pocket park

Small urban oasis

A pocket park is a small public green space, typically occupying a single vacant lot or similarly compact urban site.

These parks provide greenery, seating, and breathing room in dense neighborhoods where larger parks aren't feasible: The city converted the abandoned lot into a pocket park with benches and flowering trees.

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scale/size

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Protected land for conservation

regional park · state park · nature reserve · Central Park · wilderness area

urban planning context

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Protected open space around urban areas

urban forest · waterfront promenade

urban vs. natural setting

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Undeveloped natural land

nature preserve · national forest · backcountry · wildlife refuge · untamed wilderness

Family

park, pocket, pouch, pocketbook, pocketing, pocketed, pickpocket, pocketful

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G