Baseball/Softball

Take me out to the ballgame! Central Park offers a total of 26 ballfields.

Where: There are three areas in Central Park offering softball and baseball fields. They are:

• Great Lawn: eight ballfields, restored in 1997. For a map of the Great Lawn ballfields, click here to download a PDF
   
• North Meadow: seven baseball and five softball fields, restored in 2000.  For a map of the North Meadow ballfields, click here to download a PDF
   
• Heckscher Ballfields: located at 63rd Street between the west and center drives: six ballfields, restored in 2006.  For a map of the Heckscher ballfields, click here to download a PDF  

When: Permits for baseball and sofball are issued from mid-April through mid-September. Opening and closing days will be posted. The ballfields may be closed for maintenance or when wet.

Permit Requirements: NYC Department of Parks/Recreation issues permits to leagues, teams, and other groups, to reserve specific athletic fields at specific times.  The public can obtain athletic field permits for a session on one of the fields by completing and submitting a permit application to the permit office at the Borough Office (24 West 61st Street). A permit application also can be requested by phone by calling the Permit Office. Members of the public who wish to join or set up a league should call or stop by the permit office as well. For additional information, call the Permit Office at 212-408-0226.  You can also download an application here.

Links: For a list of all ballfields in New York City and permit information, click on NYC Ballfields.