Burnham Park
Burnham Park
3.9
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The 'mother of all parks' in Baguio city, the summer capital of the Philippines, is a 32.84-hectare park designed by, and named after, American architect and urban planner Daniel Hudson Burnham, who also designed the original plan for Baguio City as well as Dewey Boulevard (now Roxas Boulevard) in Manila. The park has 12 main areas, the most popular of which are the Burnham Lagoon, a man-made lake with rowboats for hire; a children's playground; a skating rink; the Rose Garden and the Picnic Grove.
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irenevff
Dasmarinas City, Philippines6,023 contributions
May 2022 • Family
it's a fact. you've not actually been to baguio if you have not explored burnham park. when i was still working in this city, i would while my time away in this place. i could become oblivious to the crowd by just sitting on one of the benches facing the man-made lagoon, observing people from different walks of life who were trying desperately to manoeuvre themselves on the murky waters while i enjoyed sipping a glassful of strawberry tahô i bought from a nearby ambulant vendor. sometimes, i got to be asked to take someone's group picture. at times, when boredom struck, i volunteered to shoot couples who struggled with their selfies.
we frequent burnham now as a family during our quick visits to baguio. my son would go biking sometimes or eat street foods from nearby stalls. this is a great place for bonding with family members, friends or a special someone with no entrance fee.
we frequent burnham now as a family during our quick visits to baguio. my son would go biking sometimes or eat street foods from nearby stalls. this is a great place for bonding with family members, friends or a special someone with no entrance fee.
Written June 22, 2022
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Zai
World207 contributions
Dec 2019
A very nice park in the middle of Baguio City, had my first taste of the strawberry Taho here which was very delicious. The park can get very crowded, especially at night. But at the same time I find it to be very enjoyable at night as the weather gets cooler also. If you're looking for a quiet and peaceful park, this may not be for you. If you're in Baguio City, visit this park.
Written January 28, 2020
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chia-hui
Baguio, Philippines5 contributions
Mar 2020 • Friends
Burnham park is a popular place where tourists always wanted to visit. Burnham park is where you can spend some of your time lying on those grass and sighting the beautiful sky of Baguio. Burnham park will be a good place of people of Baguio/tourists know how to throw their own garbages. And Burnham park management should alot trash bins around the burnham park so that it will maintain its cleanliness and the beauty of it. This 2021 they made Burnham park such a fine destinations by putting some lights and everunight theres a band singing songs for free. But as pandemic happen few people are their walking, jogging, biking. A must visit in Baguio.
Written February 21, 2021
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janine0807
19 contributions
Dec 2023 • Friends
Renting a paddleboat and gliding across the lake is a popular activity. It’s a fun way to enjoy the park and get some great photos. There are food stalls and vendors around the park selling local snacks and treats, which is convenient for grabbing a bite while you’re out and about.
Written July 31, 2024
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derektrips
Philippines492 contributions
Nov 2022 • Couples
Nice big park at the center of town. It has a small lake where you can rent a boat to paddle around. Rent a bicycle or find a shaded area just to sit and people watch. Take the kids to the children park so they can play on all the slides and swings. Make sure to check out the Orchardium if you're a plant lover.
Written November 26, 2022
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Ramanuj Naik
Bhilai, India24 contributions
Mar 2019
Very Nice historic park in the downtown of Baguio designed by American architect and Baguio city planner David Burnham who is also the namesake of park. Very huge park both times great to visit with enough food stalls. Burnham lake earlier known as city pond has great boating facilities.The fauna of lake has Koi , Carp and Tilapia. They have children's playground . Worth spending some leisure time here and relax.
Written February 12, 2020
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Jarred A
Monroe, LA328 contributions
Dec 2022 • Couples
Quite a bit to see and do for the whole family. When we visited it was super crowded, but that made it much more interesting and fun when we rented bikes and tricycles. The bike paths were super chaotic with kids counter-flowing and people crashing which was also actually pretty fun 😂. Nice park for a date, picnic, or just a place to chill.
Written December 14, 2022
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Peter M
Melbourne, Australia1,291 contributions
Aug 2022
Burnham Park is in the centre of Baguio and is named after the USA architect David Burnham. The lagoon that has rides in boats that look like swans are very popular. There are signs up forbidding massage, but women and men take no notice and offer you massages. There is also a children's park. It is free to enter.
Written January 16, 2023
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Rhodadel A
Philippines233 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
Avoid this park during holidays. Compared to our previous visits, this park is now super crowded and more commercialized.
Now you can't even have a quiet time to relax and have a picnic at the side.
There's a lot of trash everywhere. Hope the government of Baguio will do the clean up and consistent monitoring of the park.
Even the toilets have fees, but it's not clean.
Now you can't even have a quiet time to relax and have a picnic at the side.
There's a lot of trash everywhere. Hope the government of Baguio will do the clean up and consistent monitoring of the park.
Even the toilets have fees, but it's not clean.
Written January 5, 2020
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Fredric John
Dubai, United Arab Emirates1,006 contributions
Oct 2023 • Friends
There’s a lot of activities to do in Burnham Park. We chose to do the biking one and it was cheap for almost an hour. After visiting many times, it was my first time doing this activity.
Burnham Park is also improving the same as the other tourist attractions in Baguio. Now, they had a lot of food stalls nearby while biking in the area. They also keep the surroundings clean every time.
Burnham Park is also improving the same as the other tourist attractions in Baguio. Now, they had a lot of food stalls nearby while biking in the area. They also keep the surroundings clean every time.
Written November 20, 2023
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100 for the rowboat, 250 for the swan or the bigger boats. :)
Written October 24, 2019
We're planning to go in baguio this coming october,I ask if the b.park is open on that month?
Written September 17, 2018
it is open now, i guess.
Written November 13, 2018
There's no entrance fees but park is surrounded by ample of rental things like boats, bikes and etc.
Written November 2, 2018
Hi. What time does the park open? I plan to go there for morning walk/jog. Will be staying at a hotel nearby
Written April 29, 2018
Hi, I think the park is open as early as 4/5AM, perfect time also for a morning jog. Enjoy!
Written April 30, 2018
Good eve po.. my group are planning to visit baguio on 24-26. We would like to watch panagbenga festival.
Are we allowed to put up a tent at burham park by that day? Only at night.?
Thank you
Written February 19, 2017
I can see some putting up a tent at night but only for a short period of time.
Written August 14, 2017
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