Bois de Boulogne
Lakes, streams and a cascade 14 metres high dug under Napoleon III, boating on the Lac Inférieur, 28 km of bridle paths, a cycle loop round the Longchamp racecourse, and the Jardin d'Acclimatation. from its own pages ↗
A public place: nothing is sold and no booking exists. Anyone selling you a ticket for it is not official.
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Ticket names translated from French · the venue's own wording is in the quote below
Access to the woods is free every day of the year except for periods when an entrance fee must be paid for certain delimited areas that would have received prior authorization.Translation · original in French
L’accès dans les bois est gratuit tous les jours de l’année à l’exclusion des périodes où un droit d’entrée devra être acquitté sur certaines zones délimitées qui auraient fait l’objet d’une autorisation préalable.Practical
Bois de Boulogne: address
Bois de Boulogne, Paris 16eOpen in Google Maps →✓ paris.fr/lieux/bois-de-boulogne-2779 · 2026-10-23Bois de Boulogne: opening hours
- Monday
- 24/24 h
- Tuesday
- 24/24 h
- Wednesday
- 24/24 h
- Thursday
- 24/24 h
- Friday
- 24/24 h
- Saturday
- 24/24 h
- Sunday
- 24/24 h
Translation · original in French
Lundi 24/24 h Mardi 24/24 h Mercredi 24/24 h Jeudi 24/24 h Vendredi 24/24 h Samedi 24/24 h Dimanche 24/24 hBois de Boulogne: what should I know before visiting?
In the Boulogne and Vincennes woods, access to the undergrowth is prohibited from dusk until dawn.Translation · original in French
Dans les bois de Boulogne et de Vincennes, l’accès aux sous-bois est interdit dès la tombée de la nuit et jusqu’au lever du jour.Bois de Boulogne: are dogs allowed?
Animals admitted: yes Dogs must be kept on a leash.Translation · original in French
Admission animaux : oui Les chiens doivent être tenus en laisse.You will continue to admire, despite the storm of 26 December 1999, numerous trees, mostly oaks that cover more than 50% of the wood's surface, thus perpetuating the memory of the former Rouvray forest. They coexist with many other trees: cedars, plane trees, ginkgo bilobas.
Translation · original in French
Vous pourrez continuer à admirer, malgré la tempête du 26 décembre 1999, de nombreux arbres, pour la plupart des chênes qui couvrent plus de 50% de la surface du bois, perpétuant ainsi la mémoire de l'ancienne forêt de Rouvray. Ils cohabitent avec de nombreux autres arbres : des cèdres, des platanes, des ginkgos bilobas.