CENTRAL PARK CENTRAL PARK IS A

PLACE FOR ALL USERS.

ACCESS MAP 150 years ago, Central Park was conceived as an idyllic
and democratic public space, open to all. But its historic

A Guide for All Users

and celebrated design — intended to provide all New
Yorkers with a reprieve from urban conditions and the
opportunity to connect with nature — also presents
challenges for park users with limited mobility.

As we restore and maintain the Park, the Conservancy

is constantly working to improve accessibility, including
providing information that helps everyone experience it.
This map and guide is intended to be useful to all visitors,
with a particular emphasis on those for whom the Park’s
topography presents obstacles.

CENTRAL PARK
First major urban public park in the United States

It was designed by Constructed from It is recognized as the

FREDERICK 1858 to 1873, this PREMIER PUBLIC

LAW OLMSTED
(1822–1903) and
843 ACRE URBAN PARK
IN THE WORLD
CALVERT VAUX
(1824–1895),
PARK
is entirely man–made.
as well as one of the
GREATEST WORKS
who won the competition to design OF AMERICAN ART
the Park on April 28,1858. of the 19th century.

Central Park was designated a NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK in 1963 and a NEW YORK CITY SCENIC LANDMARK in 1974.

CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY

Our mission is to •• The Central Park Conservancy is a not–for–profit organization

founded by civic–minded New Yorkers to rescue Central Park
RESTORE, MANAGE, from a state of severe deterioration.

AND ENHANCE •• Since 1980, the Conservancy has led the revival of the Park
in partnership with the City of New York.

CENTRAL PARK •• Today, we provide 75% of the Park’s annual operating budget
and are responsible for all aspects of park maintenance @centralparknyc
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PUBLIC. as well as continued restoration. centralparknyc.org

WHILE IN THE PARK

HOURS CENTRAL PARK POLICE PRECINCT

Central Park is open daily. Located in Mid–Park on 86th Street Transverse Road.

DIAL 911
In an emergency Dial 911 or use emergency call Parks Enforcement Patrol (PEP) .............. 212.427.8700
boxes located on light poles along the drives and Urban Park Rangers (UPR) ....................... 212.628.2345
near many playgrounds throughout the Park.
PEP and UPR, uniformed personnel of NYC Parks,
Opening Time Closing Time They provide a direct connection to 911 operators patrol and enforce Park rules, provide first aid, respond
6:00 AM 1:00 AM 212.570.4820. to injured wildlife, and assist visitors.

FINDING YOUR WAY OFFICIAL CENTRAL

Identification plates on many park lamp posts serve as orientation tools. PARK TOURS

FIRST 2 NUMBERS LAST 2 NUMBERS Visit centralparknyc.org/tours to learn about the

Indicate the nearest

cross street
97 03 Even numbers: The area is closer
to the East Side (5th Avenue)
Conservancy’s tour program. Brief notes on the
terrain are included in all tour descriptions. If you
are not sure if a tour is right for you, we recommend
Odd numbers: The area is closer contacting us before purchasing a ticket or arriving
to the West Side (Central Park West) for a free tour at tours@centralparknyc.org.

PLAYGROUNDS
Accessibility Information

Playground Age Group Facilities

East Side Billy Johnson (East 67) Pre–school, School–age Accessible Restroom
open year round
East 72nd Street (East 72) School–age
Accessible Restroom
Levin (East 77) Pre–school, School–age closed in winter

Smadbeck–Heckscher East (East 79) Toddler, Pre–school

Ancient (East 85) Pre–school, School–age Accessible Surface

East 96th Street (East 96) Pre–school, School–age

Bendheim (East 100) Pre–school, School–age

Bernard Family (East 108) Toddler, Pre–school Ramped Play Structure

East 110th Street (East 110) School–age

West Side West 110th Street (West 110) Toddler, Pre–school, School–age
Adaptive Swings
Tarr Family (West 100) Pre–school, School–age

