7 places and programs for kids in and around Randall's Island, Manhattan (4 free): sports, nature, playgrounds. Includes Icahn Stadium and John McEnroe Tennis Academy at SPORTIME Randall's Island.
A large tennis complex on Randall's Island home to the John McEnroe Tennis Academy, with junior programs from red and orange ball beginners to high-performance training. Kids get year-round court time under indoor bubbles and outdoors.
A 5,000-seat world-class track and field stadium on Randall's Island with a certified 400-meter track and a FIFA-certified soccer field next door. The park alliance runs free youth sports programs here, including the Jesse Owens track club and summer camps.
A golf center on Randall's Island with a driving range, a 36-hole miniature golf course and batting cages. Families can practice swings, putt through mini golf and take turns in the cages in one outing.
A large island park between Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens with waterfront paths, restored wetlands, an urban farm, sports fields and Scylla Playground with sprinklers. Free environmental and arts programs run through the warm months.
Randall's Island is packed with ballfields for baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse, rugby and cricket, and hosts many Manhattan youth leagues on weekends. The park alliance also runs free youth sports programs for Harlem and South Bronx schoolchildren.
A teaching farm on Randall's Island where kids see how food grows, meet farm residents and join edible-education programs. It sits near salt marshes where families can look for fiddler crabs.
Set within Wards Island Park in Randall's Island, this playground offers climbing and sliding equipment for young kids. It pairs well with a longer day outdoors in the park.
LittleGotham lists 7 places and programs for kids in Randall's Island, Manhattan. The largest groups are 4 sports programs, 2 parks and nature spots, 1 playground.
Yes. 4 of 7 are free to attend, including Randall's Island Park, Randall's Island Park Athletic Fields, Randall's Island Urban Farm.
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