PARK FACT:
Samuel Parsons, Jr., landscape designer of De Witt Clinton Park, was an apprentice, and later business partner, for Calvert Vaux of Olmsted & Vaux fame.
De Witt Clinton Park
West 52 to West 54 Streets, 11 to 12 Avenues
Manhattan
Acres: 5.83
De Witt Clinton Park is a truly family-friendly park. Because of 1996 improvements to its Erie Canal Playground, one can find play equipment, safety surfacing, painted games, swings, benches, drinking fountains, concrete play mules (named Sal, Pal and Gal) and a frog spray shower within the play area.
Your four-footed family member hasn't been forgotten; there are dog runs in the park for Fido to run within to his heart's content.
Botanically-oriented families will enjoy Maria's Perennial Garden. Featuring flowers of the 1800s, rock garden species, and plants that attract birds, bees and butterflies, it's a peaceful spot to appreciate and learn about nature.
And finally, competitive kin can shoot hoops, run bases, or hit a "killer" on the basketball courts, baseball fields, and handball courts.
Facilities
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VIRTUAL TOUR
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Directions
By Bus: Take the M31 on 11th Avenue to 52nd Street, or the M11 on 10th Avenue to 53rd Street and walk one block west.
By Subway: Take the C or E to 50th Street. Walk two blocks north and three blocks west.