One of the coolest parks in Queens (though on the boarder of Brooklyn). I've spend many hours hanging out here with just myself and the birds. There are many hidden little secrets abound this gorgeous landscape, from secret views of the city to secret paths. Whenever I'm in the area I try and make it a point to spend some time here and unwind. read more

This park is huge and has several parts . While we always go to the lower levels for playground/ basketball areas we decided to visit the upper level Ridgewood Reservoir area . It's an elevated area with views of Brooklyn and Queens . You came see the ait traffic towers at JFK and even The Rockaways from some points. To get up top there are staircases all around the park. If you enter on the side facing parking lot there is an accessible ramp that takes you to the top as well. Up top you can walk or bike ( shared pathway). Walk around to check out the views or hit the middle pathway for the reservoir views. Signage is good and there are lots of historical and informational checkpoints. We went sort of mid morning and it wasn't crowded. Other evening and weekends when we visited other parts of the park there's been a significant amount of people but not crowded. The parking lot however can get jam packed on weekends. Lots of park workers around cleaning and giving directions etc , It's a well kept park. The picnic areas are nice as well. One side of the Reservoir is very noise due to the Jackie Robinson highway running along that end , heavy traffic sounds. Other than that it was a peaceful walk and bird /nature sounds were quite audible. I nice place to get your steps in and enjoy views. read more

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As the weather starts to become warmer and nice Highland Park located in Brooklyn, on the border with Queens is the place to plan a visit. Filled with rich history from the inside to the surrounding area. The park has come a long way. The park opens daily from 6am - 9pm. Highland Park starts at halfway down the Highland Blvd all the way cutting through Jamaica Avenue. Most homes sit behind the park while most other homes sit on Highland Blvd overlooking the park. Beautiful and old homes to glance at while in the area is part of the experience. Almost feels as if you have stepped into a different time. For anyone visiting by foot you can enter the park in Jamaica Avenue. By car you can enter the park driving up through Vermont Pl via Highland Blvd or Cypress Hills Street through the Jackie Robison PKWY. A parking lot is situated across the park next to the picnic area. Yes. There is a picnic area which I am not too crazy about. Especially, during the summer which can get extremely crowded and a bit loud. The picnic area sits across the main park. You can as well walk inside that side of the park where the picnic area is located. The park has a few softball fields, plenty of spots to relax, both a bike and pedestrian side to walk or run. To get to the upper area of the park you will need to walk across the lower area of the park. There is a softball field, benches to sit and relax, Once you made pass the park you walk up a small hill and then cross Highland Blvd to get to the main entrance of the park. Once you are inside the park, to your left or right side, doesn't matter which direction you decide to take, the stairs will take you to the upper area. You will need to walk up a good amount of stairs which I hope you have some healthy lungs. UP. As you are half way up you might not notice how you can start to witness the entire neighborhood from up above. You can see the entire area as far as to the JFK tower. "UP" Highland Park has three basins in the center area of the park which you can walk or run the trail in 20 minutes along with a bicycling trail around the reservoir. The 2nd basin is today's reservoir but no longer in use as a drinking supply. FUN FACTS: Ridgewood Reservoir, The third basin which was drained out was used as a backup reservoir with water from the Catskill until it was drained in 1989. Today the fenced-in basins is a natural forest. The smaller reservoir, second basin is a freshwater reservoir no longer used to supply for drinking water. I really enjoy visiting Highland Park. Very safe park to be solo or with loved ones. If interested I highly suggest reading up about the park and its history. Like almost all parks in NYC there is a rich history behind them. read more

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Such a beautiful park for a mid day stroll! I love coming here to take a break from my WFH day. From my house i do a healthy 2 miles and clear my mind for the day . There's usually park workers walking around too, so I always feel safe. read more

Highland Park - Parks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

One day when they finish all the construction, it'll be a fantastic park. For now, the lower area is useable but frustrating as maneuvering around can be difficult if you're running the lower loop (near the playground area) or attempting to get to the tennis courts. The grass is kept decently and the benches are sorta well looked after. There are definitely plenty of men sitting who are stoked to yell at you as you run so...that's a blast. But other than that, it's accessible, holds the important things like a playground and sidewalks/running space. Get rid of the construction fences and the bulldozing and we'll be set and ready to go. read more

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Attended a calisthenics event here and it was my first time visiting the park with my boyfriend on October 20th. I must add this park is great for calisthenics, something that I am new to but wanting to improve in. We were at the lower level but my boyfriend mentioned that there is a reservoir, bike path, and area for runners, etc on the upper level. It was my game plan to explore the park but after arriving, I was completely locked in on the bar events. The park was clean, and the equipment used for calisthenics were in well maintained order. read more

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Tennis courts are on the Jamaica Ave side. They have about 10 or more courts...if they aren't crowded you can play without a permit. They close at 8pm. Some courts have cracks but nothing major. read more

