555 playgrounds for kids across all five boroughs of New York City, 554 of them free. Spray showers, slides, sandboxes. Includes Domino Park and Baisley Park South Playground.
A six-acre East River park built on the site of the old Domino Sugar Refinery, with a sugar-themed playground and a fountain splash area. Families also find lawns, sports courts and a seasonal ice rink.
Baisley Park South Playground is a NYC Parks play area inside Baisley Pond Park, with climbing structures and play equipment scaled for kids. Ground-level activities and transfer platforms make much of the play area reachable for children with mobility needs. A spray shower makes it a go-to summer stop when children need to splash and cool down.
Bowne Playground is a NYC Parks play area in Bowne Park near 29th Ave to 32nd Ave between 158th St and 159th St, with climbing structures and play equipment scaled for kids. Ground-level activities and transfer platforms make much of the play area reachable for children with mobility needs. A spray shower makes it a go-to summer stop when children need to splash and cool down.
Harvey Playground gives Whitestone families a free spot to play, with structures sized for young children. Ground-level activities and transfer platforms make much of the play area reachable for children with mobility needs. Summer brings the spray showers, so pack a towel and a change of clothes.
Set inside Springfield Park, Springfield Playground is a neighborhood spot where children climb, explore and play with friends. Transfer platforms and ground-level play pieces give kids with limited mobility ways to get onto and around the equipment. On hot summer days the spray showers switch on, and kids run through the water to cool off.
American Playground is a NYC Parks play area in Greenpoint, with climbing structures and play equipment scaled for kids. Transfer platforms and ground-level play pieces give kids with limited mobility ways to get onto and around the equipment. On hot summer days the spray showers switch on, and kids run through the water to cool off.
Set at Brooklyn Ave & Park Pl, Brower Park Playground is a neighborhood spot where children climb, explore and play with friends. The layout includes ramped routes onto the structures and accessible swings, making it a good pick for families using wheelchairs or strollers. Summer brings the spray showers, so pack a towel and a change of clothes.
Captain Tilly Playground offers a dedicated children's area in Captain Tilly Park near 85th Ave & 165th St, where kids can climb and play on structures made for them. Ground-level activities and transfer platforms make much of the play area reachable for children with mobility needs. Because it sits inside Captain Tilly Park, a playground stop is easy to combine with lawns, paths and other park space.
A 1908 carousel with 57 hand-carved horses and two chariots that spin to band-organ music in the south end of Central Park.
Clove Lakes Park Playground is a NYC Parks play area in Sunnyside, with climbing structures and play equipment scaled for kids. It is in Clove Lakes Park, where families can add a lakeside walk to the visit. Accessible swings let children who need extra support share the swing set with everyone else.
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.
Set in Fort Greene, Commodore Barry Park Playground is a neighborhood spot where children climb, explore and play with friends. Transfer platforms and ground-level play pieces give kids with limited mobility ways to get onto and around the equipment. On hot summer days the spray showers switch on, and kids run through the water to cool off.
Central Park's oldest and largest playground, with swings, slides, a maze-like climber and a big water feature, all with skyline views.
Howard Von Dohlen Playground gives Jamaica families a free spot to play, with structures sized for young children. Accessible swings let children who need extra support share the swing set with everyone else. In warm weather the spray showers turn a playground visit into an easy water-play outing.
Maria Hernandez Park Playground offers a dedicated children's area in Bushwick, where kids can climb and play on structures made for them. Accessible swings let children who need extra support share the swing set with everyone else. On hot summer days the spray showers switch on, and kids run through the water to cool off.
Kids head to McLaughlin Playground in Hollis Hills to climb, explore and run around on equipment built for children. Transfer platforms and ground-level play pieces give kids with limited mobility ways to get onto and around the equipment. On hot summer days the spray showers switch on, and kids run through the water to cool off.
Police Officer Edward Byrne Park Playground offers a dedicated children's area in South Ozone Park, where kids can climb and play on structures made for them. Transfer platforms and ground-level play pieces give kids with limited mobility ways to get onto and around the equipment. In warm weather the spray showers turn a playground visit into an easy water-play outing.
Rufus King Park Playground is a NYC Parks play area in Jamaica, with climbing structures and play equipment scaled for kids. Transfer platforms and ground-level play pieces give kids with limited mobility ways to get onto and around the equipment. On hot summer days the spray showers switch on, and kids run through the water to cool off.
Kids head to Sternberg Park Playground at Lorimer St between Montrose Ave and Boerum St to climb, explore and run around on equipment built for children. It is one of the city's accessible playgrounds, with universally accessible swings in the mix. A spray shower makes it a go-to summer stop when children need to splash and cool down.
Kids head to Wolfe's Pond Park Playground at End of Cornelia Ave, opposite the hockey rink to climb, explore and run around on equipment built for children. It is one of the city's accessible playgrounds, with universally accessible swings in the mix. Summer brings the spray showers, so pack a towel and a change of clothes.
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.
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.
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.
Faber Park Playground gives Port Richmond families a free spot to play, with structures sized for young children. Like other NYC Parks playgrounds, it is free and open to everyone.
LittleGotham lists 555 playgrounds for kids in New York City.
Yes. 554 of 555 are free to attend, including Domino Park, Baisley Park South Playground, Bowne Playground.
Manhattan (184), the Bronx (153), Brooklyn (84).