Prospect Park

Brooklyn's largest park

Address:

Eastern Parkway to Parkside Avenue - (from Prospect Park West to Ocean Avenue)
11238 - Park Slope/Brooklyn
NY

Nearest Bus or Train:

F at 15th St-Prospect Park; 2, 3 at Grand Army Plaza; D, Q at Prospect Park

Open Hours:

6a-dusk daily

The same architects who designed Central Park in Manhattan, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, were responsible for creating this beautiful Brooklyn park. Unlike its more famous cousin in Manhattan, Prospect Park is not surrounded by skyscrapers. Many Olmsted fans dub this 526-acre park his crowning achievement. It features horseback riding, ice skating, tennis, paddle boats and a carousel, as well as the Prospect Park Wildlife Center. There is a band shell for concerts, and Prospect Lake is full of ducks, geese and swans.

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