I live right by this park. I remember when i was a child, this park used to be a bit dangerous due to gangs and drugs. I moved to this location a few years ago and all i can say is wow what a change. It is clean and safe. In the summer you can enjoy countless softball league games on both highland and what others consider lowland parks. Lowland is the park located on Jamaica ave and highland is up the hill. There are countless areas for BBQ and it has plenty BBQ grills located around the park. The parking lot is big for many but gets easily over packed during the summer. The only issue is the large amount of park goers during the summer. A lot of family reunions are held there and the parking isn't sufficient. Most of the time i have to wait some time in order to park so that i can go home. I live on highland blvd so i see how bad the parking is during the summer. Lowland as we call it has handball courts, has tennis courts and a large playground for children which also includes sprinklers. There is vast wildlife here to see, bird lovers will enjoy this park as well as nature lovers. There are several walkways that take you around the park, some are asphalt and others are dirt. There are a few hidden spots that most people will never see unless they walk around, like the stone bridge located close to the basketball courts, or the Boccie Ball location, or the small little cove hidden close to the parkway parallel to the Jackie Robinson Pkwy. People seem to think that this is two different parks, lowland and highland but they are not, infact its one large park that is divided by 1 street. One of my favorite things of this park is the reopening or the Ridgewood reservoir located across the street from the parking lot. Its beautiful. It has bike and jogging path which extend to 1.8 miles i think full circle. You can get a glimpse of the gorgeous reservoir by the middle path that allows you to sit in the middle of the reservoir and enjoy nature. I come here to meditate and i roller blade on the path. This place is as safe as can get. And rumor is that they will install a mini police station there as well to provide help and immediate aid to anyone in need. This is one of the gems of Brooklyn that gets constantly overlooked because of prospect park. Give it a try. And while some say it isn't safe, I beg to differ and I also want to say that to tell someone that he/she should not come here unless they live here is atrocious and condemning of the people who actually live here. The people who live here work hard extremely hard and are honest people, and to say that you shouldn't come here unless you live here is extremely misleading. And although I agree about people urinating in public spots, this is not a new phenomenon, this occurs everywhere, in every city and every park, and sadly those who do that are people who DO NOT LIVE here. And one more thing, please dont place stereo types of people simply because of their attire, how does this make them "thugs"? I hate to tell you that sadly, this serves to create a disliking atmosphere by using that term and is unnecessary. read more

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I was invited to this park for a workout. Had never been to this park before. It's a big and spacious park. There are tennis courts, soccer/football field, handball court, basketball court and a playground. There is also open area that I've seen people running around the park. The park is very clean. Nice park to fulfill your outdoor activity dreams. read more

This Park is by no means my favorite Park, but it is the closes good size Park to me. It as a nice place at the surrounding the Ridgewood Reservoir, when I can go and enjoy nature, if it was not for the sound of cars that I hear for most of the time I spend jogging or walking around the Reservoir. I do wise this park of the park was bigger. Maybe convert some of the baseball fields into more nature Park land. This park of the park by it self I would give it a 4. It is one of the few park in the area that have a trail to jog at. There is also a bike lane there. If I was into playing basket ball or tennis, or even soccer then I might have rated this Park a 5. This Park does have a lot of Baseball field, and place for kids to play at.. read more

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Very nice bike path all the way around! Has a reservoir in the middle you can walk to. Small but nice place to get out of the city and get some fresh air. There's also a playground, picnic/ BBQ area, and some cool flower windsock art near the sports fields. read more

Highland Park - Parks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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This is a decent park where my school is having their annual field day today. There is a basketball court, a playground, a huge area with water spouts shooting water everyone so they can play in the water, & a huge area for them to play games. It's a lovely, breezy day today & the park accommodated us by putting on the water for the kids to play around in. When they saw all of us coming, four workers in the park turned on the water & made sure it was all working; very nice of them. I am impressed with the care & concern of the workers for middle school children from the nearby community. I'm pleasantly surprised & look forward to next year's field day!! read more

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If you're feeling adventurous, check this place out. I came here due to the annual strawberry festival. It was fun to see all of the folks from the surrounding hood come out and enjoy the festivities. Free face painting, strawberry eating contest, moon bounce, snow cones, cotton candy, what more do you want? How about pictures with Strawberry Shortcake?? It's stuff like this that makes people love to live in NYC. Great job, parks dept! read more

grow up going to this park. basket ball, tennis, soccer, handball and bochi courts. has a nice size baseball field. 2 small playground areas and a sprinkler for the kiddies. no tables at this park, but lots of benches. great for a picnic, a walk for your 4 legged family member, or a good jog. no fees for anything in this park, courts are all open to the public.they have recently re done lots of the areas of this park, tennis courts where done last spring. they have lites for the tennis court but last summer they were "locking" the courts up after 7, which was very disappointing considering that doesn't give me much time after work to play. they should def have someone come and lock the courts up at 10, which is when the lites turn off. Why spend so much money on fancy lites if your not going to use them?? overall, great park! (not after dark tho) read more

Very pretty full of trees! Large loop around park but not much to do, definitely quiet And relaxing. You can bike around loop too. Not many in park as usual. Lots of stairs, great exercise. read more

A well laid out, spacious park. It's enjoyable to see all the human and animal goings on when the weather is nice out.

