Freshkills Park
Freshkills Park is a public park being built atop a former landfill on Staten Island. You will find it in New York City. Running it is New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
A garden inside New York City
You can stay in New York City
Freshkills Park is inside New York City, which has 1,485 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Hempstead
Hempstead is about 31 miles east (straight-line). 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 ↓
An airport 8 miles away
Newark Liberty (EWR) has airline service, about 8 miles from Freshkills Park.
Established in 2012
Freshkills Park dates from 2012 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
This is the year’s weather near Freshkills Park.
Freshkills Park
Freshkills Park is a public park being built atop a former landfill on Staten Island. At about 2,200 acres (8.9 km2), it will be the largest park developed in New York City since the 19th century. Its construction began in October 2008 and is slated to continue in phases for approximately 30 years. When fully developed by 2035–2037, Freshkills Park will be the second-largest park in New York City, after Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, and almost three times the size of Central Park in Manhattan. The park is envisioned as a regional destination that integrates open grasslands, waterways and engineered structures into a cohesive and dynamic unit for social, cultural and physical activity, learning and play. Sections of the park will be connected by a circulation system for vehicles and a network of paths for bicyclists and pedestrians.
- Type
- Garden
- Established
- 2012
- Area
- 2,199 acres
- Run by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
- Wikipedia readers
- 35K a year
Towns to stay in near Freshkills Park
Close by, places to stay are in New York City (1,485) and Woodbridge Township (25).
- 1Madison Square Garden
- 2Central Park
- 3Coney Island
- 4MetLife Stadium
- 5Studio 54
- 6National September 11 Memorial & Museum
- 7Metropolitan Museum of Art
- 8Yankee Stadium
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Freshkills 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 |
| Woodbridge Township | 6 mi west | 10 min | 25 20 hotels · 5 motels | 104,802 | $433K | — |
| Elizabeth | 6 mi north | 10 min | 25 16 hotels · 8 motels · 1 inn or B&B | 141,675 | $449K | D |
| Jersey City | 11 mi northeast | 15 min | 39 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 302,013 | $567K | C− |
| Newark | 10 mi north | 15 min | 29 27 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs | 323,808 | $374K | C− |
| Edison Township | 10 mi southwest | 15 min | 20 18 hotels · 2 motels | 109,077 | $497K | C+ |
| Carteret | 2 mi west | 5 min | 5 3 hotels · 2 lodges & cabins | 25,781 | $406K | C+ |
| Rahway | 5 mi west | 10 min | 6 6 hotels | 31,010 | $386K | B |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also within reach
Places worth adding lie within 23 miles.
Big draw116 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw218 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw311 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw417 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw517 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw613 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw718 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw822 mi Stadium & arenaYankee StadiumPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Visiting Freshkills Park: the answers
Is Freshkills Park in New York City?
Yes. It’s inside New York City, NY.
When is the best time to visit Freshkills Park?
May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.
How far is Freshkills Park from Hempstead and Oyster Bay?
About 31 miles east of Hempstead and about 39 miles northeast of Oyster Bay, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Freshkills Park?
Newark Liberty (EWR), about 8 miles away.
Where should I stay near Freshkills Park?
New York City (in town, 1,485 places to stay), Woodbridge Township (6 mi, 25 places to stay) and Elizabeth (6 mi, 25 places to stay).
Local tips in New York City
People in New York City have not posted tips yet; their Town Square is open.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.