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Parks & Outdoors · Chennai
Where to get out — Chennai's parks, gardens and green pockets
Chennai's outdoor side: parks worth a morning run, gardens worth a Sunday picnic, and the green pockets that make the city bearable in October and beautiful by January. Curated for visitors who want some sky between their meetings, and locals who keep forgetting these are options.
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Cathedral Rd, opposite American Consulate, Ellaiamman Colony, Teynampet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600086, India
3723+FH5, 31, Cathedral Rd, opp.to Semmoezhi Ponga, Gopalapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600086, India
Rangeguindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600022, India
KMC, 814, Poonamallee High Rd, Opposite to, New Bupathy Nagar, Kilpauk, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600010, India
19, Rajaji Salai, Fort St George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600009, India
26PP+XFJ, Venkatanarayana Rd, T. Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600017, India
Karpagam Avenue, Mandavelipakkam, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600028, India
Nageswaran Rao Rd, T. Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600017, India
Raj Bhavan, post, Guindy National Park, Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600022, India
Alagar Perumal Koil First St, Ottagapalayam, Somasundara Bharathi Nagar, Vadapalani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600026, India
Most of the parks below peak between November and February — cool mornings, low pollution, the gardens at their floral peak. The summer months are best avoided between 11 AM and 4 PM; sunrise visits are still magical. Monsoon (June–September) is unpredictable but the green takes on a saturation you can't see otherwise.
Chennai has a handful of parks with dedicated jogging loops — typically 1.5–3 km, well-marked, well-lit at dawn and dusk. The serious runners' parks are listed first. Most allow dogs (on leash); a few have specific dog parks within them.
Picnicking is permitted at most public parks in Chennai but private gardens and conservancy sites usually aren't picnic-friendly. Entry fees are nominal where applicable. Toilet facilities are inconsistent — assume basic and you won't be disappointed.
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