Outdoors in Brooklyn
Parks, waterfront, markets and open-air everything.
117 listings
Marine Park
Brooklyn's largest public park featuring 530 acres of grassland, salt marsh, bocce & a golf course.
Ravine
Brooklyn's only forest, this urban oasis in Prospect Park is the setting for weekend nature tours.
James Forten Playground
Stroud Playground
Fallkill Falls
Grand Army Plaza
Elliptical park landscaped in the 1860s by Calvert Vaux, with a military memorial arch & fountains.
Prospect Park Waterfall
Mount Prospect Park
Wooded hilltop park between Brooklyn Museum & the Central Library, with a loop trail & a playground.
Sunset Park
Longtime park with a large outdoor pool open during summer plus play equipment & basketball courts.
Bush Terminal Piers Park
Small park on the water featuring tide ponds, sports fields & views of the Manhattan skyline.
Owl's Head Park
Riverfront park provides panoramic city views, a playground, spray pool, skate park & sports courts.
Great Tree - American Elm Sunset Park
Louis Valentino, Jr. Park and Pier
Waterfront lawn that features a kayak boat launch & a pier affording views of the Statue of Liberty.
Sitting Area
McCarren Park
Public park with playgrounds, sports fields & courts, plus an Olympic-sized pool & a running track.
Marsha P. Johnson State Park
7-acre riverside park named for a trans & LGBTQ rights activist, with picnic sites & skyline views.
50 Kent - Bushwick Inlet Park
Narrows Botanical Gardens
Peaceful volunteer-run 4.5-acre garden featuring native plants, trees, walking paths & water views.
Msgr. McGolrick Park
Compact neighborhood park featuring historic pavilion, playground, picnic tables & war monuments.
Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Trail
Waterfront
Bushwick Inlet Park
Waterfront park with a regulation soccer field, playground & views of the Manhattan skyline.
Twinkle Playspace
Play space for kids 6 & under with a life-size climbable tree, a rope bridge & a space capsule.
Carroll Park
Charming neighborhood oasis offering a kids' playground, sport courts & a summertime spray fountain.