Fort Tryon Park

This is a hidden gem uptown. Where to start... great place to go relax and read a book. Want to catch some sun? Plenty of lawn space to do that. If you are a runner, also a great spot. You can do 5k or more, but be warned that it's pretty hilly. It also has the Cloisters museum which is part of the Met, so a little bit of everything.

Come here with friends or alone, this place will not disappoint!

Manhattan's best-kept secret!! An incredible park for walking, running, reading, sight-seeing, relaxing...Fort Tryon Park is a hidden gem.

Much more humble than Central Park, it is CP's quiet little sister, yet it is just as majestic, beautiful and just as much a getaway from the bustle of the big city. Fort Tryon Park rests on a bit of a geographic anomaly for Manhattan...a large hill (in fact, the highest natural point in Manhattan is not far, at Bennett Park on 183rd st). The hills here provide a unique park experience for NYC, with winding paths crisscrossing throughout.

There are wonderful, stunning views/overlooks of the Hudson River below/to the West, and to the East, wide vistas of the Bronx. There is a beautiful, well-manicured garden (the Heather garden) near the 190th St. entrance, and plenty of open green space for picnicking, and benches for reflecting, reading, relaxing. There are various fields and hills perfect for sports, and even some sledding hills in the winter (yes, sledding in Manhattan!).

For runners: The multiple hills and meandering paths can make for the creation of varied/challenging running routes. If just running on the road (Margaret Corbin Dr.), it's almost exactly 1mile from the entrance, around the cloisters loop and back.

New Leaf cafe is a quality restaurant on the park grounds, and the Cloisters--an extension of the Met--is also located on the grounds, an easy walk from the entrance of the park.

The Park hosts many events throughout the year, some weekly (garden/grounds tours, yoga, etc) and also some annual events (Revolutionary war re-enactments and the annual Medieval Festival in the Fall (which is quite a unique event in and of itself!)), in addition to occasional concerts and other miscellaneous events throughout the year.

It is quiet and rarely crowded, and is a sight to visit year-round. A beloved park by locals and visitors alike.

Beautiful park to get away from it all. Take a walk through the gardens, stop at the Cloisters, and enjoy the views. Hot tip - the Linden Terrace is a beautiful place to propose to your future wife during autumn!

Beautiful park with a good variety of spaces, plenty if benches and spots for picnics. Large dog park. The Cloisters is a wonderful museum, strong medieval collection and a great building

A very nice uptown Manhattan secret, this is a nice park to walk around. The spring has a lot of flowers and there are some great views. Another bonus is that the park contains the cloisters, which is a satellite to the Metropolitan museum of art, but focused on biblical Christian imagery as it is housed within a relocated monastery.