In 2013, the Town commissioned a Parks Master Plan that has mostly been shelved. Download Parks Master Plan.
Cobourg has a lot of Parks - large and small. They vary in their use - from Nature to Cultural. Here is a list.
| Name | Address | Acres | Category |
| Brook Road Lookout | 451 Lakeshore Drive | Portal | |
| Burnham Manor Park | 464 Burnham Street | 1.2 | Leisure |
| Cedermere Avenue Lookout | 74 Cedermere Avenue | Portal | |
| Chris Garrett Park | 990 Birchwood Trail | 5.4 | Cultural |
| Cobourg Conservation Area (James Cockburn Park) | 700 William Street | 30 | Nature |
| Cobourg Dog Park | 777 Ontario Street | Cultural | |
| Conservation Land | 550 King Street West | ||
| Conservation Land | 710 King Street West | ||
| Coronation Park | 7 Coronation Cres. | 1.2 | Leisure |
| Coverdale Park (Renamed Peter Delanty Park) | 29 Coverdale Avenue | 6.5 | Leisure |
| Daintry Crescent Park | Daintry Crescent | Leisure | |
| D'Arcy Street Lookout | 5 D'Arcy Street | Portal | |
| Donegan Park | 92 D'Arcy Street | 17 | Athletic |
| Ecology Garden | 107 Hibernia Street | 0.4 | Nature |
| Fitzhugh Park | 533 Delanty Road | 2 | Leisure |
| Fitzhugh Shores Parkette | 78 East House Crescent | 0.6 | Portal |
| Fitzhugh Shores | 545 Willmott Street | Leisure | |
| Five Corners Park | Cnr King/William | ||
| HW Cooey Park | 405 King Street West | Leisure | |
| James J. Tracey Park | 196 Spencer Street East | 5 | Leisure |
| Jubilee Park | 541 Elgin Street West | 1 | Cultural |
| Legion Fields | 650 D'Arcy Street | 22 | Athletic |
| Lion's Park | 750 D'Arcy Street | 10 | Athletic |
| Lionel Tut Gutteridge Park | 115 Stuart Street | 0.8 | Leisure |
| Lookout Point Park | 557 Lakeshore Road | 0.3 | Portal |
| Lucas Point Park | 545 Willmott Street | 213 | Nature |
| Minnie Pennel Arboretum | 941 Frei Street | 3.5 | Nature |
| Molly Baker Lane | 34 Brook Road South | Nature | |
| Monk's Cove Park | 121 Burnham Street | 0.9 | Leisure |
| Morley Cane | 67 Ballantine Street | 4.7 | Leisure |
| New Amherst Park | 845 New Amherst Street | 1.8 | |
| New Amherst Parkette | 857 Caddy Drive | 0.5 | Leisure |
| Optimist Park | 30 Meredith Crescent | 0.6 | Leisure |
| Parkette | 1014 Tillison Avenue | Leisure | |
| Parkette | 1242 Ashland Drive | Leisure | |
| Parkette | 995 Frei Street | Leisure | |
| Peace Park | 175 Forth Street | 10 | Nature |
| Rotary Fields | 750 D'Arcy Street | 15 | Athletic |
| Rotary Waterfront Park | 110 Albert Street | 2 | Cultural |
| Sinclair Park | 540 Sinclair Street | 8.7 | Leisure/ Athletic |
| Tracey Parkette | 781 King Street West | 0.2 | Portal |
| Victoria Park | 65 King Street East | 12 | Cultural |
| Victoria Square | 55 King Street West | Cultural | |
| Waterfront Nature Park (previously West Headland) | 80 Bagot & 107 Hibernia St. | 0.6 | Nature |
| West Park Village Park | 815 Prince of Wales Drive | Leisure | |
| Westwood Park | 665 Carlisle Street | 7.7 | Leisure/ Athletic |
Town of Cobourg list with more detail of each park. Not all parks are listed on the Town's site.
Parks Use By-Law 022-2016 - Many things are prohibited - no alcohol, barbecues, fishing, feeding birds, littering, diving off pier, etc. Parks are closed 11:00 pm to 7:00 am - but it's rarely enforced.