The Yard - Adventure Playground

The Yard is an adven­ture play­ground, built and oper­at­ed by play:groundNYC, a non­prof­it ded­i­cat­ed to trans­form­ing the city through play. This ~20,000 sq ft out­door play envi­ron­ment is designed for chil­dren’s self-direct­ed play, and mod­eled after inter­na­tion­al adven­ture play­grounds. Young peo­ple ages 5 – 19 play inde­pen­dent­ly, under the super­vi­sion of trained play­work­ers. They can build, climb, play dress up, paint, zip line — there are many ways of play­ing at The Yard, and chil­dren get to choose. Grown ups get to sit back on the lawn and let the chil­dren play! Under 5? Vis­it their fam­i­ly side!

The Yard is open from 12 – 4PM Sat­ur­days and Sun­days from March 28-Novem­ber 15, 2026

What to bring:

Waivers: Each child will need a sep­a­rate waiv­er to par­tic­i­pate in either adven­ture play or fam­i­ly play area. play:groundNYC rec­om­mend par­ents fill out the waiv­er online pri­or to vis­it­ing. Waivers are also avail­able at the entrance of play:groundNYC where staff or vol­un­teers will be able to answer questions.

Shoes: Closed-toe shoes are required. play:groundNYC has a lim­it­ed selec­tion of loan­er shoes on site.

play:groundNYC is a non-prof­it orga­ni­za­tion ded­i­cat­ed to trans­form­ing the city through play. Their play­work­ers sup­port children’s play at our adven­ture play­ground — The Yard — and through part­ner­ships with com­mu­ni­ty orga­ni­za­tions in diverse neigh­bor­hoods across New York City.

Getting to Nolan Park

3 Minutes from Soissons Landing 7 Minutes from Yankee Pier

1 Minutes from Soissons Landing 5 Minutes from Yankee Pier