Central Park
Price on site
Central Park Carousel
Central Park Conservancy
A 1908 carousel with 57 hand-carved horses and two chariots that spin to band-organ music in the south end of Central Park.
Playgrounds for kids in Manhattan
184 playgrounds for kids in Manhattan, 183 free. Spray showers, slides, sandboxes. Includes Coleman Playground and Asser Levy Playground.
Other boroughs
By neighborhood
Upper West Side 26Harlem 24East Harlem 17Lower East Side 14Upper East Side 12Washington Heights 12Hamilton Heights 8Morningside Heights 7Hell's Kitchen 6West Village 5Chelsea 5Two Bridges 5Inwood 5East Village 5Yorkville 3Greenwich Village 3Tribeca 3Kips Bay 3Union Square 2Central Park 2Financial District 2Chinatown 2SoHo 2Tudor City 2Flatiron 1Hudson Heights 1Stuyvesant Town 1Murray Hill 1Randall's Island 1Nolita 1Gramercy 1Turtle Bay 1Battery Park City 1
Two Bridges
Free
Coleman Playground
NYC Parks
Coleman Playground near the Manhattan Bridge mixes a children's play area with a popular skatepark and ballfields. Younger kids play on the equipment while older ones watch or join the skaters.
Central Park
Free
Heckscher Playground
Central Park Conservancy
Central Park's oldest and largest playground, with swings, slides, a maze-like climber and a big water feature, all with skyline views.
Kips Bay
Free
Asser Levy Playground
NYC Parks
Tucked into the streets of Kips Bay, Asser Levy Playground offers kids a spot to play on climbing equipment and swings. The playground is maintained by NYC Parks and open to everyone.
Washington Heights
Free
Bennett Park Playground
NYC Parks
Bennett Park's playground gives Hudson Heights kids a fenced spot to climb and slide next to a rocky outcrop that marks Manhattan's highest natural ground. Families often pair playtime with a look at the stones outlining the old Fort Washington site.
Nolita
Free
DeSalvio Playground
NYC Parks
Tucked into the streets of Nolita, DeSalvio Playground offers kids a spot to play on climbing equipment and swings. The playground is maintained by NYC Parks and open to everyone.
Lower East Side
Free
Hamilton Fish Park Playground
NYC Parks
Hamilton Fish Park on the Lower East Side pairs a playground with a recreation center and summer pools. Kids can play on the equipment and spend summer afternoons at the pool next door.
Washington Heights
Free
Highbridge Park Adventure Playground
NYC Parks
A go-to for Washington Heights families, Highbridge Park Adventure Playground has play equipment suited to young children and room for active games. It's a convenient stop for short outdoor play sessions.
Washington Heights
Free
Highbridge Park Playground (CPF)
NYC Parks
Highbridge Park Playground (CPF) is a small city playground serving families in Washington Heights, with equipment for climbing and sliding. It's an easy, no-cost outing for toddlers through grade-schoolers.
Harlem
Free
Holcombe Rucker Park Playground
NYC Parks
Best known for its legendary basketball court, Holcombe Rucker Park also has a children's play area where younger kids climb and slide while games go on nearby.
Financial District
Free
Imagination Playground
NYC Parks
A playground designed by David Rockwell where kids build with giant foam blocks, crates and fabric, alongside sand and water play.
Harlem
Free
Jackie Robinson Park Playground (W 152nd St)
NYC Parks
This playground at the northern part of Jackie Robinson Park offers play equipment for younger kids along the park's Bradhurst Avenue edge. It is a neighborhood staple for families in central Harlem.
West Village
Free
James J. Walker Park Playground
NYC Parks
James J. Walker Park in the West Village has a playground next to its ballfield and bocce courts. Kids climb and slide while games play out on the field.
Flatiron
Free
Madison Square Park Playground (Police Officer Moira Ann Smith Playground)
Madison Square Park Conservancy
A fully accessible playground inside Madison Square Park with universally accessible swings and a kid-height water fountain.
Harlem
Free
Marcus Garvey Park Playground (Mount Morris East)
NYC Parks
Tucked into the streets of Harlem, Marcus Garvey Park Playground (Mount Morris East) offers kids a spot to play on climbing equipment and swings. The playground is maintained by NYC Parks and open to everyone.
Morningside Heights
Free
Morningside Park South Playground
NYC Parks
Morningside Park South Playground is a small city playground serving families in Morningside Heights, with equipment for climbing and sliding. It's an easy, no-cost outing for toddlers through grade-schoolers.
