Marine Park

Imagine an impressionist painting of a park, circa 1880 – 1890. Imagine the wide walkways hugged on both sides by robust trees that offer exquisite shade. Were it not for the ball fields adjacent, that is what I would see at Marine Park.

BEWARE!!! Even with a flea and tick preventative medication, my dog was covered in TICKS. I spent at least 4 hours picking them off of her. Found around 20. She’s going to the groomer tomorrow to see if we missed any. It’s fine for people, no one was bitten, just the poor pups. With that number of ticks, the place must be crawling with them.

I grew up around this area, so it was easily accessible and I came here almost about everyday to go running, biking, and workout. Yes, I said workout, they monkey bars, a bench where you can workout your abs, and bars so you can do dips.
Marine park offers a lot of open space, great for numerous activities like running, jogging, walking, dog walking, baseball, basketball, Frisbee throwing, cricket, biking, rollerblading handball, tennis, and picnicking just to name a few activities. Parking is plentiful on the street and the park also have a parking lot area. I really like that they have 2 different loops around the park, the inner loop is intended for people biking and rollerblading. The loop outside is intended for people jogging and walking. They have enough benches throughout the park.
If you live in Brooklyn you should definitely visit Marine Park at least once. Also right across the street on Avenue U there’s a creek and a nice walk path. If you try the walk path, I would definitely recommend that you don’t go alone, go with a few people.

Can get somewhat scary when the sun goes down but otherwise a great outdoor place for hanging out. Definitely stop by if you live in the area.

It’s an awesome park. What else is there to say?! The Best Tip? Thank your local park rangers for the amazing job they do in keeping it clean, friendly and attractive!

Excellent amenities: 15 courts, 8 half-​courts with walls, 1 .81mi running & cycling loop, 6 fenced basketball courts with 3 more part of larger blacktop area, 1 large playground with 4 permanent playsets, a water play area with nozzles built into the ground, 2 bocce lanes, generous many softball/​baseball fields, many football fields, newly rebuilt community center with spacious bathrooms & meeting space, etc. Excellent safety. Monkey bars & loose exercise stands are on the outer lawn. A vendor Marine Park Rentals offers bike/​kayak/​jeep/​tandem rentals daily. B44+ bus plies Ave U through the park middle. The wildlife/​nature center on the southern edge & its model airplane takeoff strip on the far southern edge near Gerritsen Beach are unknown even to many locals. Open salt marsh allows for tons of hiking & water sports. NYPD patrols the loop itself with a vehicle & Parks Dept is highly visible on sight through the weekends, evidence of this park’s excellent upkeep.
Tennis permit attendant has a poor, acidic attitude so avoid her as much as possible.

Came here on memorial day with my wife to have some fun. First of all, it was a nice neighborhood and there are a lot of activities to do. Plenty of parking.
On this particular outing we tried their paddle boats. The attendant was friendly and prices are reasonable. A good alternative to central park. Paddle boats were a little beaten up but still good condition. Saw some jellyfishes in the water. Had a really good time but the down side is there is no shade on the water to shield you from the burning sun.
Overall, this is a great park and big. Probably can spend a big portion of the day here. Next time probably going to try their bike rental. They got a good bike path to operate their surrey. Looks like fun.

Marine park isn’t just you’re local park it has much more no wonder people from all over Brooklyn make the trek here especially during the summer month.
To list just a few of the reasons to visit marine park.
Recreationally, the park offers amenities as varied as a golf course, bocce courts, cricket fields, and baseball diamonds, to name but a few. The park also contains multiple playgrounds, bicycle Greenaway’s, and a launch and landing site for canoes and kayaks at Gerritsen inlet.
My favorite is the running path around the park for those that choose to change it up a bit outside of the gym.
In addition to the canoe rentals they offer bicycle rentals that can seat anywhere between 2 or 5 for a minimal fee. My kids had a blast but I have to admit that the adults where having a hard time cycling the big rig, who are we kidding it was all for the kids so we had a blast :-)
I hope they find a way and build it in a way that makes it easier to cycle, perhaps bigger wheels or whatever! On not the engineer. Mind you I work out so it shouldn’t of been such a hustle
bathroom’s are very clean well at least in the winter when nobody is around but what do you expect during the summer when they probably average 100’s of people. They have definitely improved over the years.
If you have young kids who all they want to do is climb monkey bars and ladders or the swings then this place offers just that. My kids love it here they can play for hours. During the summer the park will open up the sprinklers and get ready cause the kids will not want to leave.
Marine park offers 2 large parking lots but if you’re coming with the little kids to play at the playground its a bit far to walk so just park on the street anywhere around east 31^st and ave R.

