page_title: City Park (New Orleans)
section_title: Attractions and Recreation
hierarchical_section_title: City Park (New Orleans) / Facilities / Attractions and Recreation
caption_attribution_description: English: Wildflower field at City Park in New Orleans, Louisiana
context_page_description: City Park, a 1,300-acre public park in New Orleans, Louisiana, is the 87th largest and 20th-most-visited urban public park in the United States. City Park is approximately 50% larger than Central Park in New York City, the municipal park recognized by Americans nationwide as the archetypal urban greenspace. Although it is an urban park whose land is owned by the City of New Orleans, it is administered by the City Park Improvement Association, an arm of state government, not by the New Orleans Parks and Parkways Department. City Park is unusual in that it is a largely self-supporting public park, with most of its annual budget derived from self-generated revenue through user fees and donations. In the wake of the enormous damage inflicted upon the park due to Hurricane Katrina, the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism began to partially subsidize the park's operations.
  City Park holds the world's largest collection of mature live oak trees, some older than 600 years in age. The park was founded in 1854, making it the 48th oldest park in the country, and established as the "City Park" in 1891.
context_section_description: Bike and Boat Rentals
  Carousel Gardens Amusement Park
  Celebration in the Oaks
  Christian Brothers School
  City Park Birding Corridor
  Couturie Forest: this 60-acre forest is made up of eight distinct ecosystems and is home to New Orleans’ highest point of elevation: Laborde Mountain. The entrance to the forest is on Harrison Avenue.
  Dog Park
  Festival Grounds
  Fishing
  Gift Shop and Welcome Center
  Gondola Rides
  Goldring/Woldenberg Great Lawn
  Helis Foundation Enrique Alférez Sculpture Garden
  Historic Structures
  Horse Stables
  Louisiana Children's Museum
  New Orleans Botanical Garden
  New Orleans Museum of Art, considered one of the finest art museums in the South
  Storyland
  Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
  Trails: Zemurray Trail, Couturie Trail, Scout Island Trail, and bike paths
  Water Park
  Weddings & Catering
  Wildflower fields
caption: Wildflowers in City Park
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