Simon Bolivar Park, Metropolitan park in Teusaquillo, Bogotá, Colombia

Simon Bolivar Park is a large green space in Bogotá with cycling paths, sports fields, and a lake for water activities. The layout offers room for many activities, from boating to ball games, and is busy most days with people enjoying the outdoors.

Construction of the park began in 1966 on land from the El Salitre estate, donated by José Joaquín Vargas to charitable works after his death in 1936. In 1968 a small Eucharistic Temple was built for Pope Paul VI's visit to the 39th International Eucharistic Congress. Law 31 of 1979 officially created the park for the bicentennial of Simón Bolívar's birth, and in 1982 architect Arturo Robledo Ocampo designed the central plaza, paths and lake walls.

The park takes its name from Simón Bolívar, honoured by Law 31 of 1979 on the bicentennial of his birth. Its Templete Eucarístico, built for Pope Paul VI's 1968 mass, and a second shrine for John Paul II in 1986 remain landmarks. Since 1996 the Summer Festival and Rock al Parque have drawn crowds to the Plaza de Eventos.

The park is easy to navigate and has open areas for walking, cycling, and picnicking without special equipment. Visitors should come early in the day to enjoy quieter paths, and moving along the edges helps avoid crowded central areas.

The park houses a large event plaza that hosts concerts and outdoor shows with audiences numbering in the hundreds of thousands. This makes it a hub for major public gatherings and festivals throughout the city.