What is the biggest park in the world in New York?

The Adirondack Park was created in 1892 by the state of New York. Containing six-million acres, the Park is the largest park in the contiguous United States. It covers one-fifth of New York State, is equal in size to neighboring Vermont, and is nearly three times the size of Yellowstone National Park!



This is a common point of confusion: while Central Park is the most famous, it is not even the biggest park in NYC, let alone the world. The largest park in New York City is Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, which at 2,772 acres is more than three times the size of Central Park (843 acres). A supportive peer "geography" check: if you are looking for the "biggest park in the world" that is located within a city's limits, that title goes to Chugach State Park in Anchorage, Alaska, which covers nearly 500,000 acres. If you mean a "metropolitan park," the Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town is also far larger. Within the 2026 NYC landscape, Pelham Bay offers everything from a 13-mile coastline to a massive golf course, providing a "wild" contrast to the carefully manicured landscapes of Manhattan's Central Park or Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

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At 400 hectares, Kings Park is 60 hectares larger than Central Park and for locals, equally as iconic. Statistically, it's no slouch either.

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The largest is Pelham Bay Park, followed by the Staten Island Greenbelt and Van Cortlandt Park. There are also many smaller but historically significant parks in New York City, such as Battery Park, Bryant Park, Madison Square Park, Union Square Park, and Washington Square Park.

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Located in the farthest reaches of the Bronx, Pelham Bay is New York City's largest public park. It's 2,772 acres, more than three times the size of Central Park. The entire area, with miles of hiking trails and bridle paths, takes hours to explore.

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