Central Park
Central Park is an urban park between the Upper West Side and Upper East Side neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City, and the first landscaped park in the United States.
A garden inside New York
One of the most looked-up attractions in the U.S.
About 493K people a year read its Wikipedia article, more than for 99% of the 2,009 attractions we track.
You can stay in New York
Central Park is inside New York, which has 419,175 hotel and restaurant jobs, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Established in 1856
Central Park dates from 1856 and is run by Central Park Conservancy. About ↓
A day trip from Hempstead
Hempstead is about 21 miles southeast (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 66–84°. When to go ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Census job and town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in New York. Green months are the mild ones.
Central Park
Central Park is an urban park between the Upper West Side and Upper East Side neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City, and the first landscaped park in the United States. It is the sixth-largest park in the city, containing 843 acres (341 ha), and the most visited urban park in the United States, with an estimated 42 million visitors annually as of 2016. Central Park is owned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation but has been managed by the Central Park Conservancy since 1998 under a contract with the government of New York City in a public–private partnership. The conservancy, a non-profit organization, sets Central Park's annual operating budget and is responsible for care of the park.
- Type
- Garden
- Established
- 1856
- Area
- 843 acres
- Run by
- Central Park Conservancy
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (1966) · Tentative World Heritage Site (2017) · New York City Landmark (1974) · National Historic Landmark (1963)
- Wikipedia readers
- 493K a year
Stay in New York, or close by
Towns within 30 miles, closest first. Hotel and restaurant jobs show how many places there are to stay and eat.
| Town | From Central Park | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | in town | 419,175 | 8,483,844 | $778K | D |
| Guttenberg | 2 mi west | 102 | 11,754 | $379K | B− |
| West New York | 2 mi west | 879 | 52,004 | $466K | C+ |
| Weehawken Township | 3 mi west | 728 | 17,295 | $889K | B− |
| Edgewater | 3 mi north | 1,850 | 14,759 | $716K | B |
| Cliffside Park | 3 mi northwest | 226 | 25,781 | $588K | A− |
| North Bergen Township | 3 mi west | 2,265 | 61,250 | $474K | B+ |
| Fairview | 3 mi northwest | 317 | 15,099 | $511K | — |
| Union City | 4 mi west | 1,497 | 66,463 | $472K | — |
| Hoboken | 4 mi southwest | 4,648 | 58,668 | $895K | C+ |
| Ridgefield | 4 mi northwest | 419 | 11,498 | $646K | A− |
| Palisades Park | 5 mi north | 562 | 20,290 | $720K | A− |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Central Park
Other well-known places within 15 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
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Big draw83 mi👀 LookoutEdgePhoto credits
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Modern Art: hibino, CC BY 2.0 · American Museum of Natural History: Gigi alt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Intrepid: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · High Line: Wil Fyfordy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Edge: Hypnotoad78, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Visiting Central Park
Is Central Park in New York?
Yes. It’s inside New York, NY.
When is the best time to visit Central Park?
May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.
How far is Central Park from Newark and Hempstead?
About 12 miles west of Newark and about 21 miles southeast of Hempstead, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Central Park?
LaGuardia (LGA), about 5 miles away.
Where should I stay near Central Park?
New York (in town, 419,175 hotel and restaurant jobs), Guttenberg (2 mi, 102 hotel and restaurant jobs) and West New York (2 mi, 879 hotel and restaurant jobs).
Tips from people in New York
No tips yet. Ask, or answer, in New York’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.