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 |
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| 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)[]
| Image | Name | Description | Cost | Notes |
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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 |
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Blacktop Park | Just enough space for four-square and hopscotch. | §100 | |
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Swings Playground | Swing-time! Higher! | §100 | |
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Rides Playground | The perfect spot to drop the tykes off if you want to have them spun or bounced! | §100 | |
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BBQ Pit | A handy spot where random Sims can put meat to fire surrounded by foliage. What could possibly go wrong? | §100 | |
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BBQ Pavilion | Add a faint whiff of mesquite and lighter fluid to your park. | §400 | Requires town hall |
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Water Park Playground | Kids will love splashing around in this fun, watery playground. | §400 | Requires town hall |
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Small Field | Hope you like grass, because there's a bunch of it here! | §400 | Requires town hall |
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Small Field w/ Parking | Not every open field of grass has convenient attached parking! | §400 | Requires town hall |
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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 |
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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 |
| Image | Name | Description | Cost | Notes |
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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 |
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Public Tennis Court | Tennis, anyone? Sims will love playing tennis matches on your new court! | §400 | |
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Basketball Court | You've got courtside tickets to watch ballers take the rock to the hole! | §400 | |
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Volleyball Court | Catch every service and spike with a volleyball court in your city! | §400 | |
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Medium Skate Park | Ample ramps and plentiful pipes fill this skate park to the brim. | §800 | Requires town hall |
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Large Skate Park | Put those empty swimming pools to a rad use! | §800 | Requires town hall |
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Soccer Field | Sims will hit the field to play soccer. | §10,000 | Requires town hall |
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Baseball Field | Play ball! Kids who join a junior baseball team will be less likely to start shoplifting. | §10,000 | Requires town hall |
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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 |
| Image | Name | Description | Cost | Notes |
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Pond | Ducks, mini-boat regattas, or just poking at lily pads; the options are nearly endless. | §200 | |
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Wavy Path Park | Craft your own custom, easy to escape maze! | §400 | |
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Straight Path Park | Help your Sims walk the straight and narrow with this handy park. | §400 | |
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Colorful Path Park | The flowers help you not wander around in circles. | §400 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Medium Path Park | This spacious park has ample paths for ambling and a lovely bed of colorful flowers. | §800 | Requires town hall |
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Tree-Lined Walkway | Beautiful trees and colorful flowers border this peaceful walkway. | §800 | Requires town hall |
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Wavy Tree-Lined Walkway | Parks department officials maintain that the landscaping crew was not drunk when laying this walkway. | §800 | Requires town hall |
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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 |
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City Park | Even big cities need a sunny patch of greenery. | §3,200 | Requires city hall with a department of tourism in the region |
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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 |
| Image | Name | Description | Cost | Notes |
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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 |
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Flower Plaza | For when you love flowers so much you need a park filled to the brim with them. | §400 | |
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Double Walkway | This walkway is a bit wider than most, with shady free coverage. | §1,200 | Requires town hall |
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Small Sculpture Garden | The plaque at the base reads "Pointless Oval - Henri Less" | §400 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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Large Sculpture Garden | Gaze upon "Man", a sculpture entreatise on man's eternal struggle with nature... and himself. | §2,400 | Requires town hall |
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Large Urban Sculpture Garden | This striking iron Gordian knot sculpture is brought to you by Simfinity. "Simfinity: engineering everything" | §2,400 | Requires town hall |
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Urban Greenspace | Add a nice spot for overworked office drones to soak up the sun on their lunch hour. | §2,400 | Requires town hall |
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Tiered Urban Greenspace | It's almost like there's nature in the middle of your city! | §2,400 | Requires town hall |
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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 |
| Image | Name | Description | Cost | Notes |
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Fountain Plaza | Flagstones. Fountain. Flowers. What else could you ask for? | §400 | |
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Fenced Fountain Plaza | A gothic fence frames this small plaza filled to the brim with fountains. | §400 | |
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Small Fountain Park | Beautiful shiny tiles and colorful flowers frame a simple fountain. | §1,200 | Requires town hall |
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Reflecting Pool Park | Perfect for modern Narcissuses (Narcissusi?) | §2,400 | Requires town hall |
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Large Fountain Park | A massive fountain sits at the center of a dramatic plaza. | §2,400 | Requires town hall |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |