This list of parks in Ponce, Puerto Rico, consists of the parks in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Passive as well as active parks are included; but recreational-use only parks, such as baseball stadiums, are omitted. Public parks maintained by both the municipal government as well as the central island government are listed.
| No. | Name | Sponsorship | Ownership | Type | Area (acres) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque de la Abolición | Public | Municipal | Passive | unk |
| 2 | Parque de la Ceiba | Public | Municipal | Passive | 0.6 |
| 3 | Parque del Retiro | Public | Municipal | Passive | 4 |
| 4 | Parque del Tricentenario | Public | Municipal | Passive | unk |
| 5 | Parque Ecológico Urbano | Public | Municipal | Passive | 6 |
| 6 | Parque Familiar Julio Enrique Monagas | Public | Municipal | Active & Passive | 125 |
| 7 | Parque Lineal Veredas del Labrador | Public | Municipal | Active & Passive | 12.7 (km) |
| 8 | Parque Luis A. Wito Morales | Public | State | Active & Passive | 200 |
| 9 | Parque Pedro Albizu Campos | Public | Municipal | Passive | unk |
| 10 | Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell | Public | Municipal | Passive | 4 |
| 11 | Plaza Degetau | Public | Municipal | Passive | 1.2 |
| 12 | Plaza Las Delicias | Public | Municipal | Passive | 2.2 |
| 13 | Plaza Muñoz Rivera | Public | Municipal | Passive | 1.0 |
| 14 | Parque Agüeybaná | Public | Municipal | Passive | unk |
| 15 | Parque Graciela Rivera | Public | Municipal | Passive | unk |
| 16 | Complejo Recreativo y Cultural La Guancha | Public | Municipal | Active & Passive | 20 |
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Ponce is both a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.
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Cerro de Punta or just Cerro Punta is the highest peak in Puerto Rico, rising to 1,338 meters (4,390 ft) above sea level. The mountain is part of the Cordillera Central and is located in the municipality of Ponce.
Teatro La Perla is a historic theater in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Inaugurated in 1864, it is the second oldest theater of its kind in Puerto Rico, but "the largest and most historic in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean." The theater was named La Perla in honor of the Virgin of Montserrat, known as "The Pearl of the Mediterranean." It is located in barrio Tercero, in the Ponce Historic Zone.
Río Portugués is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. In the 19th century, it was also known as Río de Ponce. Twenty-one bridges for motor vehicle traffic span Río Portugués in the municipality of Ponce alone. The river is also known as Río Tibes in the area where it flows through barrio Tibes in the municipality of Ponce. Río Portugués has a length of nearly 30 kilometers (19 mi) and runs south from the Cordillera Central mountain range into the Caribbean Sea. The Portugués is one of the best-known rivers in Ponce because of its prominent zigzagging through the city and its historical significance. The river is historically significant because the city of Ponce had its origins on its banks. It was originally known as Río Baramaya. It has its mouth at 17°58′51″N66°37′26″W. This river is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality.
Bucaná River is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Río Bucaná has its origin in barrio Machuelo Arriba where it forms at an altitude of 115 feet (35 m). It forms from the confluence of Río Cerrillos and Río Bayagán. It is also fed by Río Portugues during its southernly run. Río Bucaná used to run for some 29.5 kilometers (18.3 mi) prior to canalization and other diversion work by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It now runs for 5.89 miles (9.48 km) to drain into the Caribbean Sea. This river is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality.
The Parque Pedro Albizu Campos is a passive recreational park in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was dedicated on 12 September 1991, to the memory of Puerto Rican Nationalist leader Pedro Albizu Campos by the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos was born in Ponce on 12 September 1891. He was raised in Ponce and lived most of his life there as well.
The Ponce City Hall is a historic city hall in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is located it the center of the city, on Calle Degetau, across from Plaza Degetau in the Ponce Historic Zone. The building serves as the seat of the executive branch of government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce, including the office of the Mayor of Ponce. Built in 1840, it is the oldest colonial building in the city. The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1986 as Casa Alcaldía de Ponce-City Hall.
El Tuque is a beach and family recreational and tourist complex in the Punta Cucharas sector of Barrio Canas in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was designed in the early 1960s by Luis Flores, an architect from Cayey, Puerto Rico. It is located on PR-2, Km 220.1, in the El Tuque sector of Barrio Canas in Ponce. The sector of El Tuque is considered Puerto Rico's largest populated sector. The beach opened on 17 July 1965.
Barrio Playa, also known as Playa de Ponce, Ponce Playa, or La Playa, is one of the thirty-one barrios that comprise the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Bucaná, Canas, Vayas, and Capitanejo, Playa is one of the municipality's five coastal barrios. Barrio Playa also incorporates several islands, the largest of which is Caja de Muertos. It was founded in 1831.
Parque de la Abolición is a city park in Barrio Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is the only park in the Caribbean commemorating the abolition of slavery. It was built in 1874 and renovated in 1956.
Albergue Caritativo Tricoche or Hospital Tricoche is a historic building located on Calle Tricoche street in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the city's historic district. It was designed by the Spanish Royal Corps of Engineers. The architecture consists of 19th-century civil architecture. When built in 1878, "it held the top spot among public building in Puerto Rico," based on its size and beauty.
Tercero is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Together with Primero, Segundo, Cuarto, Quinto, and Sexto, Tercero is one of the municipality's six core urban barrios. It was organized in 1878.
Cerrillos River is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Río Cerrillos has its origin in barrio Anón and runs south until it feeds into Bucaná River. Río Cerrillos is commonly known by the locals as Maragüez River, because most of its course runs through Barrio Maragüez. This river is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality. The river has a discharge of 24,000 cubic feet per second, making it the second most affluent river in the municipality after Río Jacaguas.
Parque del Tricentenario is a passive urban park in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The park was built to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the city. It was inaugurated during the mayoral administration of mayor Rafael Cordero Santiago.
The Ponce Historic Zone is a historic district in downtown Ponce, Puerto Rico, consisting of buildings and structures with architecture that date to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The zone goes by various names, including Ponce Tradicional, Ponce Centro, Ponce Histórico, and Distrito Histórico.
Parque Luis A. "Wito" Morales is a park in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is part of the Lake Cerrillos Dam recreational area.
Museo Castillo Serrallés, a.k.a. Museo de la Caña y el Ron, is an agricultural museum in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, that showcases the history of sugar cane, its derivative rum industry, and their impact in the economy of Puerto Rico. The most notorious feature of the museum is the building it occupies. The building is a large four-story structure built in the 1930s for the owner of Ponce's Destileria Serralles, one of Puerto Rico's largest rum distilleries. The distillery was once also home to Puerto Rico's largest sugar-factory called Central Mercedita, producers of the Snow White sugar brand. The building, known as Castillo Serrallés, was designed by Pedro Adolfo de Castro in 1930 in the Spanish Colonial Revival style.
Museo Parque de Bombas is a museum located inside the historic Parque de Bombas in the Ponce Historic Zone in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
