Riverside Park
Riverside Dr. to Hudson River, W. 72 St.to W 153 St.
Manhattan
Directions via Google Maps
For additional information about the park, please visit the Riverside Park Conservancy website.
Stretching four miles from 72nd to 158th streets along the Hudson River, Riverside Park is widely regarded as Manhattan's most spectacular waterfront park. As one of only eight officially designated scenic landmarks in the City of New York, it has a long and storied history.
Since 1875, the landscapes of Frederick Law Olmsted have offered escape from the city and opportunities for people of all incomes to relax, play, and socialize in tranquil settings. These landscapes contain rocky precipices, sylvan lawns, and groves of mature elm trees. From Riverside Drive, the land terraces down steeply in three levels to a manmade shoreline and promenade, constructed between 1937 and 1941 under the administration of Robert Moses. The designers, Gilmore D. Clarke and Clinton Lloyd, added 134 acres to the park and twenty-two modern recreational facilities. They wove through this extraordinary collection of active recreation and scenic areas a vital north-south automobile artery and a railroad running in a tunnel under the entire park.
Recreational facilities include a range of sports courts and fields, a skate park, a large portion of the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway (for bicycles), and the 110-slip public marina at 79th street, an important part of New York State's Water Trail.
Events
Summer on the Hudson: Art en Plein Air
An instructor from the Art Students League leads a visual exploration of our beautiful park. Learn to draw or paint...
Featured Monument
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument
Learn more about the monument that commemorates Union Army soldiers and sailors who served in the Civil War.
Directions to Riverside Park

Know Before You Go

The 79th Street Boat Basin marina is currently closed. No vessel dockage, moorage, anchorage or launch services are available. The marina will be dredged and reconstructed to modern codes and standards. The marina is anticipated to reopen in 2025.
Related inquiries may be sent to boatbasin@parks.nyc.gov