Rudin Family (West 96) Pre–school, School–age

Tarr–Coyne Wild West (West 93) Pre–school, School–age

Accessible Water Spray Feature

Safari (West 91) Pre–school

Spector (West 85) Pre–school, School–age

Pinetum (West 85) Pre–school, School–age, Teens & Adults

Toll Family (West 84) Toddler, Pre–school Accessible Transfer to Sand Area

Diana Ross (West 81) Pre–school, School–age

Tarr–Coyne Tots (West 68) Toddler

Adventure (West 67) School–age Sand Table

Heckscher (63) Pre–school, School–age

ACCESSIBLE TRAILS CONSERVANCY OPERATED FACILITIES

As we restore the more rugged areas of the Park, such
as woodlands and native meadows, the Conservancy
adds rustic trails to expand opportunities for visitors to
experience the scenery. Wherever feasible, trails are
designed to meet the accessible trail guidelines of the
U.S. Access Board, which include specific requirements
for stable surfaces, trail width, passing spaces,
maximum slopes, and resting intervals. Established
to guide the development of accessible trails on federal
lands (like the national parks), they take into account
the more challenging terrain of natural outdoor areas,
and are useful for increasing access to the more
“wild” regions of the Park. The Accessible Trails symbol
indicates an area that includes trails designed to these
standards. We are continually adding more.
THE DRIVE
Originally designed for carriage rides through the
19th–century Park, the Drive today is a recreation loop
shared by cyclists, joggers, and pedestrians.
The inner lane is designated for pedestrians and joggers
traveling in either direction. The center lane is for
cyclists and pedi–cabs, and the outer lane for authorized
vehicles and horse carriages; all wheeled traffic is
one–way, counterclockwise on the loop.
Belvedere Castle ......................................... 212.722.0288
Chess & Checkers House ........................... 212.794.4064
Dairy Visitor Center & Gift Shop ................. 212.794.6564
OTHER FACILITIES
Arsenal (NYC Parks Headquarters) ............ 212.830.7700
Ballfields Cafe ……………………...................... 917.432.9661
Bike Rent NYC ………………………...…........….. 212.541.8759
Carousel …………..………………….............….… 212.439.6900
Central Park Zoo
(Wildlife Conservation Society) ….........….... 212.439.6500
Delacorte Theater
(Shakespeare in the Park) …......…............... 212.539.8750
Kerbs Boathouse
Cafe (Le Pain Quotidien) ……................... 646.939.0020
Model Boat Rental ……………............…..... 917.522.0054
Lasker Rink …………………………..........……..... 917.492.3856
This map and guide is based on 2017 survey data and represents
our best effort to represent conditions at a point in time.
Please note that path conditions are subject to the effects of weather
and wear. Central Park is constantly undergoing restoration and
maintenance, and work to improve accessibility is an ongoing part
of the stewardship of the Park. For updates on major disruptions
and scheduled closures, visit centralparknyc.org/alerts.
Charles A. Dana Discovery Center .............. 212.860.1374
Columbus Circle Information Kiosk ............. 646.787.7414
North Meadow Recreation Center .............. 212.348.4867
Lasker Pool …………….………………….............. 212.534.7639
Loeb Boathouse Restaurant &
Rowboat Rental .……,,,….…......................…. 212.517.2233
Metropolitan Museum of Art ……...............… 212.535.7710
Mineral Springs Cafe (Le Pain Quotidien) .… 646.233.3768
Summer Stage (City Parks Foundation) ..…. 212.360.2777
Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater
(City Parks Foundation) ……………........…..… 212.988.9093
Tavern on the Green ………………….......…..… 212.877.8684
Tennis House …………………………...….......….. 212.280.0205
Wollman Rink/Victorian Gardens …...........… 212.439.6900
A PDF version of this map, available at centralparknyc.org/accessmap,
is updated between printings, and a digital map is in development.
We welcome your feedback and suggestions: email us at
contact@centralparknyc.org, and include the words ACCESS MAP
in the subject of your message.
© 2018 Central Park Conservancy. All rights reserved.
Designed in collaboration with Applied Wayfinding and Living Map.
Printed on FSC®–certified uncoated paper.
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Douglass Blvd

Malcolm X Blvd

5 Avenue
7 Avenue
INDEX West 111 Street West 111 Street East 111 Street

Frederick
Cathedral Central Park
Parkway (110 St) North (110 St)
Features are keyed to map grid: West, Center,
B C 2 3
East going West to East, and 59th Street Duke Ellington
Central Park North Circle East 110 Street
to 110th Street going South to North. West 110 Street Frederick
A hyphen, for example Center 80–85, indicates Douglass East 110 Street
Circle West 110 Street
the area runs from 80th Street to 85th Street. r i ve East Playground
Playground e st D W Dr ive
110 Street
Casual Restaurants West 109 Street Bridge East 109 Street
Ballplayers’ House West 67
Blockhouse
Dancing Crane Cafe East 63 Charles A. Dana Bernard Family
Harlem Meer Concession East 106 Discovery Center Playground
West 108 Street East 108 Street
Kerbs Boathouse Cafe East 74 Nutter’s Harlem Meer
Battery Site
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Points of Interest Arch Fort Fish
Site The Mount
Alice in Wonderland East 75
Great Hill (Composting
Arsenal East 64 Operation)
West 105 Street Conservatory East 105 Street
Ballfields
Garden
Great Lawn Center 80–85 El Museo
Heckscher West–Center 63–65 Del Barrio
Peter Jay Sharp
North Meadow Center 97–102
West 104 Street Children’s Glade The Ravine East 104 Street

