Free
NYC Parks Running Tracks
Public outdoor running tracks · Downtown, Uptown, Brooklyn, Queens
Public running tracks in city parks, many a quarter mile with all-weather or rubber surfaces, for sprints, endurance runs or speed walking.
NYRR Open Run
Free weekly community runs and walks in neighborhood parks, led by volunteers from New York Road Runners.
- To try it
- Free
- What it is
- Free community run/walk
- Where
- Uptown, Brooklyn, Queens
- When
- Weekly; most on weekends, times vary by park (e.g. Saturdays 9am at Morningside, Inwood Hill and Shore Road Parks; Thursdays 7pm at Flushing Meadows Corona Park)
What to expect
Sign a one-time waiver, check in, then run or walk at your own pace. Kids, strollers and leashed dogs welcome. Small gift after your first run.
What it costs
Free. Sign up in advance on the NYRR site or register on-site at the park.
That's what their own site said on October 14, 2026. Prices change; the booking page has today's.
New to it? They say beginners are welcome.
Season
Year-round
Where
- Morningside Park
- Inwood Hill Park
- Brooklyn Bridge Park
- Astoria Park
Exact meeting points are on their schedule page.
We haven't been yet.
Everything here comes from their own website, checked on the date above. We'll say when we've tried it ourselves. How we pick.
Checked at: nyrr.org/open-run
Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.
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Prospect Park Wellness Walk
Free guided park walk · Brooklyn
Free guided morning walk from Prospect Park Alliance on scenic trails like the Lullwater, Peninsula, Midwood or Waterfall.