Spring Creek Park
Spring Creek Park is a public park along the Jamaica Bay shoreline between the neighborhoods of Howard Beach, Queens, and Spring Creek, Brooklyn, in New York City. Management falls to New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. For a second stop, Madison Square Garden is 9.7 mi away.
A garden inside New York City
You can stay in New York City
Spring Creek 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 ↓
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
John F. Kennedy (JFK) has airline service, about 5 miles from Spring Creek Park.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
The weather by month
Here are the months at Spring Creek Park, with their weather.
Spring Creek Park
Spring Creek Park is a public park along the Jamaica Bay shoreline between the neighborhoods of Howard Beach, Queens, and Spring Creek, Brooklyn, in New York City. Created on landfilled former marshland, the park is mostly an undeveloped nature preserve, with only small portions accessible to the public for recreation.
- Type
- Garden
- Run by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
- Wikipedia readers
- 4K a year
Places to stay near Spring Creek Park
The nearest towns with places to stay are New York City (1,485) and Jersey City (39).
- 1Madison Square Garden
- 2Central Park
- 3Coney Island
- 4Studio 54
- 5Metropolitan Museum of Art
- 6National September 11 Memorial & Museum
- 7MetLife Stadium
- 8Yankee Stadium
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Spring Creek 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 | 11 mi northwest | 15 min | 39 34 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 302,013 | $567K | C− |
| Hempstead | 14 mi east | 20 min | 51 30 hotels · 8 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 7 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 795,734 | $641K | — |
| North Bergen Township | 13 mi northwest | 20 min | 19 15 hotels · 4 motels | 61,483 | $474K | B |
| Newark | 17 mi west | 25 min | 29 27 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs | 323,808 | $374K | C− |
| North Hempstead | 15 mi northeast | 25 min | 22 18 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 238,982 | $888K | — |
| Secaucus | 14 mi northwest | 20 min | 18 16 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 22,640 | $572K | C− |
| Elizabeth | 17 mi west | 25 min | 25 16 hotels · 8 motels · 1 inn or B&B | 141,675 | $449K | D |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Close to Spring Creek Park
A wider trip can take in these, within 16 miles.
Big draw110 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw211 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw37 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw410 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw511 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw69 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw716 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw813 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 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Spring Creek Park, answered
Is Spring Creek Park in New York City?
Yes. It’s inside New York City, NY.
When is the best time to visit Spring Creek Park?
May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 66–84°.
What is the closest airport to Spring Creek Park?
John F. Kennedy (JFK), about 5 miles away.
Where should I stay near Spring Creek Park?
New York City (in town, 1,485 places to stay), Jersey City (11 mi, 39 places to stay) and Hempstead (14 mi, 51 places to stay).
What locals in New York City say
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.