Where to picnic in Wellesley

Picnicking options are many in Wellesley, from town parks to ballfields to playgrounds. Here is a sampling (this page is a work in progress…more picnicking suggestions will be added as we go along)

sprague elementary school playground, wellesley, picnic tables — Sprague Elementary School playground’s covered picnic tables. Sprague school can be found on School Street in Wellesley.

wellesley paintshop pond picnic table — Update: RIP 2020: Picnic table overlooking Paintshop Pond near Wellesley College campus. Accessible from Rte. 135 East near the athletic fields exit as you walk toward Pond Road (park at Wellesley College athletic fields lot and walk down 135)

Rockridge Pond, Wellesley, picnic table — Rockridge Pond view, from Hundreds Road. There’s a 0.4-mile trail to explore, too.

Reidy Field picnic tables, Wellesley, off Rte. 16 east — Picnic near Reidy Field baseball field, just watch out for foul balls. Behind Whole Foods.

Picnic near Reidy Field baseball field, just watch out for foul balls. Behind Whole Foods. — Another view from Reidy Field picnic table (there are several tables)

picnic table at elm park, wellesley hills, clocktower — Picnic table near Elm Park clocktower in Wellesley Hills (tucked in between Rte. 16 and Rte. 9)

clocktower at elm park, wellesley

Central Park, Wellesley Square, picnic table — Central Park picnic table, in area in front of Wellesley Square post office

Wellesley Town Hall green picnic table — Wellesley Town Hall green picnic tables, great for watching summer concerts

Wellesley Free Library picnic table — Picnic table sits on small hill between Wellesley Free Library and Hunnewell Elementary School, off of Rte. 16/135 east

picnic table fiske elementary school — Fiske Elementary School picnic table, in between playground and ball field, on Hastings Street

Fiske Elementary school playground, Wellesley — Fiske school playground

Schofield Elementary School, modular, playground, Wellesley — Schofield Elementary School playground picnic tables, off Cedar Street

Kelly Memorial Park, picnic table, Wellesley — Take a lunch break before you set off for a hike through Kelly Memorial Park. (The parking lot is at 68 Elmwood Rd.) Once fortified, see if you can find Fairy Rock along the trail.