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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.

Photo: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0

Nearest place to stay

0.3 mi

Hotel Brewster

Visitors a year

40M

Wikidata

Open since

1856

Central Park Conservancy

In brief

A garden inside New York City

One of the most looked-up attractions in the U.S.

About 499K people a year read its Wikipedia article, more than for 99% of the 7,799 attractions we track.

Places to stay next door

Hotel Brewster is 0.3 miles away; International Student Center (0.4 mi) and Excelsior Hotel (0.4 mi) are close too. 827 places to stay are within 4 miles. Hotels nearby ↓

Established in 1856

Central Park dates from 1856 and is run by Central Park Conservancy. About ↓

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 ↓

An airport 5 miles away

LaGuardia (LGA) has airline service, about 5 miles from Central Park.

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Typical highs and lows in New York City. Green months are the mild ones.

Jan40° / 27°

Feb43° / 28°

Mar50° / 34°

Apr61° / 43°

May71° / 53°

Jun80° / 63°

Jul85° / 69°

Aug84° / 68°

Sep77° / 61°

Oct66° / 50°

Nov55° / 40°

Dec45° / 32°

Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for New York City. New York City’s full climate →

About

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: 499K a year

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Facts: Wikidata.

Where to stay

Hotels near Central Park

827 places to stay within 4 miles. The closest is Hotel Brewster, 0.3 miles away.

Central ParkWater1Places to stay (the list)Places to eat

Closest places to stay

1Hotel Brewsterhotel · 0.3 mi northwestDirections
2International Student Centerhostel · 0.4 mi northwestDirections
3Excelsior Hotelhotel · 0.4 mi westDirections
4Sky Hostel New Yorkhostel · 0.5 mi westDirections
5Orleanshotel · 0.5 mi westDirections
6Brownstone Bed And No Breakfast: New York, NYinn or B&B · 0.5 mi westDirections
7Central Park Suitehotel · 0.5 mi westDirections
8Lux Grand Hotelhotel · 0.5 mi northDirections
9Park 79hotel · 0.5 mi westDirections
10The Mark Hotelhotel · 0.5 mi southDirections

Places to eat nearby

3,709 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles

510 Asian & Indian366 coffee & cafés302 bars & pubs239 Italian178 Mexican & Latin178 bakeries177 subs & sandwiches

Compare 8 towns to stay in

Town	From Central Park	Drive	Places to stay	People	Typical home	Safety
New York City	in town	—	1,485 1295 hotels · 35 motels · 71 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 38 hostels · 28 campgrounds · 1 RV park	8,584,629	$778K	D
Jersey City	7 mi southwest	10 min	39 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground	302,013	$567K	C⁻
North Bergen Township	3 mi west	5 min	19 15 hotels · 4 motels	61,483	$474K	B
Secaucus	5 mi west	10 min	18 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins	22,640	$572K	C⁻
Newark	12 mi west	15 min	29 27 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs	323,808	$374K	C⁻
Fort Lee	5 mi north	5 min	9 7 hotels · 2 motels	40,345	$448K	B
Elizabeth	14 mi southwest	20 min	25 16 hotels · 8 motels · 1 inn or B&B	141,675	$449K	D
Hempstead	21 mi southeast	30 min	51 30 hotels · 8 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 7 campgrounds · 1 RV park	795,734	$641K	—

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Paterson14 mi northwest Oyster Bay24 mi east

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

LGALaGuardia · major hub5 mi

TEBTeterboro7 mi

EWRNewark Liberty · major hub12 mi

Places to stay and eat: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · streets, water and the site outline: Overture Maps / OpenStreetMap contributors · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from Central Park’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.

Make a day of it

Also near Central Park

Other well-known places within 7 miles.

Big draw3 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden

Big drawin town MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year

Big draw2 mi TheatreStudio 54

Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium

Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium

Big drawin town MuseumSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum1.1M visitors a year

Big draw6 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum

Big draw2 mi MuseumMuseum of Modern Art1.2M visitors a year

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Modern Art: hibino, CC BY 2.0

Common questions

Visiting Central Park

Is Central Park in New York City?

Yes. It’s inside New York City, 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 Oyster Bay?

About 24 miles east of Oyster Bay, as the crow flies.

What is the closest airport to Central Park?

LaGuardia (LGA), about 5 miles away.

What hotels are near Central Park?

Hotel Brewster (0.3 mi), International Student Center (0.4 mi) and Excelsior Hotel (0.4 mi). 827 places to stay are within 4 miles.

From locals

Tips from people in New York City

No tips yet. Ask, or answer, in New York City’s Town Square.

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.