Parks are a type of recreationalbuildings 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 commercialdesirability 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.
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!
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.