Today is such a beautiful day to spend outdoors. I decided to take my nephews out but I wasn't exactly sure where to go. All the parks around our way was really crowded so we decided to venture off and find one they would enjoy. They were able to get their own bball hoop to play around. You already know I had to show them my skills and yes I still have it. There are plenty of shady areas to relax while the kiddies run around or to even read a book. Surprisingly it wasn't even loud either. read more

Carroll Park is a small neighborhood park, good for a scooter ride or a climb on a jumble gym. A large basketball court area faces Court Street. This is the best spot for a child's scooter ride. The area really needs more benches for adult seating. There are only a few in the very large area. The fenced back portion of the park consists of a courtyard with rest rooms. There are also two fenced play areas, one for smaller children, with jungle gyms and swings. One side of the park faces the neighborhood Carroll School. Could this technically be the front of the park? The park is fine for use in the neighborhood. But it would benefit from an update and sprucing up. New brighter colored playground equipment, a sand area and more benches would be a great start. read more

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Nice park right by the F/G station. Everything from picnic tables to two playgrounds to sports court. Nice place to sit and people watch. They leave it open at night and it's well lit, so it's also frequented by couples on dates. read more

If you live in Carroll Gardens and have a little you've been to Carroll park. It's a neighborhood staple. It covers a full block from Smith to Court and between President and Carroll. What's awesome is there are many variations in the park. There's a little tyke area (self contained and gated) with little kid sized climbing items and swings. Just remember to close the gate for safety sake. Walk across from there and you'll go through the sprinkler (if it's summer) and you'll run into the bigger kid zone (5+). The key feature here is the tire swing which usually has a line. Keep yours away from it when it's spinning high so no one gets knocked over. Smack in the middle, where there is a large statue you'll also find a massive tree on its side and a big rock. Thanks to Hurricane Sandy several big trees were downed and rather than remove them they decided to make them a feature! Don't overlook the bocce ball court where you'll often see old Italian men of the original Carroll Gardens playing on a summer afternoon. On the Northside of the park are basketball courts, a baseball diamond and shuffleboard lanes. Overall it's and awesome park but loses a star because even though it's big, it has a tendency to get crowded. read more

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Ahhh, my neighborhood park. I've got so many memories as a kid in Carroll Park. My mother used to always sign us up for the day camp they offered in the summers (not sure if they do that anymore...) every single summer for about 10 years. We loved it! Every morning, walk over a block to the park and meet up with the rest of the daycare kid crew and have fun all day! Now, as an adult, I usually take my twin baby cousins here or my other toddler cousin who, every time we pass by this place, goes ape shit screaming "PARK!!! PARK!!! PPPAAARRRKKK!!!" So sometimes having a park this close to your house is not a good thing! Once they see the damn thing, they go nuts and start crying until someone takes them! Ugh, kids! If you visit this park, you're bound to see a celeb or two. i.e. Ted Danson (enjoy the pic, even though I run into him looking like a hobo, ugh), Ryan Tedder, many of the chicks from the Real Housewives of NY (ew, avoid!), Zach Galifinakis, Jennifer Connoly, the list goes on and on. I don't know what it is, but this park just draws that crowd! And the good thing is, no one bothers or gawks at them. But come on, that was Ted Danson, I just had to take a pic! Warning: DO NOT LET YOUR KIDS DRINK FROM THE WATER FOUNTAINS!!! .....I always see people washing their feet in them.....EWWWW!!! read more

Carroll Park - This park is ALWAYS filled with random celebs. Well hello there Mr. Ted Danson! - Parks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Fun local park that takes up the entire span of the avenue. Room for sports, a kid's jungle gym, a padded playground for the smaller kiddies, and a bunch of swings by the Smith Street side. There are also basketball hoops and a big open baseball/softball/kickball field by the Court Street side. read more

Solid place for the kiddos and parents in the area -- or for any locals or tourists to sit on a bench and enjoy the warm Spring (or Fall, Summer, Winter) air. IF I had more time I would have loved to sit on a bench with some pastries and coffee from all the little eateries and spots on Smith Street (or Court, or anywhere else you are willing to walk!). You hear a lot of noise from the children, but in a way that's comforting and soothing, seeing all the families enjoying the nice weather. About four swing sets -- usually always full in the early/mid afternoon Two little playground/climbing things A large court for basketball, baseball, etc Occasionally, you can find parking near the school - I've been lucky enough to snag spots there on 3-4 occasions. Sometimes if multiple cars are trying to park in a large space, it can be hectic because it's not that wide of a street and it's only one way. No is patient enough to wait and miss the green light at the end of the street. Best not to use the bathroom -- the women's room only had two stalls, and neither of them have locks! They close, but not entirely and in the place of where a knob/lock should be, a stuffed up napkin is there instead. It's akin to a gross beach bathroom, without the musty wet smell. No toilet paper. Luckily there were paper towels. Soap was a little low, and you couldnt get the faucet running without twisting the knob the entire time, so your hands are never able to stay clean for long. Better off relaxing here, then hitting a Starbucks or restaurant to use the bathroom. read more

Carroll Park - Parks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Lots of shade and sitting. Water sprinklers are on for the kids and police department is throwing a nice lovely get together with free food drinks and music. Loooove the thin blue line read more

