Prospect Park features seven playgrounds, including some of the most interesting and dynamic in the City. Most have undergone recent renovations. Scattered evenly around the Park’s perimeter, they offer children imaginative schemes with safe and engaging play areas. All playgrounds feature state-of-the-art safety surfaces, and most include water features to keep kids cool during hot weather.

Garfield Tot Lot
Harmony Playground
Imagination Playground
Lincoln Road Playground
Stewart Playground
Third Street Playground
Vanderbilt Street Playground

Hours

Playgrounds and their programs are maintained with the help of volunteer committees that raise funds and organize special events. Call the Alliance at (718) 965-8946 for more info on Playground Committees.

Curious about what’s going on in playgrounds? Click here to download a pdf about our ongoing playground renovations and restorations. 

Click here to learn about the history of the Playgrounds.

Inside the Garfield Pl./Prospect Park West entrance
The only play area in the Park designed exclusively for toddlers, with plenty of safe wandering space and specially sized climbing equipment.

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By Public Transportation: (MTA map)
• F Train to 7th Ave. station.
• 2 or 3 Train to Grand Army Plaza station.

By Car:
• From Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges: Take Flatbush Ave. to Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park West exit, to 3rd St.
• From BQE: Take BQE to Prospect Expressway, 7th Ave. exit. Make left on 7th Ave., right on 3rd St. to Prospect Park West.

Near the Bandshell at Prospect Park West between 9th and 11th Streets.
Harmony Playground gets its inspiration from the nearby Bandshell, with an exciting music motif that includes xylophones that kids can play. You’ll also find dreamy sculptures trumpeting great sprays of water and a roomy sandbox.

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By Public Transportation: (MTA map)
• F Train to 15th St./Prospect Park station.
• 2 or 3 Train to Grand Army Plaza station.
• B-68, B-69 or B-75 Buses to Prospect Park West & 9th St.

By Car:
• From Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges: Take Flatbush Ave. to Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park West exit to 9th St.
• From BQE: Take BQE to 38th St. exit. Make left on 4th Ave., then right on 9th St. to Prospect Park West. 

We're #1!

Readers of Time Out New York Kids crowned Imagination Playground New York's best in the magazine's annual NYC Parents Awards reader poll.

From the article:
"You'll notice the absence of standard kiddie fare like seesaws, swings or slides. Instead, Prospect Park's Imagination Playground encourages inventive play with fixtures like a bronze dragon statue that spews water instead of fire, a sculpture of a boy reading while reaching down to pet his dog, cutout animal masks that kids can set their faces in, and a stage with multiple platforms of different heights for little ones to play on. In the summer, programs including storytelling, plays, music and crafts are available."

Ocean Avenue between Parkside Avenue and Lincoln Road
A water-spouting dragon and storytelling grove make this an innovative venue for free Saturday afternoon playground programs. Near the Children’s Corner and the Audubon Center.

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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 Empire Blvd.
• B-48 bus to Lincoln Rd.

By Car:
• From Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges: Take Flatbush Ave. to Grand Army Plaza, continue on Flatbush, make right on Ocean Ave. to Lincoln Rd.
• From BQE: Take BQE to Prospect Expressway, 10th Ave. exit. Make left on 11th Ave. Make right on Prospect Park Southwest to Park Circle. From Circle, follow Parkside Ave. Make left on Ocean Ave. to Lincoln Rd.

Ezra Jack Keats Storytelling Hour 

Every Saturday at 2 p.m. during July and August, the children of Brooklyn are treated to storytelling in the Imagination Playground.

Click here for more information.

Just inside the Lincoln Rd./Ocean Ave. entrance
Featuring chess/checkers tables and large bronze frog sculptures that spout water, this playground is right near the Children’s Corner, home of the Zoo and Carousel, and the Audubon Center.

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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 Empire Blvd.
• B-48 bus to Lincoln Rd.

By Car:
• From Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges: Take Flatbush Ave. to Grand Army Plaza, continue on Flatbush, make right on Ocean Ave. to Lincoln Rd.
• From BQE: Take BQE to Prospect Expressway, 10th Ave. exit. Make left on 11th Ave. Make right on Prospect Park Southwest to Park Circle. From Circle, follow Parkside Ave. Make left on Ocean Ave. to Lincoln Rd. 

At the corner of Caton Ave. and Parade Pl., near E. 16th St.
A great place to take the little kids while the big kids play on the adjoining athletic fields.

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By Public Transportation: (MTA map)
• F Train to Fort Hamilton Parkway station (@ Prospect Ave.)
• Q Train to Parkside Avenue station
• B-68 Bus along Coney Island Ave. to Parkside Ave.

By Car:
• From Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges: Take Flatbush Avenue to Grand Army Plaza, continue on Flatbush, make right on Ocean Avenue, right on Parkside Avenue.
• From BQE: Take BQE to Prospect Expressway, 10th Ave. exit. Make left on 11th Ave. Make right on Prospect Park Southwest to Park Circle. From Circle, follow Parkside Ave.

Inside the 3rd Street/Prospect Park West entrance, next to Litchfield Villa.
Located in a beautifully wooded dale, this playground features a maze of swings, jungle gyms and walkways surrounded by shady benches.

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By Public Transportation: (MTA map)
• F Train to 7th Ave. station.
• 2 or 3 Train to Grand Army Plaza station.

By Car:
• From Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges: Take Flatbush Ave. to Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park West exit, to 3rd St.
• From BQE: Take BQE to Prospect Expressway, 7th Ave. exit. Make left on 7th Ave., right on 3rd St. to Prospect Park West.

Inside the Vanderbilt St./Prospect Park Southwest entrance
Features a maze of climbing equipment, footbridges and slides, with swings and a turtle-shaped sandbox.

Click here to view this location on our Interactive Map.

By Public Transportation: (MTA map)
• F Train to Fort Hamilton Parkway station (@ Prospect Ave.).
• B-68 Bus along Coney Island Ave./Prospect Park Southwest.

By Car:
• From Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges: Take Flatbush Ave. to Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park West exit, make left on Prospect Park Southwest at Bartel- Pritchard Circle to Vanderbilt St.
• From BQE: Take BQE to Prospect Expressway, 10th Ave. exit. Make left on 11th Ave. Make right on Prospect Park Southwest to Vanderbilt St. 

Playgrounds close at dusk.
Every Saturday during the spring/summer season, there are free cultural and educational programs for kids on the stage of Imagination Playground.

Contact
• Prospect Park Alliance (718) 965-8951
• Events Hotline (718) 965-8999