Inwood
Free
Inwood Hill Park
NYC Parks
Home to Manhattan's last natural forest and salt marsh, where kids can hike past glacial potholes and rock shelters once used by the Lenape and look for seals and birds at Muscota Marsh.
Things to do with kids in Inwood, Manhattan
17 places and programs for kids in and around Inwood, Manhattan (11 free): playgrounds, nature, dance. Includes Inwood Hill Park and Dyckman Farmhouse Museum.
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Inwood
$3
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance / Historic House Trust
Manhattan's last Dutch colonial farmhouse, where kids can peek into 18th-century rooms, explore a reconstructed Revolutionary War hut and wander the hillside garden. Family days bring crafts and old-fashioned games to Inwood.
Inwood
Price on site
Heart & Beat Music – Inwood
Heart & Beat Music
Inwood families gather at Trinity Church for Music Together and Canta y Baila Conmigo classes where babies, toddlers and preschoolers sing, dance and play instruments with their grown-ups.
Inwood
Free
Inwood Library
The New York Public Library
Kids can pick out picture books, early readers and graphic novels, and the branch runs NYPL's free early-literacy story times for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Rebuilt from the ground up and reopened in 2024 in the base of The Eliza, an affordable-housing building that also includes a Pre-K for All site.
Inwood
Price on site
Row New York
A nonprofit that pairs competitive rowing with academic support, running youth programs from the Peter Jay Sharp Boathouse on the Harlem River in Inwood. Middle and high schoolers can join with no rowing experience.
Inwood
Price on site
AhHa!Broadway
An uptown arts education program offering musical theatre workshops, theatrical makeup workshops, and music and dance classes for babies through teens, led by experienced teaching artists. It also runs spring and summer camps and can customize group classes.
Inwood
Free
Dyckman Community Center
Children's Arts & Science Workshops (DYCD Cornerstone)
A NYCHA community center where a city-funded Cornerstone program run by Children's Arts & Science Workshops offers school-age kids free after-school activities, homework help, sports, and arts. Summer and school-break programming is also offered for neighborhood youth.
Inwood
Price on site
Fuerza Dance Studio
Fuerza Dance Studios
An Inwood studio offering Latin and urban dance for kids and teens as well as adults. Young dancers can learn salsa, bachata, merengue, hip hop and reggaeton.
Inwood
Free
Inwood Hill Park Fields & Courts
NYC Parks
Manhattan's northernmost park has baseball and soccer fields, tennis and basketball courts, and kayak and canoe launches along with forest trails. Uptown youth leagues play here and families can use the courts for free.
Inwood
Free
Inwood Hill Park Nature Center
NYC Parks Urban Park Rangers
A ranger station and nature center in Manhattan's last natural forest and salt marsh at the northern tip of the island. Families stop in before walking trails past glacial potholes and rock shelters, or watch birds over the marsh.
Inwood
Free
Urban Park Rangers Family Programs – Manhattan
NYC Parks Urban Park Rangers
Free ranger-led walks, wildlife watches and nature activities for families in Manhattan parks such as Inwood Hill Park and Central Park. Rangers teach kids to spot birds, identify trees, explore shorelines and learn outdoor skills, with seasonal events like wildlife festivals.
Inwood
Free
Anne Loftus Playground (Fort Tryon Park)
NYC Parks
At the northern tip of Fort Tryon Park near Dyckman Street, Anne Loftus Playground offers climbing, sliding and swinging for Inwood and Washington Heights kids. It is a gateway to the park's wooded paths.
Inwood
Free
Emerson Playground (Inwood Hill Park)
NYC Parks
Along Seaman Avenue on the edge of Inwood Hill Park, Emerson Playground has play equipment for young children and is surrounded by the park's lawns and ballfields.
Inwood
Free
Indian Road Playground
NYC Parks
Indian Road Playground sits at the corner of Isham Park and Inwood Hill Park, giving kids play structures right next to the forested hills and the Inwood waterfront.
Inwood
Free
Monsignor Kett Playground
NYC Parks
This NYC Parks playground in Inwood gives children a fenced place to climb, slide and let off steam. It is a handy neighborhood stop for young children and their caregivers.
Inwood
Free
Payson Playground (Inwood Hill Park)
NYC Parks
Payson Playground sits at the southern edge of Inwood Hill Park near Dyckman Street. Kids can play here before exploring the park's forest trails and salt marsh.
Inwood
Price on site
Uptown Ballet Academy
An Inwood dance school where kids take ballet along with contemporary, tap and theater dance classes.
Quick answers
How many places and programs for kids are there in Inwood, Manhattan?
LittleGotham lists 17 places and programs for kids in Inwood, Manhattan. The largest groups are 5 playgrounds, 3 parks and nature spots, 2 dance programs.
Are there free things to do for kids in Inwood, Manhattan?
Yes. 11 of 17 are free to attend, including Inwood Hill Park, Dyckman Community Center, Inwood Hill Park Fields & Courts.
What can kids do indoors in Inwood, Manhattan on a rainy day?
8 listings are indoors, such as Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, AhHa!Broadway, Dyckman Community Center.