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Belvedere Castle Center 79 Rustic Glenspan #8

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Bethesda Terrace & Fountain Center 72 West 102 Street Bridge Arch 1 East 102 Street
Bicycle Rentals The Pool Springbanks
Arch
Columbus Circle West 59
#7
Grand Army Plaza East 59
#9
Blockhouse West 109 West 101 Street East 101 Street
#6

Bowling and Croquet Greens West 69 #5

#10
Carousel (Friedsam) Center 65
Cedar Hill East 77–79
West 100 Street W 10 0 S
Cherry Hill Center 72
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Chess & Checkers House Center 64 Tarr Family #1 Playground
#11
Playground
Conservatory Garden East 105

5 Avenue
#4

E a s t Dr i v e
Central Park West

Conservatory Water
#12
(Model Boat Pond) East 73–75
#2 East Meadow
Dairy Visitor Center & Gift Shop Center 65 Handball
Doris C. Freedman Plaza East 60 #3 Courts

Charles A. Dana Discovery Center East 110 North Meadow East 98 Street

Delacorte Theater Recreation Center

Basketball
(site of Shakespeare in the Park) West 81 Courts
East Green East 69–72 West 97 Street East 97 Street
East Meadow East 97–100 97 S t r
eet T r a n s v e r se
Fort Clinton Site East 106
Rudin Family
96 Street
Playground
Fort Fish Site Center 106 B C
The Gill Center 76 West 96 Street East 96 Street
Great Hill West 106
Great Lawn Center 80–86
East 96 Street
West Drive

Hallett Nature Sanctuary East 61 Tennis Playground

Handball Courts Center 97 West 95 Street Courts ac
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Hans Christian Andersen East 74 Ru n nin
Harlem Meer East 106–110
North Gate
Hernshead (Peebler Point) West 75 House
West 94 Street East 94 Street
King Jagiello Center 80 Bridge
No. 28
Ladies’ Pavilion West 75 Tarr–Coyne
Wild West

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Lasker Rink and Pool Center 107
Playground
The Lake West 72–78 West 93 Street East 93 Street
The Loch Center 102–106
East Drive

Jewish
The Mall (Literary Walk) Center 66–72
Museum
Naturalists’ Walk West 77–79
Naumburg Bandshell East 70 West 92 Street East 92 Street
North Meadow Recreation Center Center 97
North Woods West–Center 102–109 Safari
Nutter’s Battery Site East 108 Playground
West 91 Street East 91 Street
Obelisk (Cleopatra’s Needle) East 81
Cooper–Hewitt
Pilgrim Hill East 72 Smithsonian
Reservoir Design Museum
Playgrounds
(see other side for more information) West 90 Street East 90 Street
The Point Center 73–75
The Pond East 59–62
The Pool West 101–102
West 89 Street East 89 Street
The Ramble Center 73–79
The Ravine Center 102–106 Guggenheim
Reservoir (Jacqueline Kennedy Museum
Onassis Reservoir) West–East 86–96
West 88 Street East 88 Street
Arthur Ross Pinetum Center 85
Rumsey Playfield
(site of SummerStage) East 70–71
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Rustic Shelters West 87 Street East 87 Street

Cop Cot Center 61
Dene East 68 86 Street Bridge
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Ramble Center 75 B C No. 27

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Seneca Village Site West 85 Police South Gate

West 86 Street 86 Street East 86 Street
Shakespeare Garden West 79 Precinct House
Spector Shops
Sheep Meadow West–Center 66–69 Playground
#7 Volleyball
Soccer (North Meadow, seasonal) Center 97–102 Seneca Bridge
Arthur Ross Courts No. 24
Village Site
Stephanie and Fred Shuman Pinetum
West 85 Street #8 Basketball East 85 Street
Running Track West–East 86–96
Courts
Strawberry Fields (Imagine Mosaic) West 72 Pinetum Ancient
Toll Family Playground
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SummerStage (Rumsey Playfield) East 70–71 Playground

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Summit Rock West 83 West 84 Street

#6
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Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre West 79

#5
Tennis Courts West–Center 94–96
Summit
Turtle Pond Center 79–80
Rock
Central Park West

