Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
50 people recommend, 5 warn against itvia r/ParisTravelGuide, r/paris, r/solotravel30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 21 threads.
What people say, in short
Visitors praise Parc des Buttes-Chaumont for its scenery, and many put it at the top of their own lists of Paris parks. Some visitors point to its hills, views and cafés, and say it lies away from the main tourist routes. One visitor finds it already crowded, another would pick any other park over it, and one more notes it appears in guides to lesser-known spots.
Address
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, 75019 Paris, France
At a glance
- Best for
- Views, Walks
- Opinions divided
- Yes
- Known for
- Views over northern Paris, Flowers and waterfalls, Parakeets
Nearby on this map
Other places on this map closest to Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, 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/Gymnosophe in r/ParisTravelGuide · May 2025uniqueness
Presents the park as a designed landscape that was once a quarry, later made into a park.
- Recommendsu/Ravius in r/paris · Apr 2025
Lists its elevation, northern city views, water point, café terrace, hidden corners and rail-line access as highlights.
- Recommendsu/Skytingale in r/paris · Apr 2025uniqueness
Loves it as the one place where they feel truly away from Paris, with relief, cafés and grassy spots.
- Recommendsu/ohcoffeedragon in r/ParisTravelGuide · Aug 2024crowds
Surprised few tourists visit; thinks it is the most striking park in the city, with interesting history.
- Recommendsu/Lucky_Version_4044 in r/solotravel · Feb 2024
Suggests it as one of several nice parks worth visiting.
- Recommendsu/m4liko in r/ParisTravelGuide · Oct 2025
Names Butte Chaumont as a top park pick in reply to the thread.
- Recommendsu/No-Tone-3696 in r/ParisTravelGuide · Jan 2026
Calls it the most scenic option.
- Recommendsu/Present-Abalone-266 in r/ParisTravelGuide · May 2025
Says they visited the park today and rate it among the best parks they have seen.
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- Recommendsu/Alps_Disastrous in r/paris · Apr 2025
Calls Buttes-Chaumont the top pick.
- Recommendsu/Sunglassesandwatches in r/ParisTravelGuide · Jun 2025
Names it the top park in Paris.
- Recommendsu/AlbatrossNormal2279 in r/ParisTravelGuide · May 2025uniqueness
Says they loved it, calls it off the usual tourist path, and enjoyed the parakeets there.
- Recommendsu/jenlevelelif in r/paris · Apr 2025
Names Buttes-Chaumont as their favourite.
- Recommendsu/ExoticExchange in r/ParisTravelGuide · Aug 2024crowds
Agrees; thinks tourists skip the park because of the 19th arrondissement's reputation, which they see as prejudice.
- Recommendsu/jb_681131 in r/ParisTravelGuide · Dec 2025uniqueness
Recommended as a lesser-known park, grouped with a nearby neighbourhood.
- Caveatu/BurrowShaker in r/paris · Apr 2025crowds
Says it is already packed, so they prefer not to travel far for it.
- Recommendsu/666mph666 in r/ParisTravelGuide · Mar 2026
Describes the park as strikingly beautiful.
- Recommendsu/NutrimaticTea in r/ParisTravelGuide · Jan 2026
Lists it among the Paris parks to visit.
- Recommendsu/gortogg in r/ParisTravelGuide · Jun 2025
Suggests adding it, calling the detour to reach it worthwhile.
- Recommendsu/Objective-Rhubarb in r/ParisTravelGuide · May 2025
Calls it their top park in the city.
- Recommendsu/louisgmc in r/paris · Apr 2025
Probably their first choice, ahead of the other options.
- Recommendsu/loule489 in r/paris · Aug 2024
Recommends visiting this park and says it is nice.
- Recommendsu/SlideFunny7381 in r/ParisTravelGuide · Sep 2026
Includes this park in its list of places to visit.
- Recommendsu/sissy_crush75 in r/ParisTravelGuide · Jan 2026seasonality
Also suggests it as a better early-March fit than the far-off parks.
- Recommendsu/PurplePrincessPalace in r/ParisTravelGuide · Oct 2025seasonality
Enjoys its flowers and waterfalls, and finds it nicest in summer.
- Recommendsu/smolbibeans in r/askparis · Jun 2025
Named as the destination of a recommended walk through Belleville.
- Recommendsu/Substantial-Ad-6591 in r/ParisTravelGuide · Nov 2024
Listed among suggested sights.
- Recommendsu/Max8993 in r/askparis · Mar 2024
Listed as a park worth going to.
- Caveatu/turbines_chauffantes in r/paris · Apr 2025
Says they would pick any other option over Buttes-Chaumont, a dissenting view.
- Recommendsu/Winter_Ad_3805 in r/ParisTravelGuide · Jan 2025
Calls a hunting and nature museum their favourite, and says this park is lovely and away from typical tourist routes.
- Caveatu/Hyadeos in r/paris · Aug 2024uniqueness
Says the park appears in many guides to lesser-known spots, so it is not hidden.
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