Parade Grounds

Parade ground is a great place for families/​Childcare/​UPK centers to bring the kids for outdoor activities. Only thing i do not like is the random people strolling around peeing on the trees right in front of the children. More police activity would really help this place. It’s such a great space, hope it improves.

Located across the street from the south end of Prospect Park is Parade Grounds; a place where sports from all nations are represented. This is definitely a perk of living in Brooklyn as having this facility available to use makes life more fun. I play field hockey so having turf nearby is a plus. Be warned that the place gets pretty crowded on weekends by various teams using the fields, playing baseball, soccer, netball, cricket, Etc. also there are tennis courts which one can pay to use.
For the most part it is free, however, if you have a team and want to ensure that you get to use the field at a certain time then be sure to get a permit.

The weekend population in the parade grounds make the park seem desolate. A quick review of most of what the Parade Grounds have to offer:
**Tennis: usually quite bustling here, there are about 10 courts that are heated and covered during the winter to provide year-​round enjoyment. Best time to go? Late at night, you can learn to play without hitting the pros with stray balls.
**Soccer fields: Astroturf baby. Nuf said.
**Volleyball courts: There is only one net making it virtually impossible to throw together a pick-​up game on the weekends, also best utilized later in the evenings.
**Basketball courts: Three options of different sizes, usually at least one available
**Baseball fields: Locked when not in use to keep them from getting torn up, they’ve yet to figure out how to keep the geese from defecating in mass quantities
**Concession stand: Open on the weekends, if you like processed cheese and ore-​ida fries this might be for you
**Bathrooms: Never… ever…under ANY circumstances should you use the bathrooms. Or enter after dark. I’m convinced there is something living in there that is more dangerous than the rank odor that space emits…