Prospect Park is home to Brooklyn's only lake, and at 60 acres there's plenty of room to pedal about the gentle water and explore the Lake. Pedal boats may be rented from Wollman Rink, early May through mid-October.

Hours

The Pedal Boats will re-open Saturday, May 1

May 12 – 5 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday 

June 12 – 5 p.m.
Thursday – Sunday

July & August 12 – 6 p.m.
Thursday – Sunday

Holiday Openings:
Memorial Day: Monday, May 31, 12 – 5 p.m.
Indepence Day Weekend: Monday July 5, 12 – 6 p.m.

Cost

$15.00 plus tax, and a $10 refundable deposit.

Directions

The Pedal Boats at Wollman Rink are best accessed through the Parkside/Ocean Avenues entrance or the Lincoln Road/Ocean Avenue entrance. View this location on our Interactive Map.

By Public Transportation: (MTA map)
• Q, S, or B Train to Prospect Park station
• B-41 bus to Flatbush Ave. and Ocean Ave.
• B-43 bus to Ocean Ave. and Lincoln Rd.
• B-48 bus to Lincoln Rd.

By Car:
• From Manhattan via Manhattan Bridge: Go straight on Flatbush Avenue for about 2 miles until you reach Grand Army Plaza. Go halfway around the circle and continue on Flatbush Ave. (the Brooklyn Public Library will be on your left and the Park on your right). After you pass the Zoo and the Lefferts House on your right, make a right hand turn at the traffic light at Ocean Avenue. Follow Ocean Avenue to the next major intersection, which is Ocean and Parkside Avenues. Make a sharp right into the Park (diagonally across from McDonald’s). Proceed slowly on the Park Drive to the flashing light where you make a left into the Wollman Rink Parking Lot.
• From Long Island via Brooklyn-Queens Expressway: Exit at Tillary Street and turn onto Flatbush Avenue. Then follow the above directions: Manhattan via Manhattan Bridge.
• From Staten Island via Verrazano Bridge: Follow Brooklyn Queens Expressway, Exit at Atlantic Avenue, making right onto Flatbush Avenue. Then follow the above directions: Manhattan via Manhattan Bridge.

Party Rentals

Do something different, have a Pedal Boat Party! For information, on renting pedal boats for parties, call (718) 287-6215 x102 or go to our party page.

For large groups, please visit our permit Information page.

Contact

• General information: (718) 282-7789
• Events Hotline: (718) 965-8999
• Rentals & Event Planning: (718) 287-6215 x102
• Info & Weather: (718) 287-6431
• School Groups: (718) 287-5252