#4
Umpire Rock West 62 West 83 Street East 83 Street
Great Lawn
5 Avenue

Volleyball Courts
E a s t D r ive

Great Lawn Center 85 #3

East of Sheep Meadow Center 67 Winterdale

West 82 Street Arch #2
The Metropolitan
Wagner Cove West 72 East 82 Street
Diana Ross Museum of Art
Wien Walk East 60–63
81 Street Playground #1
Wollman Rink Center 63 B C
Zoo East 63–65
West 81 Street Obelisk East 81 Street
Children’s Zoo East 65–66

Rose Center
Greywacke
for Earth
Arch
Smadbeck–
and Space Delacorte Heckscher East East 80 Street
(Planetarium) Theater Turtle Pond King
Playground
Jagiello
Maintenance
Yard Swedish The
PATHS American Cottage
Shakespeare
Belvedere
East 79 Street
Museum 7 9 St r ee t T r a n s v e r s e
Garden
of Natural Ramble
History Shed

Naturalists’
Walk
Iphigene’s Cedar Hill East 78 Street
Flat or Gentle Slope Rustic
Bank Rock Walk
May also include wheelchair ramp Bay
Bridge
with handrails Bank Rock Glade
West 77 Street Bridge The Ramble Arch Levin
Playground East 77 Street
New York 77 Street
Historical Stone Arch Balcony
Society Bridge
The Gill
Moderate Slope West 76 Street Rustic East 76 Street
Like a wheelchair ramp, Bridge Rustic
Rustic Bridge
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Boathouse
Conservatory
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Steep Slope The Lake Hans Christian
Includes slopes steeper West 74 Street Kerbs East 74 Street
Andersen
than a wheelchair ramp Boathouse
Bow The Point
Bridge Trefoil
West 73 Street Arch
East 73 Street

DRIVE Riftstone Bethesda Terrace Pilgrim Hill

(see other side for more information) Arch & Fountain
Strawberry
West 72 Street East 72 Street
Fields Cherry Hill
Flat or Gentle Slope 72 Street
B C Wagner
Cove East 72 Street
Moderate Slope Playground
West 71 Street East 71 Street
Ter
race Driv e Rumsey Frick
Playfield Collection
Naumburg East Green
West 70 Street East 70 Street
Bandshell
Stairs Bowling and
no handrail Croquet Greens Mineral
West 69 Street Springs East 69 Street
Stairs
with handrail
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The Mall
East Driv

Tarr–Coyne Tots
Crosswalk Playground
along The Drive West 68 Street Dene East 68 Street
Adventure
Bridle Path Playground Willowdell
West

soft surface, uneven Arch

Sheep Meadow
West 67 Street Volleyball Billy Johnson East 67 Street
Drive

Area with Accessible Trail Courts Balto Playground

Barrier–free, with stable surface
and resting intervals. Arrow indicates
entrance to accessible trail
Tavern on
(see other side for more information) West 66 Street the Green East 66 Street

65 Stre r Drive
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ve r s e ente Dene Slope Children’s
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Central Park West

Ballplayers’
Information West 65 Street House Denesmouth East 65 Street
open year round Arch
#6
Restroom #5

open year round Carousel Playmates The Dairy Arsenal

#1
Heckscher Arch
Restroom West 64 Street East 64 Street
Ballfields
closed in winter Dalehead Chess &
5 Avenue

Arch #4 Checkers House Zoo

Accessible Restroom #2
open year round
Driprock Green
Accessible Restroom West 63 Street #3 Arch Gap Arch East 63 Street
Umpire Rock
closed in winter Wollman
Dancing
Food About Rink Crane Cafe
open year round Heckscher
1 minute walk Pinebank Playground Gapstow Inscope
Food Wien East 62 Street
City Block Greyshot
Arch Bridge Arch Walk
closed in winter
1/20 mile Arch
Accessible Subway Station
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Emergency Call Box
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Monument, Sculpture Freedman Plaza
Dipway The Pond
West 60 Street Arch East 60 Street
Bike Rental Maine
Columbus Monument 5 Avenue
Circle (59 St) & 59 Street
Bus Stop
A C B D 1 Grand N R W
Central Park South (West 59 Street) Army East 59 Street
Playground Columbus
Plaza
see other side for more information Circle

Recreational Facility
About 3 minute walk
7 Avenue

6 Avenue

5 Avenue

West 58 Street West 58 Street East 58 Street

Building 57 Street
Cross Town City Block
& 7 Avenue 57 Street
3/20 mile
Water Body N Q R W F

West 57 Street West 57 Street

West Center East East 57 Street