Isham Park

I love this park. Its beautiful, has stunning views where the Harlem and Hudson Rivers meet. I feel so grateful being from the West Coast to have landed in Inwood.

An oasis in Inwood Manhattan with all natural settings. It may be a trek but is worth the visit as I am coming from Queens. Tennis, joggers and children running a monk is what Isham Park brings to the Northern Manhattan community. Locals inhabitant and enjoy the greenness. Easily accessible by A train at 207^th Street (last stop in Manhattan).

This place keeps me sane. Grab a cup of coffee down the street and sit with a pen and paper. A quiet alternative to Central Park. And I hope locals will remain the predominant crowd in this park. I don’t need to be tramped by joggers and deafened by screaming children like I am in Central Park. You guys keep CP I’ll take Isham.

Isham Park is a little-​known secret for tennis players in Manhattan. Way up in Inwood, you have to have the patience to travel up to 207^th Street, and that trek may not make sense for someone who lives on the East side of the city. The park itself is nice, but I only come here for tennis.
There are about 8 – 9 courts and I’ve never been there when all of them are in use. They are well maintained and the nets are never low.
I take lessons from the park’s instructor, Ross Cormier. He is great! He only charges $ 40 for an hour long private lesson, and most of the time we just hit and play out points.
Otherwise, if you’re coming here to play on a court, make sure you have a permit because there is a guy who will check it if he doesn’t recognize you.

Well hate to break it to the first reviewer, it’s not only frequented by locals only, the word is getting out about this beautiful park. However, locals need not to worry, somehow I don’t see the tourists flocking here, their loss.
All that Central Park is without the hassle, don’t get me wrong I love CP. However, sometimes the opportunity to commune with nature at CP can be a challenge. At Isham Park you can view soaring trees growing out of granite, winding pathways through greenery.
Sometimes you don’t need 843 acres of park, sometimes just over 20 will do nicely.

It is a nice little park in a nice little neighborhood. I live across from the park and I love that when I leave my apartment I can see trees and beautiful colors instead of brick buildings in a city like New York.
It is a nice place just to sit and relax and it is a good area to walk your dog (just remember to pick up after your dog).
I think it is confusing though that two parks are right next to each other.

How the eff is there nor a single review for this park? Hell, I added this LISTING. I understand not as many people live this far north, and of those, a very small percentage Unilocal,but wow…
Hilly Like All Uptown Parks=+, White-​ly gated off Bruce’s Garden, a Traffic circle (honestly?)…these are some of the ways you know you’re barely still in Manhattan. Isham Park is a confusing but straightforward buffer atop the island, compact but with vast greenery in the form of a gently rolling lawn. A bit whiter a crowd than I expected, but I love this area since Isham is basically a Morningside Park; there because it wants to be, not because it has to be, frequented by locals only.