Peter Detmold Park

Nice little park that’s tucked away in a busy city. Beware, this place could smell like pee at times because it’s also a dog park. My friend and I entered on the 51^st street entrance and it wasn’t hard to find at all. There are signs that say Peter Detmold Park and it’s hard to miss. You take a couple flights of stairs down to see this bridge that crosses over the West Side Highway. It was so cool looking at all the traffic from a tranquil park. You can also cross to the other side to see a view of the Hudson River and Jersey, which I thought was nice. We came here on a slightly overcast day but it was still relaxing and there were a couple other people sitting on the benches. Come here if you have 30 minutes to spare and you’re around the area! :) It’s not a big park and it’s probably never that busy.

This park connects to a walkway near the water and has one of the largest and nicest dog runs I’ve seen in the city. It also has a nice little courtyard under trees and it’s equipped with benches and chess tables. As you can see from my photos, the overpass walkway takes you alongside the tree tops. It’s stunning, in the winter, when they are covered in snow.

Watched a dude choke one out here once. His technique was bogus and I didn’t like his hair, but he did have an attitude that I could get behind.
It’s an alright park though.

A piece of urban green behind my house.

Peter Detmold Park, part of the New York City park system, is a nice park hidden away on east 51^st street. This truly is a cool park right on Riverside Drive that has a small dog run, benches and tables with embedded checkers and chess sets on top, and an old beautiful footbridge that allows you to cross Riverside Drive for great views of Queens, the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, United Nations and the East River. If you approach the park from the west you have to go down a really cool old stairwell to get to the park.
There are plenty of benches, a beautiful gazebo, new asphalt, and new lightening. The trees are beautiful making this a great place to spend a half an hour with someone you care for and a sandwich.

Really spacious dog park that has a view of the water! Tons of poop bags, too. There’s also some leftover sprays, tennis balls, and leashes for people to claim/​use if they want.
We had fun having our pup practice going up and down those flights of stairs to get here, too.

This park is actually pretty nice for dog park goers. It’s quite a surprise. I would not had known about it unless I heard from someone on a meetup. It’s pretty hidden since you have to go to the end of 51^st street and then walk down some steps.
There’s plenty of poop bags (looks like plastic bags from the veggie section at your grocery store) and the surface is paved brick. It seems as if they just threw up a fence to split off the dog park from the rest of the park.
While I liked the park, I didn’t dig the vibe of the folks. Maybe it’s because I’m not from the neighborhood, but it seemed as if everyone was just antisocial, and it seemed like all of the dogs were antisocial as well. It seemed like a park where the dogs and owners were more mature. I got dirty looks from the old folks who thought my 6 month old Jack Russell mix was aggressive and they left. Nipping, biting and barking is perfectly normal for dogs. People need to chill out. Dogs like to wrestle and hump.
It’s worth it to check out if you’re in the area, but I wouldn’t make a destination out of it.

Nice little surprise in the East 50s. I like the elevated walkway protruding toward the water above the FDR. Relaxed place perfect for a date detour.

Great place to let your dog run free and play with others.

Nice dog run. Come play.

Next
To the
FDR
With plenty of
Room for romping dogs and a little dirt.

Woof. Great doggie stop

This park is not where the pinpoint is, it’s actually on 50^th and beekman.

An awesome lunch-​hour escape if you’re on the East Side. I recommend grabbing a buger from Zip Burger and heading on down to relax.