Accessibility Info
PARK FACT:
The Rockaway, Lenape, and Delaware Native Americans inhabited the land that is now Forest Park before the arrival of the Dutch in 1635.
Forest Park
Myrtle Ave., Union Turnpike, Park Lane South bet. Brooklyn-Queens County Line and Park Lane
Queens
Directions: Google Maps | MTA Trip Planner
Acres: 543.53
Highlights
Richmond Hill Doughboy
This bronze statue of a bareheaded infantryman pausing at the grave of a fallen comrade was dedicated in 1926 as a gift of the people of Richmond Hill to commemorate… Read More
Sobelsohn Playground
William Sobelsohn (1929–1982) was an activist in the Kew Gardens community. He was born in Brooklyn on July 6, 1929 and graduated from Queens College. He and his… Read More
Statue of Job
This five-foot tall bronze statue of Job, mounted on a two-foot high schist and concrete base is one of two casts of a sculpture created by Nathan J. Rapoport (1911-1987)… Read More
The Carousel
The Forest Park Carousel holds some of the last surviving creations of master wood-carver Daniel Carl Muller. After emigrating from Germany in the 1880s, Muller settled… Read More
The Overlook
In 1898 the five boroughs were consolidated to form the City of New York; at that time what was then the Brooklyn Parks Department managed the parklands in what is now all… Read More
Wallenberg Square
This square honors Raoul Gustav Wallenberg (1912-1947), the heroic rescuer of numerous Hungarian Jews from the Nazi policies of persecution and extermination during World… Read More
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Baseball Fields
Basketball Courts
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Bicycling and Greenways
Bocce Courts
Dog Runs
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Football Fields
Golf Courses
Handball Courts
Hiking Trails
Horseback Riding Trails
Model Aircraft Fields
Nature Centers
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Running Tracks
Skate Parks
Spray Showers
Tennis Courts
Volleyball Courts
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