About our rating systemThe premier see-and-be-seen spot for New York’s teenagers, who turn this expanse of grass into a sunbathing party come spring and summer. They’re following a long tradition: This is where New York’s hippie “be in,” a day of non-political grooviness created by Abbie Hoffman, took place in 1967. The meadow got its name in 1864 when park commissioners set sheep to graze here in an attempt to stop the First Division of the NY National Guard from using the meadow as a parade ground (it didn’t work). In 1934 the sheep were exiled to Prospect Park in Brooklyn.
New York City› Attraction
Sheep’s Meadow
In Central Park, between 64th and 68th Sts., toward the West Side of the Park
Courtesy of Central Park Conservancy
Our Rating
Neighborhood
Central Park
Hours
Dawn to Dusk
Prices
Free Admission
Neighborhood
Central Park
Hours
Dawn to Dusk
Prices
Free Admission
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