Stuyvesant Town
Free
Murphy Brothers Playground
NYC Parks
A go-to for Stuyvesant Town families, Murphy Brothers Playground has play equipment suited to young children and room for active games. It's a convenient stop for short outdoor play sessions.
Harlem
Free
St. Nicholas Park Playground
NYC Parks
Tucked into the streets of Harlem, St. Nicholas Park Playground offers kids a spot to play on climbing equipment and swings. The playground is maintained by NYC Parks and open to everyone.
Murray Hill
Free
St. Vartan Park Playground
NYC Parks
St. Vartan Park Playground is a small city playground serving families in Murray Hill, with equipment for climbing and sliding. It's an easy, no-cost outing for toddlers through grade-schoolers.
East Harlem
Free
Thomas Jefferson Park Playground
NYC Parks
Thomas Jefferson Park in East Harlem has a playground plus a large outdoor pool and recreation center. It's a hub for neighborhood families with kids of all ages.
East Village
Free
Tompkins Square Park Playground
NYC Parks
Tompkins Square Park in the East Village has playgrounds for younger and older children, set among big old shade trees. The park is a lively neighborhood gathering place.
SoHo
Free
Vesuvio Playground
NYC Parks
Vesuvio Playground on Thompson Street is a small SoHo oasis with play equipment and a small ballcourt. It's a go-to for downtown families with young kids.
Yorkville
Free
Carl Schurz Park Playground
NYC Parks
A shady riverside playground in Carl Schurz Park with climbing equipment, swings and sprinklers near the East River Esplanade.
Tribeca
Free
Pier 25 Playground
Hudson River Park Trust
A Tribeca riverfront playground with swings, climbing structures and warm-weather water features. The same pier also has mini golf, a turf field and food concessions nearby.
All 184 listings
- Central Park Carousel · Central Park · See site
- Coleman Playground · Two Bridges · Free
- Heckscher Playground · Central Park · Free
- Asser Levy Playground · Kips Bay · Free
- Bennett Park Playground · Washington Heights · Free
- DeSalvio Playground · Nolita · Free
- Hamilton Fish Park Playground · Lower East Side · Free
- Highbridge Park Adventure Playground · Washington Heights · Free
- Highbridge Park Playground (CPF) · Washington Heights · Free
- Holcombe Rucker Park Playground · Harlem · Free
- Imagination Playground · Financial District · Free
- Jackie Robinson Park Playground (W 152nd St) · Harlem · Free
- James J. Walker Park Playground · West Village · Free
- Madison Square Park Playground (Police Officer Moira Ann Smith Playground) · Flatiron · Free
- Marcus Garvey Park Playground (Mount Morris East) · Harlem · Free
- Morningside Park South Playground · Morningside Heights · Free
- Murphy Brothers Playground · Stuyvesant Town · Free
- St. Nicholas Park Playground · Harlem · Free
- St. Vartan Park Playground · Murray Hill · Free
- Thomas Jefferson Park Playground · East Harlem · Free
- Tompkins Square Park Playground · East Village · Free
- Vesuvio Playground · SoHo · Free
- Carl Schurz Park Playground · Yorkville · Free
- Pier 25 Playground · Tribeca · Free
- Union Square Park Playground · Union Square · Free
- Pier 26 Science Playground · Tribeca · Free
- Pier 97 Playground · Hell's Kitchen · Free
- Adventure Playground (Central Park) · Upper West Side · Free
- Ancient Playground · Upper East Side · Free
- Billy Johnson Playground · Upper East Side · Free
- Diana Ross Playground (Central Park) · Upper West Side · Free
- Little Engine Playground (Riverside Park South) · Upper West Side · Free
- Pat Hoffman Friedman Playground (Central Park) · Upper East Side · Free
- Pier 51 Playground · West Village · Free
- Safari Playground (Central Park) · Upper West Side · Free
- Tarr-Coyne Tots Playground (Central Park) · Upper West Side · Free
- 110th Street Playground (Central Park, Lenox Ave) · Harlem · Free
- ABC Playground · Lower East Side · Free
- Abraham Lincoln Playground · Harlem · Free
- Abyssinian Tot Lot · Harlem · Free
- Alexander Hamilton Playground · Hamilton Heights · Free
- Alfred E. Smith Playground · Two Bridges · Free
- Anibal Aviles Playground · Upper West Side · Free
