Hoyt Park

Welcome to Russell E. Hoyt Park! 

Russell E. Hoyt Park is the largest community park in the Riverside neighborhood. It's a place for everyone—whether you love playing sports, spending time with your dog, or just relaxing outdoors. 

At Hoyt Park, you’ll find: 

  • A softball field 
  • Tennis and pickleball courts 
  • Basketball courts 
  • Water play area 
  • Playgrounds 
  • A shared, off-leash space for dogs from 6-9am 

This park is more than just a place to play—it’s a part of the community. Hoyt Park hosts exciting community and neighborhood events and is home to the Willis D. Moore Youth Center. 

Hoyt Park hasn’t had a major update since 1995, and it’s starting to show. That’s why the City has marked it as a near term renovation project in the Open Space and Recreation Plan, and the community conversation is getting underway. 

Sign up for email updates about Hoyt Park, and check this webpage for updates. 

May 2025

Survey: What do you love? What would you change?

To start the community conversation, we're asking you to share your memories of Hoyt Park, and offer ideas on how we can make the park better.

Please take the online survey! There is an option to submit photos of Hoyt, so before taking the survey we recommend you:

  1. Visit Hoyt Park 
  2. Take at least two photos of the park, showing:
    • One think you love about Hoyt
    • One thing you would change 
  3. Use the link above to take the survey!

Help Us Shape the Future of Hoyt Park

The City is beginning a community conversation about how to celebrate Hoyt Park's role in social and community resiliency and imagine its future together. We’re inviting community members to share their stories and memories of Hoyt Field, and to offer ideas on how we should approach community engagement as we begin planning for the park’s future.

At this time, we anticipate construction to begin in 2027. 

Your voice matters. Together, we’ll make Hoyt Park even more fun, welcoming, and safe for everyone. Sign up for email updates on this project and continue to check this website for updates.

The earliest we expect construction to begin is 2027. 

This summer (2025) we are beginning a community conversation about how to celebrate Hoyt Park, and imagine it's future together. Throughout the summer we will show up at community events, have a presence in the park, and host some engagement activities.

Sign up for email updates, and check back on this website for updates.

 

For more information, reach out to Cortney Kirk at ckirk@cambridgema.gov.