Prospect Park
Prospect Park is a 526-acre (2.13 km2) urban park in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
A garden inside New York
You can stay in New York
Prospect 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 1867
Prospect Park dates from 1867. About ↓
A day trip from Hempstead
Hempstead is about 19 miles east (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
An airport 9 miles away
LaGuardia (LGA) has airline service, about 9 miles from Prospect 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.
Prospect Park
Prospect Park is a 526-acre (2.13 km2) urban park in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The park is situated between the neighborhoods of Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Flatbush, and Windsor Terrace, and is adjacent to the Brooklyn Museum, Grand Army Plaza, and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Prospect Park is the second-largest public park in Brooklyn, behind Marine Park. Designated as a New York City scenic landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Prospect Park is operated by the Prospect Park Alliance and NYC Parks.
- Type
- Garden
- Established
- 1867
- Area
- 526 acres
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (1980) · New York City Landmark (1975)
- Wikipedia readers
- 59K 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 Prospect Park | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | in town | 419,175 | 8,483,844 | $778K | D |
| Jersey City | 6 mi northwest | 10,220 | 294,078 | $567K | C− |
| Hoboken | 7 mi northwest | 4,648 | 58,668 | $895K | C+ |
| Bayonne | 7 mi west | 1,480 | 71,553 | $460K | — |
| Weehawken Township | 8 mi north | 728 | 17,295 | $889K | B− |
| Union City | 8 mi northwest | 1,497 | 66,463 | $472K | — |
| West New York | 9 mi north | 879 | 52,004 | $466K | C+ |
| Guttenberg | 9 mi north | 102 | 11,754 | $379K | B− |
| North Bergen Township | 10 mi north | 2,265 | 61,250 | $474K | B+ |
| Secaucus | 10 mi northwest | 2,016 | 21,778 | $572K | C− |
| Kearny | 10 mi northwest | 1,073 | 40,614 | $459K | — |
| Cliffside Park | 11 mi north | 226 | 25,781 | $588K | A− |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Prospect Park
Other well-known places within 9 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw18 mi🌸 GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw26 mi🏖 BeachConey Island
Big draw38 mi🏛 MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw47 mi🏛 MuseumMuseum of Modern Art1.2M visitors a year
Big draw58 mi🏛 MuseumSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum1.1M visitors a year
Big draw66 mi🌸 GardenHigh Line5.0M visitors a year
Big draw78 mi🏛 MuseumAmerican Museum of Natural History5.0M visitors a year
Big draw89 mi🌸 GardenFlushing Meadows–Corona ParkPhoto credits
Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Museum of Modern Art: hibino, CC BY 2.0 · Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0 · High Line: Wil Fyfordy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Museum of Natural History: Gigi alt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Flushing Meadows–Corona Park: Flapane, Public domain
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Visiting Prospect Park
Is Prospect Park in New York?
Yes. It’s inside New York, NY.
When is the best time to visit Prospect Park?
May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.
How far is Prospect Park from Newark and Hempstead?
About 11 miles west of Newark and about 19 miles east of Hempstead, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Prospect Park?
LaGuardia (LGA), about 9 miles away.
Where should I stay near Prospect Park?
New York (in town, 419,175 hotel and restaurant jobs), Jersey City (6 mi, 10,220 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Hoboken (7 mi, 4,648 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.