Carroll Park - Parks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Well, now I do have a child but not much has changed. This park is usually super crowded and there's always lots of garbage and spilled food everywhere and it's one of those places in the city that you know is just crawling with huge, mean rats after the sun goes down. On the bright side, the old men who hang around on the bocce court are charming and I know all is right with the world when I see them sitting there all cool and wise. But mostly I still avoid this park. It's just not a very pleasant place to hang out. Oh well. read more

Two Crowded Tennis courts Are better than None. More urban than pastoral but nice. read more

If you need a place to sit and eat your Oreo Cakesters and drink the seltzer that you bought at the Rite Aid across the street, while checking your phone to see if anyone responded to the online ad you posted, then this is your place! read more

Seems like a pretty good park to take your kids to. Fairly large playground and it seems reasonably clean. read more

Carroll Park - Parks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn's third oldest public park, with a WWI monument, gardens, bocce courts and cultural events. Great separation between toddler and big kid playgrounds. Nice water spray feature. read more

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This is a great neighborhood park. Clean, vibrant. Big trees. 3-4 separate areas. I don't know what everyone's problem is. I love it. read more

Whoa whoa, i am suprised by all the hating on carroll park. Ok granted its not prospect park, and rumor does have it that it is rat infested, but there is more to the park than that... For example the weird giant compass on the eastern side of the park that the little kids love climbing on. Why is it there? Why did they not decide instead to add a little greenspace? Who knows, but I would argue that just adds to the ambiance. Here's my advice, saturday morning, grab a sandwich, a 2 liter of coke zero, a couple friends, and head to the park. This is carroll gardens, and I promise you you will see oodles of the cutest little kids playing outside and having the time of their lives. read more

Always a fun park to play in. The kids are wild but where aren't they. Stop by and check it out the kids love it.

Replete with spots to sit and eat, some hoops, statues restrooms, water fountains, and children's recreation areas, Carroll Park is a solid spot to walk through or chill out in for a minute. My most recent experience was delightfully accompanied by youngsters swearing up a creative maelstrom on the court. Ducking out before the 10pm closing, I was barraged by mosquitoes, which were as relentless as the father quizzing his daughter on the product of 6 digit numbers and 7 digit numbers. read more

Carroll park is a great place to have fun. They have monkey bars swings slides and even a little kids area. They also have a basketball area and sports area for kids who like to play sports, and they have a big rock where kids climb on and a extra pit for another sport. I do think that they had should have him a little bit more safety because did you have sprinklers but the sprinklers are like really scratchy and so is the floor. Especially for the little kids I think they should have a little more safety other than just a scratchy grand because they have a bike Matt type thing in the playground but I think they should have it all over. Especially if kids are going to run around in the park without shoes. read more

At less than 2 acres it is the largest park you'll find in the densely populated neighborhood between Atlantic Ave, the Gowanus Canal, the BQE and the Gowanus Expressway. What green space it has (around the perimeter) are planted areas not lawns, and the majority of the "parkland" is split between ball courts and paved lounging areas. The two small playgrounds are very well attended. The recent rat troubles which earned the park an unflattering "Feral Park" moniker may be under control (early 2006). Nearby alternatives: To the W, near the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel are DiMattina ball-field & playgrounds and across the BQE are tiny Mother Cabrini and large Van Voorhees Park (at least twice as large as Carroll); To the S across Hamilton Ave./Gowanus Expwy. is the vast Red Hook Recreation Area (with pools, ball fields and large green spaces), also 8 acre Red Hook Park - Coffey Playground; To the N lies downtown Bklyn's malls, the Bk. Heights Esplanade, and the Bk. Bridge Park; To the NE are Boerum Park, Gowanus Playground and across Atlantic & Flatbush is the grand Fort Greene Park; and finally, To the E across the Gowanus Canal, first Thomas Greene Playground then up slope to J.J. Byrne Park w/ The Old Stone House and finally atop the hill is Prospect Park (with its playgrounds at 3rd St., 9th St. etc., the zoo, and other attractions). A bus purportedly runs east up Union St. (a block from Carroll Park) towards Prospect Park but walking might get you there faster. Luckily the subway line under Smith Street which harbors the rats also provides easy access to Prospect Park [F southbound to 15th St./Prosp. Pk. West], or to Central Park and the C. Pk. Zoo [F northbound to Lex/63rd (last stop in Manhattan)], or even to Coney Island and The NY Aquarium [F southbound to W. 8th/Aquarium or to Stillwell Ave. (last stop)]. On the bright side: At least Carroll Park has occasionally open bathrooms and is a lot cleaner than St. Mary's Playgrounds which lie further south on Smith Street under the F & G elevated tracks. The Blizzard of '06 provided the only "cleaning" the St. Mary's has ever seen. read more

This place was my Nou Camp, I spent hours of my summer vacation playing soccer on that concrete surface. Yet it was the Summer of 82 that capture my heart, it was Espana 82 and all of the World was watching it's game. The boys of Degraw Street, Union street, and President gather to produce a summer that would never be matched. Just a few kids playing with a ball became a soccer crazy epicenter in the heart of Brooklyn. We had all types from all over the world bringing their footballing skills to display on at Carroll Park. I remember the climax occuring at the end of the World Cup final when Italy beat Germany. The neighborhood exploded as fireworks and parades fill the streets of this once Italian neighborhood. It was the summer when I found my true love for a game that was always foreign but now is so close to my heart. Thank you France and Platini for showing me this beautiful game and it doesn't matter if you finish 4th. read more