This is a lovely park. The playgrounds are clean and big. The playground for toddlers has a sprinkler that the kids loved. I didn't venture up to the higher grounds where the tennis and basketball courts are located. One section of the park is under construction, it looks like a baseball field. I will definitely bring my kids back to this park and explore the grounds some more. I do like the fact that the YMCA (North Brooklyn) is a couple blocks down. read more

A great and exciting place to work out as well as just sit and relax and enjoy yourself then going to Highland Park for years I'm glad they done some work on it and this far as he knows fall time summertime you know it's great roadwork good work out read more

The path along the reservoir is the only reason to come here and its under construction now and closed off read more

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Great park. It's definitely a great place to go with the kids. Ice cream truck comes around periodically and there are always other vendors like Italian icees and toys walking around. Teenagers are usually found near the basketball hoops. You can find many different Latinos playing soccer and people having picnics as well as many Jewish women playing tennis. It's a great place for all people to come together and have fun. There are baseball teams that play frequently and they sometimes have music playing. It's very fun on summer weekends. read more

Highland Park - Had my photo shoot there after becoming Miss Teen Earth New York. - Parks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Nice park. Has a walking trail, park benches, grass, trees and numerous baseball fields. Can oftentimes catch ppl BBQ-ing read more

Started jogging here a few weeks ago with a friend but yesterday I went alone. I usually enter through highland on the side of the little park where all of the beautiful houses are and begin my trail pass the mini baseball field along side the jackie robinson back around the larger baseball field through the picnic area and back accross the bridge (repeat). So yesterday I saw a suspicious weirdo lingering around the jogging trail. At the end of running my laps I started running up and down this hill for extra leg work outs and when I got to the top I thought I saw something rattling in the bushes. I suspected it was a squirl but upon my 4th run up the hill I saw the same weirdo lingering in the bushes doing God knows what at the top of the hill!!!!!! I ran down and out the park so fast. Lesson here....jog in groups of two or more!!! read more

This park is calm and lively during the summer time. The running/biking track is peaceful and you get a nice view of the Ridgewood Reservoir. read more

I absolutely love this park! I bring my kids here a few times a week. It has tennis COURTS. Yes, COURTS with an S. There's space to play basketball, baseball, you can go jogging along the path (part of the path is under construction.) There's kiddie areas, one area is for the bigger kids and the other side is for smaller kids. It has beautiful, open greenery which gives you access to quality quiet time. Best park in Brooklyn if you ask me. read more

The active part of lower Highland Park on the Brooklyn side is a large and rightfully popular city park. What I really love are the overgrown wooded sections around the Ridgewood Reservoir. See if you can find the secret plateau with views of JFK Airport, Jamaica Bay, and the Rockaways. I'm told Manhattan can be seen in the winter. read more

This is "my park"......its only a few blocks away from my house, been coming here since i could remember. Its a pretty big and they have re-done ALMOST everything. New tennis and basket ball courts, new soccer field, play areas were re done probably 10 years ago, they have two, one for babies and the other for bigger kids. They also have a big circle area with one sprinkler, but it gets crowded and is not that safe. They also have a baseball field were lots of leagues play. The handball courts, this is were i learned to play handball and where i met my honey 18yrs ago, i wish i had better things to say! Handball courts have NEVER been re done, walls are cracked and chipped, ball goes over the wall and its a hike over a mountain to get it. Not to sure why they wont re do them! Park has lots of benches, no tables, but lots of families picnic in the summer on the grass. They also have a bochie ball area that has some cement tables that look like they were meant to play chess. I really like that they added a "community garden", its small but pretty. Highland park will always hold a special place in my heart BUT i wouldn't really go recommending this park to people! read more

This park is great. It's spacious, lots of green and relatively quiet. On a summer weekend however, you'll find slot of families

this park has a huge circle paved path you can run or bike around the pond. It's a great place to watch and here the birds and tree smells. There are always ducks in the pond. They have just finished renovating the whole park. the park is located on a hill so you can get some views. read more

Great park to come to during the summer. Always a lot of events going on throughout the summer. They even have a garden.

