are worth a visit 📍 Jiangfu Park 🚇 Jiantai Station, Chaoyang District 🕒 Opening Hours: 6:00–20:30 💰 Admission: Free, no reservation required ⭐ Highlights: Mainly ecological wetlands and woodlands, featuring quiet streams and abandoned railway tracks, a hidden gem for photography enthusiasts. Rapeseed flowers in spring, reed marshes in autumn, scenery changes with the seasons. Suitable for cycling, dog walking, and picnics. ✔️ Transportation around the park is not very convenient; besides driving and taxis, public transport options are limited; there are many mosquitoes, so remember to bring insect repellent! --- 📍 Shuangxiu Park 🚇 Beitaipingzhuang Station, Xicheng District 🕒 Opening Hours: 6:30–21:30 💰 Admission: 0.2 RMB ⭐ Highlights: The garden has a rustic atmosphere with wooden pavilions and winding paths, where tree shadows and sunlight intertwine like a movie scene. It’s small but very tranquil, perfect for a slow walk or daydreaming. ✔️ Enter from the north gate - turn left to Cuishi Garden - take a coffee break at Sanwang Lake - Huifang Garden - exit from the north gate --- 📍 Ziyu Park 🚇 Anli Road Station, Chaoyang District 🕒 Opening Hours: 10:15–15:30 💰 Admission: Free, advance online reservation required ⭐ Highlights: A private park with open lawns, free-range sika deer, and pigeons to feed by the lake. The golden ginkgo trees in autumn are beautiful. Due to limited visitors, the environment is quiet and uncrowded. ✔️ You can first visit the lawn to interact with and feed the sika deer, then feed the pigeons by the lake~ 📍 Wenyu River Park 🚇 Laiguangying Station, Chaoyang District 🕒 Opening Hours: 7:00–20:00 💰 Admission: Free, no reservation required ⭐ Highlights: Covering over 36,000 acres, one of Beijing’s urban parks, divided into areas like Chaoyang Park, Shunyi Park, and Changping Park. There are large flower fields all year round: tulips in spring, sunflowers in summer, reeds and cosmos in autumn and winter. The air is filled with the scent of plants, perfect for taking great photos anywhere. ✔️ Gate 2 is close to the Langkun Zizai Camp; Gate 6 leads to the lakeside camping area --- 📍 Purple Bamboo Park (Zizhuyuan Park) 🚇 National Library Station, Haidian District 🕒 Opening Hours: 6:00–22:00 💰 Admission: Free, no reservation required ⭐ Highlights: Famous for its bamboo, with hundreds of bamboo species and rows of weeping willows by the lake. You can row boats on the lake (rowboats/pedal boats/electric boats). In summer, the water reflects the green trees, very soothing. The park also features traditional Chinese garden landscapes with an antique charm. ✔️ East Gate - Lotus Ferry - South Small Lake - West Embankment Wetland - Fuyin Zizhuyuan Park