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Fort Tryon Park

Fort Tryon Park is a public park located in the Washington Heights and Inwood neighborhoods of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The site is in the hands of New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. First among the places near it is Central Park, at 5.7 mi.

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Nearest place to stay

0.4 mi

Ramada Inn Queens New York City

Open since

1935

New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Wikipedia readers

20K

a year · #1,325 of 7,799

In brief

A garden inside New York City

Places to stay next door

Ramada Inn Queens New York City is 0.4 miles away; Manhattan Inwood West Side Broadway (0.6 mi) and Gansevoort Rooftop Hotel (0.7 mi) are close too. 126 places to stay are within 4 miles. Hotels nearby ↓

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 7 miles away

LaGuardia (LGA) has airline service, about 7 miles from Fort Tryon Park.

Established in 1935

Fort Tryon Park dates from 1935 and is run by New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. About ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

Plan a visit to Fort Tryon Park around the weather below.

Jan40° / 27°

Feb43° / 28°

Mar50° / 34°

Apr61° / 43°

May71° / 53°

Jun80° / 63°

Jul85° / 69°

Aug84° / 68°

Sep77° / 61°

Oct66° / 50°

Nov55° / 40°

Dec45° / 32°

Typical highs and lows in New York City. Green months are the mild ones. Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for New York City. New York City’s full climate →

About

Fort Tryon Park

Fort Tryon Park is a public park located in the Washington Heights and Inwood neighborhoods of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The 67-acre (27 ha) park is situated on a ridge in Upper Manhattan, close to the Hudson River to the west. It extends mostly from 192nd Street in the south to Riverside Drive in the north, and from Broadway in the east to the Henry Hudson Parkway in the west. The main entrance to the park is at Margaret Corbin Circle, at the intersection of Fort Washington Avenue and Cabrini Boulevard.

Type: Garden
Established: 1935
Area: 67 acres
Run by: New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Listed: National Register of Historic Places (1978) · New York City Landmark (1983)
Wikipedia readers: 20K a year

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

Where to stay

Sleeping near Fort Tryon Park

The 4 miles around hold 126 places to stay. Ramada Inn Queens New York City, 0.4 miles off, is nearest.

Fort Tryon ParkWater1Places to stay (the list)Places to eat

Closest places to stay

1Ramada Inn Queens New York Cityhotel · 0.4 mi eastDirections
2Manhattan Inwood West Side Broadwayhotel · 0.6 mi northeastDirections
3Gansevoort Rooftop Hotelhotel · 0.7 mi southDirections
4Hostal New Yorkhostel · 0.7 mi southDirections
5Hotel Cliffhotel · 0.8 mi southDirections
6Hotel Moca NYChotel · 0.9 mi southDirections
7Radio Hotelhotel · 0.9 mi southDirections
8Trump Plaza Hotel and Casinohotel · 1.0 mi southDirections
9Waldorf Astoria Hotelhotel · 1.2 mi southDirections
10Zara Hotelhotel · 1.4 mi southeastDirections

Places to eat nearby

765 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles

140 Mexican & Latin61 pizza59 subs & sandwiches54 bars & pubs53 Asian & Indian37 fast food33 coffee & cafés

Compare 8 towns to stay in

Town	From Fort Tryon 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	12 mi southwest	20 min	39 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground	302,013	$567K	C⁻
North Bergen Township	7 mi southwest	10 min	19 15 hotels · 4 motels	61,483	$474K	B
Secaucus	9 mi southwest	15 min	18 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins	22,640	$572K	C⁻
Yonkers	7 mi northeast	10 min	14 10 hotels · 1 motel · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground	212,603	$502K	C⁺
Fort Lee	2 mi west	5 min	9 7 hotels · 2 motels	40,345	$448K	B
Greenburgh	13 mi north	20 min	25 16 hotels · 3 motels · 1 lodge or cabins · 4 campgrounds · 1 RV park	94,537	$697K	B⁻
Newark	16 mi southwest	25 min	29 27 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs	323,808	$374K	C⁻

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Paterson13 mi west Ramapo21 mi northwest Oyster Bay22 mi east

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

LGALaGuardia · major hub7 mi

TEBTeterboro7 mi

EWRNewark Liberty · major hub17 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 Fort Tryon Park’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.

Make a day of it

Beyond Fort Tryon Park

A wider trip can take in these, within 12 miles.

Big draw6 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year

Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden

Big draw2 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium

Big draw6 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year

Big draw7 mi TheatreStudio 54

Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium

Big draw11 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum

Big drawin town MuseumThe Cloisters

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

Photo credits

Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 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 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · The Cloisters: Paweł Drozd on Wiki Drozdpl cropped by Beyond My Ken (talk) 17:05, 27 December 2, CC BY-SA 3.0

Common questions

Fort Tryon Park, answered

Is Fort Tryon Park in New York City?

Yes. It’s inside New York City, NY.

When is the best time to visit Fort Tryon Park?

May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.

How far is Fort Tryon Park from Oyster Bay?

About 22 miles east of Oyster Bay, as the crow flies.

What is the closest airport to Fort Tryon Park?

LaGuardia (LGA), about 7 miles away.

What hotels are near Fort Tryon Park?

Ramada Inn Queens New York City (0.4 mi), Manhattan Inwood West Side Broadway (0.6 mi) and Gansevoort Rooftop Hotel (0.7 mi). 126 places to stay are within 4 miles.

From locals

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