Baseball and Softball

Central Park has 26 state of the art ballfields on which to play softball and baseball. 

The fields are spread out via three main areas of the park:

Heckscher Ballfields - Six ballfields

Great Lawn - Eight ballfields

North Meadow - Seven baseball fields and five softball fields

Permits

Permits are required for field use.

You can apply for a ballfield permit with the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation. Permits typically take 21-30 days to be approved. The Manhattan ballfield permit office number is: (212) 408-0234.

Tips

Red flags get posted when lawns are closed for maintenance or adverse weather conditions.

For field conditions, call 212-628-1036; for Heckscher, ext. 332; the Great Lawn, ext. 330; and the North Meadow, ext. 331