>The Park<

Your expert guide to Left 4 Dead 2's The Park chapter. Learn the best routes, enemy tactics, and item locations to survive this medium-difficulty, day-time campaign.

Alright, welcome to The Park! This is a medium-difficulty map that takes place during the day. The big event here is a Crescendo Event triggered by a Trailer Alarm, but thankfully, there are no unique Panic Events to worry about. You'll definitely see Uncommon Infected, so keep your eyes peeled.

When you first exit the Safe Room, take a moment to check out the graffiti on the walls – it's a nice touch. Before you head out, grab a Pipe Bomb from the Safe Room inventory; it's super effective at clearing out the initial wave of Infected in the plaza. You'll also find a humvee nearby with some useful items in its trunk and around it. Once you're ready, head up the stairs and into the park itself.

Inside the park, you've got three main paths you can take, and the game actually encourages you to explore them all to snag extra supplies. To your left is the tea house, straight ahead is the hedge field, and to your right are the washrooms. Each path offers some kind of Weapon, so try to hit them all if you can. No matter which route you choose, your goal is to make it to the exit on the other side.

After leaving the park area, follow the road until you reach a tent. You can usually count on finding two Health Kits here, so make sure to grab them. Next, you'll enter an alley. Be ready for a Charger to potentially charge through here, so try to cross the alley quickly to avoid getting bowled over. On the other side of the alley, you'll see what looks like an old queue area.

In this area, you'll find a bunch of Weapons laid out on a table. There's another Weapon just to the left of a door on the sidewalk. Keep an eye out for Grenades near the luggage piles. Your next objective is to enter the trailer.