Current ranking based on review analysis and technical signals.
At a glance
| # | Place | Score | Reviews | Stands out for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flushing Meadows Corona Park | ⭐ 9.3 | 30 255 | Editors' pick |
| 2 | Astoria Park | ⭐ 9.5 | 12 986 | — |
| 3 | Gantry Plaza State Park | ⭐ 9.7 | 10 168 | People's favorite |
| 4 | Forest Park | ⭐ 9.3 | 7 411 | — |
| 5 | Cunningham Park | ⭐ 9.3 | 6 828 | — |
| 6 | Hunter's Point South Park | ⭐ 9.7 | 5 554 | — |
| 7 | Jacob Riis Park (Gateway National Recreation Area) | ⭐ 9.3 | 5 298 | — |
| 8 | Alley Pond Park | ⭐ 9.3 | 4 881 | — |
| 9 | Juniper Valley Park | ⭐ 9.5 | 4 531 | — |
| 10 | Kissena Park | ⭐ 9.3 | 4 425 | — |
Highlights
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Editors' pick:
Flushing Meadows Corona Park -
People's favorite:
Gantry Plaza State Park
Full ranking
1. Flushing Meadows Corona Park · ⭐ 9.3
(30255 reviews)
+7 photos
P5R5+2P, Flushing, NY 11354, United States
Flushing Meadows Corona Park — the fairground that became Queens' great park
A stainless-steel globe twelve stories high stands at the cente…
«As a diehard city dweller, I never knew how to spell the word "park" until I did graduate…»
2. Astoria Park · ⭐ 9.5
(12986 reviews)
+7 photos
19 19th St, Astoria, NY 11105, United States
Astoria Park — two great bridges, one enormous pool, and the best sunset in Queens
Sixty acres of lawn and plane trees run down to the East…
«Astoria Park is definitely one of the best parks in Queens. The view of Manhattan alone is…»
3. Gantry Plaza State Park · ⭐ 9.7
(10168 reviews)
+7 photos
4-44 47th Rd, Long Island City, NY 11101, United States
Gantry Plaza State Park — twelve acres of Long Island City waterfront under two black cranes
Two immense black steel gantries stand at the w…
«I drove past this park on my way to work in New York. There were a lot of people jogging,…»
4. Forest Park · ⭐ 9.3
(7411 reviews)
+7 photos
P535+M5, Woodhaven, NY 11421, United States
Forest Park — the glacial ridge where Queens keeps its old oak woods
A wooded spine runs across the middle of Queens along a ridge left behi…
«Running through Forest Park as a beginner, I felt like I'd found a hidden refuge right in…»
5. Cunningham Park · ⭐ 9.3
(6828 reviews)
+7 photos
196-10 Union Tpke, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366, United States
Cunningham Park — eastern Queens woodland with singletrack and a century-old motor road
Three hundred and fifty-eight acres of oak woods, ba…
«I've lived near this park for the past six years and I'm still discovering something new e…»
6. Hunter's Point South Park · ⭐ 9.7
(5554 reviews)
+7 photos
Center Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101, United States
Hunter's Point South Park — a Long Island City waterfront built to let the water in
For most of a century this stretch of the Queens shoreli…
7. Jacob Riis Park (Gateway National Recreation Area) · ⭐ 9.3
(5298 reviews)
+7 photos
1-57 Rockaway Beach Blvd, Rockaway Park, NY 11694, United States
Jacob Riis Park — a national park beach with an Art Deco heart
Riis Park is the strangest and most generous beach in New York City: roughly…
8. Alley Pond Park · ⭐ 9.3
(4881 reviews)
+7 photos
Union Tpke, Oakland Gardens, NY 11364, United States
Alley Pond Park — glacial ponds, salt marsh and the oldest living thing in New York
Alley Pond Park is the wild half of Queens. Some 655 acr…
9. Juniper Valley Park · ⭐ 9.5
(4531 reviews)
+7 photos
Juniper Blvd., Lutheran Ave., 71 St, Dry Harbor Rd, Middle Village, NY 11379, United States
Juniper Valley Park — a Middle Village swamp turned into the neighbourhood's living room
There is nothing exotic about Juniper Valley Park a…
10. Kissena Park · ⭐ 9.3
(4425 reviews)
+7 photos
Kissena Blvd and, Booth Memorial Ave, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365, United States
Kissena Park — a nursery of rare trees, a lake with a Chippewa name, and the city's last bike track
Kissena Park is what happens when a nine…
Questions & answers
Which place tops the ranking? Flushing Meadows Corona Park — score 9.3/10 (Editors' pick).
How many places are in the list and how were they chosen? The selection includes 10 places chosen by our editors based on rating and reviews.
What is the average rating in the top? 9.4/10 — average score of 10 places in the list.
Sources: Google ratings and reviews, official websites and social media of the places, other open data. Selection and texts by the queens.name editorial team, August 2026.