Bois de Vincennes
12 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/paris, r/ParisTravelGuide13 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Most visitors recommend the Bois de Vincennes, and many pick it as a favourite. Two visitors suggest spending time in its woods, and one visitor loved starting walks from it along the Marne. One visitor points to the Paris zoo and Château de Vincennes, but another finds it very overrated in winter when the trees are bare.
Address
Bois de Vincennes, 75012 Paris, France
At a glance
- Best for
- Nature
- Known for
- Paris zoo, Château de Vincennes
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Other places on this map closest to Bois de Vincennes, as the crow flies.
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Icy-Tradition-7646 in r/paris · Apr 2025
Picks it first, with the green path as a second favourite.
- Recommendsu/NutrimaticTea in r/ParisTravelGuide · Mar 2026
Describes the wooded area near the castle as lovely.
- Recommendsu/jb_681131 in r/ParisTravelGuide · Sep 2026
Suggests visiting it, one of the two woods mentioned.
- Recommendsu/horsey_twinkletoes in r/ParisTravelGuide · Apr 2025
Suggests spending time in this wood, which it says holds a zoo and a château.
- Recommendsu/Clim_t_music in r/paris · Apr 2025
Says there is no contest, implying it clearly wins.
- Recommendsu/Hey-Im-Nat in r/paris · Jul 2025
Says they used to start from the Bois de Vincennes and follow the Marne, which they loved.
- Recommendsu/coffeechap in r/ParisTravelGuide · Feb 2025
Calls this park perfect for daytime outings, roughly three times the size of New York's Central Park.
- Recommendsu/ouvreboite in r/paris · Apr 2025
Picks it, noting it technically falls within the 12th arrondissement.
Show all 13 cited comments
- Caveatu/cap__n__crunch in r/paris · Apr 2025seasonality
Calls it very overrated in winter when the trees are bare.
- Recommendsu/Oswald_Ku in r/paris · Apr 2025
Picks it as their choice.
- Recommendsu/UnrulyCrow in r/paris · Apr 2025
Says they are a big fan of it too.
- Recommendsu/HoneyBearCake in r/paris · Apr 2025
Lists it among their favourites.
- Recommendsu/Dangerous_Manager890 in r/paris · Apr 2025
Names it as their choice.
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Details last checked 3 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.