City Park
City Park, a 1,300-acre (5.3 km2) public park in New Orleans, Louisiana, is the 87th largest and 20th-most-visited urban public park in the United States. Records date it to 1854. Our list goes on with Caesars Superdome, 3.6 mi away.
A garden inside New Orleans
Places to stay about a mile away
Inn By The Sea is 0.7 miles away; Roosevelt Hotel New Orleans (1.2 mi) and Oakview Bed and Breakfast (1.3 mi) are close too. 283 places to stay are within 4 miles. Hotels nearby ↓
Established in 1854
City Park dates from 1854. About ↓
Best months: Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov and Dec
February, March, April, October, November and December are the mild months, with highs of 64–80°. When to go ↓
An airport 10 miles away
Louis Armstrong New Orleans (MSY) has airline service, about 10 miles from City Park.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
The weather near City Park shifts through the year, as below.
City Park
City Park, a 1,300-acre (5.3 km2) public park in New Orleans, Louisiana, is the 87th largest and 20th-most-visited urban public park in the United States. City Park is approximately 50% larger than Central Park in New York City, the municipal park recognized by Americans nationwide as the archetypal urban greenspace. Although it is an urban park whose land is owned by the City of New Orleans, it is administered by the City Park Improvement Association, an arm of state government, not by the New Orleans Parks and Parkways Department. City Park is unusual in that it is a largely self-supporting public park, with most of its annual budget derived from self-generated revenue through user fees and donations.
- Type
- Garden
- Owner
- City of New Orleans
- Established
- 1854
- Area
- 1,310 acres
- Wikipedia readers
- 11K a year
Hotels near City Park
The 4 miles around hold 283 places to stay. For the closest bed, Inn By The Sea is 0.7 miles away.
Closest places to stay
- 1Inn By The Seahotel · 0.7 mi northwestDirections
- 2Roosevelt Hotel New Orleanshotel · 1.2 mi northDirections
- 3Oakview Bed and Breakfastinn or B&B · 1.3 mi southDirections
- 4The Laurel Bed and Breakfastinn or B&B · 1.5 mi southDirections
- 5Doctor Gumbo Guesthouseinn or B&B · 1.6 mi southDirections
- 6Elisabeth Houseinn or B&B · 1.8 mi southwestDirections
- 7Rose Manor Bed & Breakfast Inninn or B&B · 1.8 mi northwestDirections
- 8The Okra Inninn or B&B · 1.9 mi southDirections
- 91896 O'Malley Houseinn or B&B · 2.0 mi southDirections
- 10The House on Bayou Roadhotel · 2.2 mi southeastDirections
Places to eat nearby
94 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles
Compare 8 towns to stay in
| Town | From City Park | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | in town | — | 399 269 hotels · 11 motels · 94 inns & B&Bs · 5 lodges & cabins · 10 hostels · 2 campgrounds · 8 RV parks | 362,154 | $316K | — |
| Metairie | 5 mi west | 10 min | 39 32 hotels · 4 motels · 3 lodges & cabins | 139,729 | $328K | — |
| Kenner | 10 mi west | 15 min | 22 19 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 1 RV park | 65,136 | $246K | C− |
| Harvey | 8 mi south | 10 min | 15 13 hotels · 1 motel · 1 campground | 20,915 | $200K | — |
| Gretna | 7 mi south | 10 min | 5 3 hotels · 2 motels | 17,360 | $257K | D |
| Marrero | 8 mi south | 10 min | 5 3 hotels · 1 motel · 1 lodge or cabins | 32,540 | $170K | — |
| Jefferson | 5 mi southwest | 5 min | 3 2 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins | 9,703 | $248K | — |
| Bridge City | 6 mi southwest | 10 min | 3 1 hotel · 2 motels | 7,297 | $96K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Next door to City Park
A wider trip can take in these, within 18 miles.
Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaCaesars Superdome
Big draw13 mi LakeLake Pontchartrain
4 mi MuseumNational World War II Museum707K visitors a year
3 mi Stadium & arenaLakefront Arena
in town MuseumNew Orleans Museum of Art
4 mi MuseumThe Cabildo
3 mi MuseumOld Ursuline Convent
18 mi LandmarkFort MacombPhoto credits
Caesars Superdome: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Pontchartrain: Mersh13, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National World War II Museum: Nolabob, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lakefront Arena: Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0 · New Orleans Museum of Art: Infrogmation, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Cabildo: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Ursuline Convent: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 3.0 · Fort Macomb: Infrogmation, CC BY 2.5
What people ask about City Park
Is City Park in New Orleans?
Yes. It’s inside New Orleans, LA.
When is the best time to visit City Park?
February, March, April, October, November and December, with highs of 64–80°.
What is the closest airport to City Park?
Louis Armstrong New Orleans (MSY), about 10 miles away.
What hotels are near City Park?
Inn By The Sea (0.7 mi), Roosevelt Hotel New Orleans (1.2 mi) and Oakview Bed and Breakfast (1.3 mi). 283 places to stay are within 4 miles.
Locals’ advice in New Orleans
Ask a question, or answer one, in New Orleans’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.