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Pelham Bay Park
Middletown Road & Stadium Avenue
Bronx, NY 10465
Hours
6:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Playgrounds: 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Orchard Beach
1 Orchard Beach Road
Bronx, NY 10464
Hours
Please visit https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/pelham-bay-park for current hours.
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Directions
By Car:
The Bruckner Expressway/New England Thruway has two park exits. “Country Club Road/Pelham Bay Park” serves the southern half of the park and “Orchard Beach/City Island” accesses the park’s northern half.
There are two Hutchinson River Parkway exits for Pelham Bay Park. “Pelham Parkway East” accesses areas south and “Orchard Beach/City Island” accesses areas north.
Pelham Parkway serves as a crosstown route to the green space.
By Bus:
Bx5, Bx12, BX12-SBS, BX 23, Bx29, BXM8, Q50, and Westchester line No. 45 buses serve the park. Certain areas are served only during summer months. Please check MTA or Westchester transit schedules.
By Subway:
The last stop on the IRT’s No. 6 line is Pelham Bay Park.
Parking
There are five parking areas in the park.
The Middletown Road parking lot serves the south part of the park. It is located off the northbound Bruckner Expressway/New England Thruway service road at the intersection of Stadium Avenue and Middletown Road.
In the northern half of the park, visitors can use the small parking area on Rodman’s Neck off the City Island Traffic Circle, the free parking area of the Pelham/Split Rock golf course on Shore Road, or the Orchard Beach parking lot. During the summer season, there is a fee for parking at the Orchard Beach lot.
Patrons With Disabilities
The Parks Department will make every effort to accommodate the needs of patrons with disabilities. For further information email the Pelham Bay Park Administrator’s Office at pbadministration@parks.nyc.gov or call 718-430-1891.