Little Island

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Little Island

Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

🥾 Hike · Manhattan

1.5 hours · Free · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 5.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 4.0
  • 🚇
    About 20 min by subway or car
    From Midtown · Getting there: Subway A/C/E/L to 14 St–8 Av, then a 10-minute walk to Pier 55
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Little shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days · Wind-OK
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 1.5 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall

A 2.4-acre artificial island built on 132 tulip-shaped concrete columns; the rolling grassy slopes feel like they were designed for small kids, the highest point looks out over the whole Hudson, and there are free performances on summer evenings.

💡 Tips
Peak-season weekend afternoons may have capacity limits, so go in the morning; there is no playground, so kids mostly run the slopes and take in the views. Only two blocks from the south end of the High Line.

What this place offers

✓tulip columns
✓grassy slopes
✓river views
✓free shows
✓restrooms
✓stroller access

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This weekend's weather in Manhattan

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

🌦️
Sat 10/17
Drizzle · 45–62°F · 39% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 43–56°F · 2% rain

Location

Manhattan, New York

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