Forest Park
Forest Park is a park in the New York City borough of Queens.
A park & preserve inside New York
You can stay in New York
Forest 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 ↓
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 ↓
Established in 1895
Forest Park dates from 1895. About ↓
A day trip from Hempstead
Hempstead is about 13 miles east (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
An airport 5 miles away
LaGuardia (LGA) has airline service, about 5 miles from Forest Park.
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.
Forest Park
Forest Park is a park in the New York City borough of Queens. Spanning 543 acres (220 ha), it is the tenth-largest park in New York City and the third-largest in Queens. Acquired between 1895 and 1898, it was originally referred to as Brooklyn Forest Park, since the original owner was the then-independent city of Brooklyn.
The park contains a 165-acre (67 ha) forest. It sits on hills left behind by the Wisconsin glacier and is a haven for native plants and wildlife in the midst of the city's sprawl. In addition to the park's large full-time bird population, migratory birds pass through in the spring and fall.
- Type
- Park & preserve
- Established
- 1895
- Wikipedia readers
- 10K 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 Forest Park | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | in town | 419,175 | 8,483,844 | $778K | D |
| Bellerose | 7 mi east | 20 | 1,136 | $863K | — |
| South Floral Park | 8 mi east | 2 | 1,706 | $603K | — |
| Floral Park | 8 mi east | 1,777 | 16,169 | $790K | A− |
| Great Neck Estates | 8 mi northeast | 134 | 3,023 | $1,639K | — |
| Valley Stream | 8 mi east | 1,093 | 40,315 | $616K | — |
| Saddle Rock | 8 mi northeast | 0 | 1,190 | $1,734K | — |
| Russell Gardens | 8 mi northeast | 83 | 1,078 | $1,528K | — |
| Cedarhurst | 8 mi southeast | 436 | 7,320 | $862K | — |
| Lake Success | 8 mi northeast | 126 | 2,829 | $1,555K | — |
| Stewart Manor | 9 mi east | 105 | 1,797 | $800K | — |
| Great Neck Plaza | 9 mi northeast | 399 | 7,593 | $416K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Forest Park
Other well-known places within 12 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw18 mi🌸 GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw28 mi🏛 MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw311 mi🏖 BeachConey Island
Big draw48 mi🏛 MuseumMuseum of Modern Art1.2M visitors a year
Big draw58 mi🏛 MuseumSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum1.1M visitors a year
Big draw63 mi🌸 GardenFlushing Meadows–Corona Park
Big draw79 mi🏛 MuseumAmerican Museum of Natural History5.0M visitors a year
Big draw89 mi🌸 GardenHigh Line5.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Museum of Modern Art: hibino, CC BY 2.0 · Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0 · Flushing Meadows–Corona Park: Flapane, Public domain · American Museum of Natural History: Gigi alt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · High Line: Wil Fyfordy, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Visiting Forest Park
Is Forest Park in New York?
Yes. It’s inside New York, NY.
When is the best time to visit Forest Park?
May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.
How far is Forest Park from Hempstead and Newark?
About 13 miles east of Hempstead and about 17 miles west of Newark, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Forest Park?
LaGuardia (LGA), about 5 miles away.
Where should I stay near Forest Park?
New York (in town, 419,175 hotel and restaurant jobs), Floral Park (8 mi, 1,777 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Great Neck Estates (8 mi, 134 hotel and restaurant jobs).
Tips from people in New York
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.