- Anne Loftus Playground (Fort Tryon Park) · Inwood · Free
- Annunciation Playground · Hamilton Heights · Free
- Arlington Edinboro Playground (St. Nicholas Park) · Hamilton Heights · Free
- Audubon Playground · Washington Heights · Free
- Augustus St. Gaudens Playground · Gramercy · Free
- Baruch Playground · Lower East Side · Free
- Bellevue South Park Playground · Kips Bay · Free
- Bendheim Playground (Central Park) · East Harlem · Free
- Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson Playground · Harlem · Free
- Blake Hobbs Playground · East Harlem · Free
- Bloomingdale Playground · Upper West Side · Free
- Captain Jacob Joseph Playground · Lower East Side · Free
- Carmansville Playground · Hamilton Heights · Free
- Catbird Playground (Carl Schurz Park) · Yorkville · Free
- Central Park North Playground (near Central Park West) · Harlem · Free
- Chelsea Park Playground · Chelsea · Free
- Chelsea Waterside Playground · Chelsea · Free
- Cherry Tree Park Playground · East Harlem · Free
- Claremont Playground (Riverside Park) · Morningside Heights · Free
- Classic Playground (Riverside Park) · Upper West Side · Free
- Clement Clarke Moore Park Playground · Chelsea · Free
- Col. Charles Young Playground · Harlem · Free
- Columbus Park Playground · Chinatown · Free
- Coogan's Bluff Playground (Highbridge Park) · Washington Heights · Free
- Corlears Hook Park Playground · Lower East Side · Free
- Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground · West Village · Free
- Courtney Callender Playground · Harlem · Free
- De Witt Clinton Park Playground · Hell's Kitchen · Free
- DeKovats Playground · Upper East Side · Free
- Dinosaur Playground (Riverside Park) · Upper West Side · Free
- Discovery Playground (Fort Washington Park) · Washington Heights · Free
- Downing Street Playground · West Village · Free
- Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly Playground · Chelsea · Free
- Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground · East Harlem · Free
- Dry Dock Playground · East Village · Free
- East 72nd Street Playground (Central Park) · Upper East Side · Free
- East 96th Street Playground (Central Park) · Upper East Side · Free
- East River Playground · East Harlem · Free
- Emerson Playground (Inwood Hill Park) · Inwood · Free
- Evelyn's Playground (Union Square Park) · Union Square · Free
- Fiorello La Guardia Park Playground · Greenwich Village · Free
- First Park Playground · East Village · Free
- Fort George Playground (Highbridge Park) · Washington Heights · Free
- Fred Samuel Playground · Harlem · Free
- Frederick Douglass Playground · Upper West Side · Free
- Frederick Johnson Playground · Harlem · Free
- Happy Warrior Playground · Upper West Side · Free
- Harlem Lane Playground · Harlem · Free
- Hell's Kitchen Park Playground · Hell's Kitchen · Free
- Hester Street Playground (Sara D. Roosevelt Park) · Chinatown · Free
- Houston Street Playground (Sara D. Roosevelt Park) · Lower East Side · Free
- Howard Bennett Playground · Harlem · Free
- Indian Road Playground · Inwood · Free
- J. Hood Wright Park Playground · Washington Heights · Free
- Jacob H. Schiff Playground · Hamilton Heights · Free
- Jacob Javits Playground (Fort Tryon Park) · Hudson Heights · Free
- James Michael Levin Playground (Central Park) · Upper East Side · Free
- James Weldon Johnson Playground · East Harlem · Free
- John Jay Park Playground · Upper East Side · Free
- Joseph C. Sauer Park Playground · East Village · Free
- Lily Brown Playground (Fort Washington Park) · Washington Heights · Free
- Little Flower Playground · Lower East Side · Free
- Lower East Side Playground · East Village · Free
- Luther Gulick Park Playground · Lower East Side · Free
- MacArthur Playground · Turtle Bay · Free
- Mae Grant Playground · East Harlem · Free
- Mariner's Gate Playground (Central Park) · Upper West Side · Free
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Playground · Harlem · Free
- Mary O'Connor Playground · Tudor City · Free
- Mathews-Palmer Playground · Hell's Kitchen · Free
- Matthew P. Sapolin Playground · Upper West Side · Free
- McCaffrey Playground · Hell's Kitchen · Free
