Calisthenics Parks in New York

New York has 34 mapped calisthenics spots. The best-equipped spot is Maspeth Park — Park with 9 pieces of equipment.

Spots by equipment: Parallel bars (9), Pull-up bars (6), Horizontal bar (5) and Monkey bars (4). Last updated: 2026-09-13.

About New York

New York City (most populous city in the United States) is home to around 8.8 million residents. (Source: en.wikipedia.org)

Good to know

• NYC Parks runs an official fitness-equipment finder for its parks, searchable by ZIP code and borough; in September 2026 it listed 187 locations where visitors are invited to build up repetitions of crunches, pull-ups and dips. (Source: nycgovparks.org)
• In Inwood, NYC Parks reopened Monsignor Kett Playground on 26 July 2023 after a $9.5 million renovation funded by the Office of the Mayor through the Inwood Neighborhood Rezoning; the rebuilt playground has a new adult fitness space and a separate area for calisthenics and group exercise. (Source: nycgovparks.org)
• Shape Up NYC is NYC Parks' free group fitness programme for adults and seniors in all five boroughs, with classes such as bodyweight circuit training, bootcamp and yoga; for 12 September 2026 to 9 February 2027 its calendar listed 1,115 free sessions. (Source: nycgovparks.org)

New York: Spots

• 157th St Playground — Horizontal bar · Pull-up bars · Monkey bars +1 — Barron Street, 11434 New York, United States
• Asser Levy Park — Balance beam · Horizontal bar · Push-up station +2 — Surf Avenue, 11235 New York, United States
• Calisthenics Park (5 stations) — Push-up station — Marcy Avenue, 11211 New York, United States
• Gansevoort Peninsula — Horizontal bar · Monkey bars · Pull-up bars +4 — Bloomfield Street, 10014 New York, United States
• St. Albans Park — Horizontal bar · Parallel bars · Push-up station +1 — Linden Boulevard, 11425 New York, United States
• Tompkins Square Park — East 10th Street, 10009 New York, United States
• Astoria Heights Playground — 45th Street, 11103 New York, United States
• Calisthenic Park — East 161st Street — 30 E 161st St, Bronx, NY
• Calisthenics Park — Shore Road Drive — Shore Road Drive, 11220 New York, United States
• Calisthenics Park — South 1st Street — South 1st Street, 11211 New York, United States
• Calisthenics Park — Throop Avenue — Park Avenue & Throop Ave, Brooklyn, NY
• Chelsea Park — Calisthenics — Chelsea Park, 27th St & 9th Ave, New York, NY 10001
• Coney Island Beach — West 12th Street, 11224 New York, United States
• East River Outdoor Gym — E River Greenway, New York, NY 10009
• Fitness Park - Lower East Side — Horizontal bar — FDR Drive, 10002 New York, United States
• Frank D. O'Connor Playground — Pull Up Bars · Parallel Bar · Abs Benches — 78th Street, 11372 New York, United States
• Harmony Playground — West Drive, 11215 New York, United States
• J. Hood Wright Park — Pull Up Bars · Parallel Bar · Monkey Bars +3 — South Pinehurst Avenue, 10033 New York, United States
• Kissena Park Outdoor Gym — 57-02 159th St, Flushing, NY 11365
• Maspeth Park — Park — Pull Up Bars · Parallel Bar · Monkey Bars +6 — 43rd Street, 11104 New York, United States
• McCarren Park Outdoor Fitness Equipment — Gym — Pull Up Bars · Parallel Bar · Jump Platforms +3 — Bayard Street, 11222 New York, United States
• Outdoor Calisthenics Park — Park — Abs Benches · Parallel Bar — Riegelmann Boardwalk, 11224 New York, United States
• Pull-Up Bars — Upper West Side — Upper West Side, New York, NY
• Pullup Bar — Myrtle Avenue — 290-292 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, NY
• Rachel Carson Playground — Colden Street 46-21, 11355 New York, United States
• St Mary's Park — East 147th Street, 10455 New York, United States
• Street Workout — Broadway — Broadway, 10034 New York, United States
• Street Workout — Henry Hudson Parkway — Henry Hudson Parkway, 10034 New York, United States
• Street Workout — Kissena Corridor Park Trail — Kissena Corridor Park Trail, 11355 New York, United States
• Street Workout — Margaret Corbin Drive 73 — Margaret Corbin Drive 73, 10040 New York, United States
• Street Workout — Pier 3 Plaza — Pier 3 Plaza, 11201 New York, United States
• Street Workout — West 55th Street 510 — West 55th Street 510, 10019 New York, United States
• Street Workout — Worth Street 200 — Worth Street 200, 10007 New York, United States
• Thomas Jefferson Park — Calisthenics — Thomas Jefferson Park, 2180 1st Ave, New York, NY

Equipment across New York's parks: Parallel bars (9), Pull-up bars (6), Horizontal bar (5), Abs Benches (5), Monkey bars (4), Push-up station (3), Balance beam (2), Dip bars (2).