Van Cortlandt Park

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Name	Location	Phone
Van Cortlandt Nature Center	246th Street and Broadway	(718) 548-7070
Hours	Directions	Accessible
10:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesdays through Sundays through August 17, 2019.	By car: I-87 Major Deegan Expressway to Van Cortlandt Park South exit. Merge onto Van Cortlandt Park South and turn right onto Broadway. Continue north on Broadway to West 246th Street. Street parking is available on Broadway and local streets. Use pedestrian park entrance on Broadway and West 246th Street. Nature Center is located between Van Cortlandt House Museum and Tennis Courts. Parking is also available at Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course and is a short walk to the nature center. Public transportation: Take the 1 to the 242nd Street stop. Walk north on Broadway. Enter the park at W.246th Street and follow the signs to the center. Take the Bx9 bus to the 242nd Street stop. Walk north on Broadway. Enter the park at W.246th Street and follow the signs to the center.

Name

Location

Phone

Van Cortlandt Nature Center

246th Street and Broadway

(718) 548-7070

Hours

Directions

Accessible

10:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesdays through Sundays through August 17, 2019.

By car: I-87 Major Deegan Expressway to Van Cortlandt Park South exit. Merge onto Van Cortlandt Park South and turn right onto Broadway. Continue north on Broadway to West 246th Street. Street parking is available on Broadway and local streets. Use pedestrian park entrance on Broadway and West 246th Street. Nature Center is located between Van Cortlandt House Museum and Tennis Courts. Parking is also available at Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course and is a short walk to the nature center.

Public transportation: Take the 1 to the 242nd Street stop. Walk north on Broadway. Enter the park at W.246th Street and follow the signs to the center.
Take the Bx9 bus to the 242nd Street stop. Walk north on Broadway. Enter the park at W.246th Street and follow the signs to the center.

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There are currently 2 service interruptions affecting access within this park.

Van Cortlandt Park

Due to construction at Broadway and West 242nd Street, the entrance near the subway is closed. Please access the park at the stairway adjacent to the public comfort station (Broadway & Manhattan College Parkway). There is an accessible entrance at the end of the block. The barbecuing area at Van Cortlandt Park has temporarily been moved behind the Nature Center. For more information on the progress of this construction project, please visit our Capital Project Tracker page.
Anticipated Completion: Summer 2020

Putnam Trail

The Putnam Greenway Trail is currently closed for construction. For north-south access, runners and pedestrians can use the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail (enter at Mosholu Parkway & Van Cortlandt Park South), and bicyclists and pedestrians can use Broadway. For more information on the progress of this construction project, please visit our Capital Project Tracker page.

Anticipated Completion: Summer 2020

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More About Van Cortlandt Park

Zip Code:10467, 10470, 10471, 10705
Community Board: 07, 08, 12
Council Member: Andrew Cohen
Park ID: X092
Acreage: 1146.43
Property Type: Flagship Park

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