Barbecue Rules + Safety

Barbecuing is permitted only in designated areas of the Park (see map):

• Bandshell North + South
• Bartel-Pritchard Lawn
• Lincoln Road Lawn
• Long Meadow North (near Grand Army Plaza)
• Nethermead Picnic Area
• Park Circle Picnic Area
• Parkside Lawn
• Peristyle Lawn
• Picnic House North + South
• 10th Avenue Lawn
• Vanderbilt Oval
• Wellhouse Picnic Area

Follow these rules to protect wildlife habitats and the safety of all visitors:

• Use a charcoal grill or hibachi at least two feet above the ground.
• Propane is not permitted; charcoal only.
• No fire within 10 feet of any building, tree or underbrush, or beneath the branches of any tree.
• Groups of 20 or more require a permit.

Barbecue Clean-Up:

• Do not place coals on ground.
• Deposit coals in hot coal bins, or extinguish coals with water and wrap coals in foil.
• Place extinguished and wrapped coals in a dumpster, or leave them in or next to a trashcan.
• Please bag all other trash and place in a dumpster, or leave it in or next to a trashcan.