Fort Tryon

Love visiting this park, surprised I didn't learn about it sooner. Easy free parking. Great views of the GWB and hudson River. Beautiful garden and lawns. Great place to go for a walk.

Having won Monopoly in a past life, I'd thought I had conquered the ellicit draw of domination in urban settings. So shooketh was I when I ascended the tarried peaks of Fort Tryon, the topological epitome of what-they-don't-know-won't-hurt-them, coined after the British general of the same name and William. It was, in a word, as contentious as a Buzzfeed quiz that asks readers whether each quote was written by Shakespeare or Taylor Swift.

The larger park was apparently "acquired" by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (most well known for being indistinguishable from his father but an utterly unique breed famously called "unrecognizable" by his grandfather) from the early 1900s. I sent sundry telegrams to the park service to ask what was meant by this terminology and can only pass onto my readers the assurance I received that the land was at every point in its exchange freely up for sale and of course Rockefeller like all real estate bros always forever paid a fair price and that is how the market works and he earned it and actually no we don't have open records of the sale but I'm sure that the families of the anonymous people who sold would be happy to speak with any interested parties if they were contacted directly STOP. At least one previous tenant was a millionaire so perhaps truth is real.

After restructuring this lush forest into greenery, Rockefeller then generously donated the land to the public and in so doing earned the reverence we owe him for this - the ultimate sacrifice. I even tracked a small sparrow who, for reasonable compensation, was ready and willing to follow in Rocky's steps with this testimony:

Stay still. Wait. Silence the parts of you that
Thrill to make noise for the sake of motion,
That match the momentum of the world to
Stop the drop of drowning in the ocean.
They can only ever float though they strive
To reach reality on ev'ry dive
And dive again, hoping this time they will
Catch what they seek if they can stay alive
But though currents are meant to sway and roam
They cannot help but carry us back home.

His name? Taylor Swift.

Very clean park with plenty of paved trails to walk on. There is a Beautiful garden nearby that I would not hesitate to visit also. It has some challenging hills to get there but definitely worth the view, Its also never overcrowded.

5 stars and 3 thumbs up!!

Had our engagement photoshot done here. It really is a beautiful park in manhattan. Trails are nice so is the view. Never had issues with parking. Lots of parking spot available.

I love it!! Nice park for walk and relax.

Big park and easy to get lost, so I’m glad I went with a friend. We went to the mansion ruins site. I love old buildings and stuff so I wish there was more to see, but I still think it was worth it. I would go back and try to explore other parts of the park, as I’m sure there was plenty I did not see. The Cloisters are also in the park but you have to pay to see it.

I love the park. It is nicely manicured with beautiful trees and flowers. I also found a rare southern magnolia tree! There are only a handful in NYC.

After a satisfying perusal of The Cloisters, I sat in the park for a smoke (always butts in the trash. Thanks NYC for plenty of bins!!) A crossroads for many cultures, ages and dog walkers. Chuck rode up on his bike. I sang him a Madrid ditty about the pleasures of wine. He enjoyed his blunt and contributed a pinch of NYCs finest mellow weed to this old disabled lady. Who says New Yorkers are not generous?!?