A downtown park along the Merrimack Canal next to Lowell High School, used for the weekly farmers market, the Lowell Folk Festival, Winterfest and other city events, and home to the "Industry, Not Servitude" sculpture honoring mill worker and writer Lucy Larcom.
What to expect
Entry fee
Lowell has no parking sticker program for its parks and no municipal swim beach; the city's two public pools are free to residents and non-residents. No pass or permit required.
Dogs
Leashed dogs permitted under citywide restraint ordinance
Hours
Park areas generally open dawn to dusk year-round; permitted exclusively through the Board of Parks for events
Managed by
City of Lowell Board of Parks, with programming coordinated by the Lowell Waterways Vitality Initiative
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On site
Monument
"Industry, Not Servitude" sculpture by Ellen Rothenberg
Path
walking path along the canal bank
Common questions
Is there an entry fee at Lucy Larcom Park?
Lowell has no parking sticker program for its parks and no municipal swim beach; the city's two public pools are free to residents and non-residents. No pass or permit required.
Can I bring my dog to Lucy Larcom Park?
Leashed dogs permitted under citywide restraint ordinance
What rules should I know at Lucy Larcom Park?
Park sits directly beside the Merrimack Canal, where current is very swift and swimming is prohibited canal-wide.