Me and my family love Highland Park. We often go for walks in lower Highland, so peaceful and pretty. The Ridgewood Reservoir is absolutely beautiful and a much needed oasis in this area of Brooklyn and Queens. It's great to watch and listen to the many species of birds that has inhabited the reservoir. I also love the little section of upper Highland by "Indian bridge" with all its enormous Weeping Willows and little wooded paths. read more

Born and raised at 76 Interboro Parkway-Vermont Street (now Jackie Robinson Pkwy), 1941 to 1962, the third house from the park entrance. A wonderful place to be - playgrounds with the steel monkey bars, ball fields, bicycling and my favorite, the handball courts in the lower park below Highland Blvd. My grandparents, Charles and Elsie Kent, built a home down Vermont Street, before the curve, in 1921. Lived in the tar covered basement until the money was available to complete the building. There was pharmacy and neighborhood grocery on Vermont St. The pharmacy closed up after WWII but the grocery stayed open until the mid 1950's. Google maps shows the building is still there. The neighborhood was a mix of many different nationalities, Scotch, Irish, German, and Itilian to name a few.. We had two black families, both MD's. Growing up in this environment, it was and is difficult to understand bigotory and intolerance. In the 1940's during the hot summer months, my mom took us to the Jamicia Avenue trolly, and on to the East New York subway station. We found refuge in the air conditioned museums in Manhattan. Walked down the hill under the viaduct, to PS 76 on Wyona Street. Then went on to take the bus to Junior High School PS 171, up past Cyress Avenue. Commuted to Brookly Tech by subway. Walked over the parkway on Bushwick Avenue, to the Black Buick Brooklyn automobile dealership and the old Tromers brewery, to get to and from the East New York subway station. Walking was not a problem - it was just part of life back then. From the street at our house you could see the Bert and Harry advertisement on the roof of the Piel's Brewery on Pennysylvania Avenue. Lena Horn lived in a large house on Highland Boulevard. Sunday mornings on the way to church, my brother, sister and I would walk past the garden area next to the Horn residence. On occasion we would meet and talk with her son as he was exercising the famy Great Dane. Miller Hill was agreat place to go sledding. We perfect the wipe out at the bottom of the hill to avoid the passing auto traffic on Jamacia Avenue. In my early teens I would bicycle down the side streets paralleling Pennysylvania Avenue, to get to the Canarsie pier. With a ball of string, a safety pin and a supply of bolognia we caught a mess of crabs, and brought the home to my mom's delight. My bedroom window looked over the backyards of the neighbors on Bulwer Place. In September the Itilian families began stocking the grape boxes near the garages. They would be emptied and pressed in the basements.. My mom and her gal friend and neighbor often shared a glass of great red wine on our back porch, Before the wet weather of winter us guys would cross the highway and climb the fence into the Cypress Hills Cemetery, returning with great quantities of unexploded fireworks. Life in East New York was an extraordinary experience. I hope you and many others find Highland Park a great place to explore and enjoy read more

in the late spring and in the summer at 6pm or later watch out for people making out or young people having sex on the benches or behind the trees read more

Wow I live in Brooklyn, 2 blocks from this park and I am just finding out that it's a Queens Park...lol. I guess you learn something everyday. This is a great park. If you belong to a walking group or just need to take a scenic tour without going too far from your neighborhood this is the place to go, it is great for exploration. Just make sure that you travel in numbers as these areas are desolate and you know what can happen in desolate areas no matter where you go. The park might look small when looking from the street but it's no that small there is more to it than meet the eyes. There are hidden secrets behind a hill, a tree, going up steps or going down steps. The park is in two or maybe three parts. Upper and Lower. This park boasts a track for jogging or riding, Tennis Courts, Basket Ball Courts, Soccer Field and Baseball Field are available for you and in the summer you can get tennis lessons. There is also a Handball Court that needs some repair but that does not stop a handball game. Area provided for babies and toddlers sports a water fountain, sprinkler, slides, swings, tic tac toe games and lots of space for toddlers to hone in on their independence. There is an area as well for the older kids which have water fountain, swings, slides and monkey bars. The only drawback I find in this area is that they have grown men taking over the monkey bars like it is there own private gym. They should NOT be there in the kids area! It is just not safe...in so many ways..they have blocks that they use to lift weights or to stand on to reach the higher bars, whatever it is that they use these blocks for, these blocks are right there and the kids CAN hurt themselves on them. Lots of greenery for picnics but no BBQ pits you will have to bring your own and clean up after yourselves. A multi-circular area with sprinklers and a stage and the kids can ride, roller blade here and concerts and festivals are kept in this area. There is also a place for board games. This area has some built in tables with chess boards imprinted on the tables and built in benches. You can also have lunch here or if you want to go to the park but don't like the grass etc. this is the area for you. All kinds of parties are held in this area during the summer months. There are toilets and park staff here during opening hours. If you need additional information about this park go to nycgovparks.org/parks/highlandpark . read more