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Golf

Golf

Season 1, Summer 2006
City Parks foundation offers free golf lessons to kids at the city's many public golf courses.

Van Cortlandt Park Stables

Van Cortlandt Park Stables

Season 1, Summer 2006
Riverdale Equestrian Centre, located in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, is a place where children and amatures can ride along with dressage champions.

Seeds to Trees

Seeds to Trees

Season 3, Summer 2007
The City Parks Foundation offers an assortment of environmental education programs like this one in Van Cortlandt Park.

Bird Watching in Van Cortlandt Park

Bird Watching in Van Cortlandt Park



Directions to Van Cortlandt Park

Know Before You Go

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

Barbecuing AreasVan 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

Hiking TrailsPutnam 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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