PARKS OF BAGUIO CITY: BURNHAM PARK - THE ROSE GARDEN

Architect Daniel Burnham is what the park was named after. When people would talk about Burnham Park, they would usually mean the whole wide group of parks around the downtown area of Baguio city. However, decades ago, this part of the park is called the Rose Garden. With the long, low rise steps and the different varieties of roses blooming, the park has earned its name quite well. With roses having thorns, the flowers would be very enchanting but the stems, embracing each other, go to different directions and make the experience turn around to checking on safety more than enjoying the time with the flowers. The Rose Garden has been remodeled into a park with the dancing fountains.

The big entrance gates to the park are just across the Rizal Park. The path from the big gates direct to the lake on the opposite side of the park running along the small pool of low fountains. This can be said as the biggest silent park in downtown because this place is good for sitting and walking around, picnics, but not with activities requiring more movements just like the parks next to it.

Although this park has more greens than colorful flowers now, the gentle slopes are used to place the city’s Christmas village in the winter holidays. The flat ground is perfect for walking while the area is good enough to be a bit away from the traffic.

 The dancing fountain has its schedule in the late afternoon of the day. A lot of people get to this part of the park to watch the water dance.

How to reach the park?

The same yellow trunk jeepney line has the route exactly right on the entrance gates of the park. With the city routing plan, all vehicles coming from Naguilian road would definitely pass by the entrance of Burnham Park. Via taxi with the plugdown of 35 Php is an alternative, just advise the driver Burnham Park, Rose Garden entrance. (Most people consider the whole group of parks as Burnham Park.) 

Establishments near the park?

With the big area of this park, the immediate establishment near it is the Ganza restaurant. And being considered as the center of parks, in front of it is the Rizal park while the Burnham Lake behind it. Children’s park is on the side.

Burnham Park is just but one of the beautiful parks to visit in Baguio city.