# Seward Park Playground

> Seward Park on the Lower East Side is home to one of America's earliest city-built playgrounds. Today kids climb, slide and swing there, with the Seward…

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Playgrounds · Lower East Side, Manhattan

Seward Park on the Lower East Side is home to one of America's earliest city-built playgrounds. Today kids climb, slide and swing there, with the Seward Park library branch right across the street.

- **Address:** Canal, Essex, Hester & Jefferson Sts, 10002
- **Neighborhood:** Lower East Side, Manhattan
- **Ages:** Ages 1–12
- **Price:** Free (Free; open to the public, no registration)
- **When:** Typically open daily dawn to dusk
- **Setting:** Outdoor
- **Website:** https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/M082
- **Checked against:** https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/M082/facilities/playgrounds

## Highlights

- Among the first municipal playgrounds in the U.S. (1903)
- Free, no registration needed

Hours and prices change; confirm with the provider before you go.

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