City Park

New Orleans, LA

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City Park - New Orleans, LA Area Guide

City Park’s park has neat history – and cool family-friendly attractions!

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City Park is only five miles from the bustling and historic French Quarter District in New Orleans. Its namesake park is sprawling with grassy lawns, outdoor recreation, and cool NOLA attractions. The park area takes up almost the entire neighborhood and at approximately 1,300 acres, it’s larger than Central Park in NYC.

The park was founded in 1854 as a dueling destination, and holds the world’s largest collection of mature oak trees. Duels were often held between the two “Dueling Oaks” during that time – today, only one oak out of the two survived. Offerings at the park now include a dog run, gondola rides on Big Lake, kid-friendly museums and gardens, athletic facilities, and four unique cafes and restaurants.

Residents of Forest Park are not only in walking distance of the park, but also Delgado Community College, the Blue Oak BBQ restaurant, and Storyland, a whimsical outdoor children’s play area. Travel with ease through the city by streetcar or Interstate 610.

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

40 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

20 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Exceptionally Bikeable

Bikeability

90 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 30 Minute Walk

Groceries

20 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

40 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

40 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

100 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Couturie Forest
  • New Orleans City Park
  • New Orleans Botanical Garden
  • Longue Vue House and Gardens
  • New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

Airports

  • Louis Armstrong New Orleans International

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