Playgrounds

Spector Playground is one of the largest playgrounds in the Park. It features an expansive sand area and open space for running and playing.

Short concrete walls enclose the play area of this playground, linking play equipment while also functioning as a maze and seating area.

Just north of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this playground and its climbing pyramids, obelisk and sundial were inspired by the museum's collection of Egyptian Art.

This playground is located within the Arthur Ross Pinetum, a small arboretum that is home to the largest collection of pine trees in the Park.

While this playground is small in size, it's big on views. Located in one of the most beautiful settings in the Park, the playground is also near the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, which offers additional recreational opportunities.

This playground's design was inspired by the landscapes of Central Park, making it one of the Park's most distinctive play spaces.

Funding for this playground was provided by the singer Diana Ross after her historic concert on the Great Lawn in 1983.

Located across from the Harlem Meer, this playground has beautiful views of the lake, rock outcroppings and distant hills.

This playground's low concrete walls and numerous steps and seats define the play space and provide a variety of levels and surfaces to climb and explore.

One of Central Park's largest playgrounds, the East 96th Street Playground features a great variety of play equipment and ample open space for running and playing games.

When Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux designed Central Park in the 19th Century, they designated this 10-acre meadow in the southwest corner of the Park as a "playground" — the term used to describe a versatile open meadow intended for games, sports and informal play.

In the center of this playground is a whimsical concrete fountain featuring characters from Alice in Wonderland. Play features include colorful pipe frame equipment and bucket swings and are geared toward toddlers.

This nautically themed playground is located just north of Summit Rock, near the Park's Mariners' Gate entrance. It provides a variety of play experiences for younger children.

This playground's focal point is the Group of Bears sculpture by renowned artist Paul Manship.

A "playground for all children," this play space was designed to be accessible to children with and without disabilities.

The centerpiece of this playground is a large, wisteria-covered trellis that provides shaded seating.

This playground features naturalistic hippopotamus sculptures by the artist Bob Cassily, set in a "river" of blue safety surfacing.

This playground is divided by a central bridge that stretches over a "lake" of sand, creating an area for preschoolers and one geared toward older children.

Central Park's smallest playground provides an ideal play space for the Park's youngest visitors.

This playground is set in a small valley surrounded by large trees and rock outcrops – the dramatic topography that characterizes the northern part of Central Park.

This western-themed playground features wooden play structures resembling a frontier town.