- Minetta Playground · Greenwich Village · Free
- Monsignor Kett Playground · Inwood · Free
- Moore Playground · East Harlem · Free
- Morningside Park Playground · Morningside Heights · Free
- Nathan Straus Playground · Lower East Side · Free
- Nelson A. Rockefeller Park Playground · Battery Park City · Free
- Neufeld Playground (Riverside Park) · Upper West Side · Free
- Othmar Ammann Playground · East Harlem · Free
- P.S. 155 Playground · East Harlem · Free
- Palisades Playground (Riverside Park) · Hamilton Heights · Free
- Payson Playground (Inwood Hill Park) · Inwood · Free
- Pearl Street Playground · Financial District · Free
- Penn South Playground · Chelsea · Free
- Peter Minuit Playground · East Harlem · Free
- Playground 103 · East Harlem · Free
- Playground 123 (Morningside Park) · Harlem · Free
- Playground 125 · Harlem · Free
- Playground 89 · Upper West Side · Free
- Playground of the Americas · SoHo · Free
- Playground One · Two Bridges · Free
- Poor Richard's Playground · East Harlem · Free
- Quisqueya Playground (Highbridge Park) · Washington Heights · Free
- Ramon Aponte Park Playground · Hell's Kitchen · Free
- Renaissance Playground · Harlem · Free
- River Run Playground (Riverside Park) · Upper West Side · Free
- Riverside Park Playground near W 142nd St · Hamilton Heights · Free
- Riverside Park Tot Lot at W 105th St · Upper West Side · Free
- Riverside Park Tot Lot at W 110th St · Morningside Heights · Free
- Riverside Park Tot Lot at W 112th St · Morningside Heights · Free
- Riverside Park Tot Lot at W 116th St · Morningside Heights · Free
- Rivington Street Playground (Sara D. Roosevelt Park) · Lower East Side · Free
- Robert Bernard Playground (Central Park) · East Harlem · Free
- Robert L. Clinkscales Playground and Community Garden · Harlem · Free
- Rudin Playground (Central Park) · Upper West Side · Free
- Ruppert Park Playground · Yorkville · Free
- Sakura Park Playground · Morningside Heights · Free
- Samuel N. Bennerson 2nd Playground · Upper West Side · Free
- Samuel Seabury Playground · Upper East Side · Free
- Scylla Playground (Randall's Island Park) · Randall's Island · Free
- Seward Park Playground · Lower East Side · Free
- Sheltering Arms Playground · Harlem · Free
- Sidney Hillman Playground · Lower East Side · Free
- Sol Bloom Playground · Upper West Side · Free
- Sol Lain Playground · Lower East Side · Free
- Sophie Irene Loeb Playground · Two Bridges · Free
- Spector Playground (Central Park) · Upper West Side · Free
- St. Catherine's Park Playground · Upper East Side · Free
- St. Gregory's Playground · Upper West Side · Free
- St. Nicholas Playground North · Harlem · Free
- St. Nicholas Playground South · Harlem · Free
- Stanley Isaacs Playground · Upper East Side · Free
- Sunshine Playground · East Harlem · Free
- Tanahey Playground · Two Bridges · Free
- Tecumseh Playground · Upper West Side · Free
- Ten Mile River Playground · Hamilton Heights · Free
- Tudor Grove Playground · Tudor City · Free
- Twenty-Four Sycamores Park Playground · Upper East Side · Free
- Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground · Kips Bay · Free
- Wald Playground · Lower East Side · Free
- Wallenberg Playground (Highbridge Park) · Washington Heights · Free
- Washington Market Park Playground · Tribeca · Free
- West 100th Street Playground (Central Park) · Upper West Side · Free
- White Playground · East Harlem · Free
- Wild West Playground (Central Park) · Upper West Side · Free
- William McCray Playground · Harlem · Free
- Wright Brothers Playground · Washington Heights · Free
- Bleecker Playground · West Village · Free
- Hippo Playground · Upper West Side · Free
- Washington Square Park Playground · Greenwich Village · Free
Quick answers
How many playgrounds for kids are there in Manhattan?
LittleGotham lists 184 playgrounds for kids in Manhattan.
Are there free playgrounds for kids in Manhattan?
Yes. 183 of 184 are free to attend, including Coleman Playground, Asser Levy Playground, Bennett Park Playground.
Which neighborhoods in Manhattan have the most playgrounds?
Upper West Side (26), Harlem (24), East Harlem (17).