Haven’t been there in a long time but used to get together with extended family and friends on summer weekends, it is a great place to play some games and stay somewhat fit. Safe and clean, and they used to have a circus camped out in the spring. The area is also nice, a commercial strip nearby on Kings Highway to pick up stuff.
If you live nearby or have family/​friends in the area, recommended for a get together during warm weather.

Clean, nice and friendly park. You can run the track or in my case walk the track lol walk your dogs or take in some sun. It’s no Central Park but really nice and open check it out best of all it’s FREE and there is parking

Huge space park. Great for dog walks or lay out on the grass. Its also great for bicycles and skates.

I recently moved to this neighborhood and this park is definitely the main attraction!
Huge open space to do just about any outdoor activity, including picnics, baseball, football, handball, tennis, bocce, bike riding, basketball and so much more!
I use the space to go for jogs when the weather is nice, and there’s a community center that’s used for seniors to do zumba and many other activities!
There’s also a big playground for the kids and plenty of seats all around the area to just sit and enjoy the beauty of the area.
2014 could be a good year for Marine Park with extra funding set to go into effect that will bring some improvements to the bocce, handball and tennis courts plus so much more.
It’s nice to have a getaway so close to home that lets you temporarily escape the city life and just take a breath of fresh air.

I live in the area and this is a great park. There are two tracks that circle the park. The outer ring is for running and walking and the inner ring is for cyclist. It’s about 0.8 mile per lap. I come here regularly to run a couple of miles. On the inside of the ring, you have softball and a wide open area for other activities. The park also has basketball courts and tennis courts. It’s not overcrowded so you can usually get a court with no problem. They also finished building the community center near the outer ring so there also a bathroom now.
This is definitely one of the larger and nicer parks in Brooklyn.

Good park to play ball at. It has a lot if open courts and good for people at any expert level.
Safe area, great people. Also the park is very spacious. It has always been my go to park

I’ve lived in Brooklyn for almost 30 years and have not utilized my time in this park like I should have until recently. I moved 15 mins away from the park and now come here at least once a week.
The park is great for biking, jogging, walking, or running as it has a circle lane that runs .84 miles. The inside of the circle has a huge grass field where you can play soccer, football, baseball, softball, or just run around with your dog. There are also hand ball courts, tennis courts, basketball courts and a some playgrounds. Many people bring their dogs to the park.
One of the better parks in South Brooklyn.

A nice park, lots of sport on a Sunday. Pretty views of water. Some parts smelled of urine. Overall really nice.

Love this park.
We come with the kids almost every day.
They love riding their bikes Specially my little one.
My two older girls feel like home in the park and so do I.
It’s Extremely safe and clean, Very cool crowd, The most important thing Is makes you feel like you away from the city.
The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because the playground can use a little upgrade and clean up. It’s also gets a little crowded so watch your kids when you at the playground.

a breath of fresh air!
Seems to be getting harder and harder to find a place of serenity in Brooklyn, but for me, Marine Park is definitely one of those special places. For a walk, jog, or bike ride around the large park, you just get that AHHHHHH feeling.
Sit back, relax, maybe have a small picnic.

Last time I was at Marine Park, there were several games of cricket being played. Plus ten cool points for you, Marine Park.
I am super into bike riding, and into plopping my tired ass down in the middle of one of the many green spaces in Brooklyn for a recharge. A couple weeks ago, a colleague invited me to his softball game (surrisly, is there anything more Amurrikan?) here, so I rode my bike early on a Sunday morning to Marine Park from BedStuy. One thing that’s cool about this place is that because of its location between Mill Basin and Sheepshead Bay, it has that salty-​cool air feel, and so it really feels like you’re getting away.
The park itself is a good size. Along with the several cricket fields, there are a ton of softball fields, which was hilarious, because my colleague told me his team would be the ones «with the blue jerseys.» I rode around searching the 20+ baseball diamonds for his team… at least 60% of the Sunday morning players were in blue jerseys! *shakes fist in the air* I finally found him and settled under a tree to watch the game.
I have been back a couple times since, usually on my way to/​from Brighton Beach or another park (Fort Tilden!). Marine Park is a cute neighborhood park that makes you feel… well, neighborhoody. It almost makes me wanna be a 50s housewife if you know what I mean. Grill up some hot dogs, put the kids in the Buick and go Sunday driving… ya know. That kinda thing.
Or maybe I’ll just keep riding my bike and listening to Slayer. ;)
MARINE PARK!!!

Great park that’s slowly improving.
I enjoy more of the east portion of it, by the nature center. There you can really escape from the city life and unwind.
Only downside at the moment is the rehabilitation of the salt marshes, which for a good year now restricts access to the entire nature trail past the green bridge. But still love the park and its seasonal views.