Elysian Park — Attraction in Hoboken

If your in the Hoboken, New Jersey or anyone in the greater New York City greater Metropolitan area, this is a great stop for you to enjoy a nice warm spring or summer day/night..I was unaware that it's open 24 hours, as most parks close around dusk but that just makes this place even better. Hoboken, New Jersey in my experience is an extremely overpriced city to live in, rents crazy and everything else is overpriced including the nightlife clubs and anything else to do in the area. But this park in particular should have a significant soft spot for most American, and actually Korean, Japanese, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Domincan, and Venezuelan sports fans. Elysian Park is said to be the home of one of the first baseball teams ever created around the New York Knickerbockers league, which pre dated the modern day Major League Baseball that we all know and love. I would suggest ANY baseball fan, especially ones who want to go to historical landmarks of the game, to come here. 5 stars for sure. Not to mention, this creation of this league was shortly after the American Civil War in the mid 19th century (1800s). That's amazing history...

I personally love this park. There's a nice big and always tidy (as best as possible) bathroom, two playgrounds for the small and big kids, a basketball court and dog park as well as a nice view. The park is big enough for everyone on busy days, in my opinion and the traffic flow is easy.

My only issue is how open the park itself is considering it is by two streets. However, vigilance, and paying attention to your children would avoid anyone accidentally running into the streets.

As for adult park activities i.e sunbathing...this isn't the park for that. It's not the right set up and it's usually mainly children playing here...

A friend and I rented metered bicycles and traveled up and down the boardwalk. It was a very beautiful and relaxing experience, not to mention inexpensive.

There view was gorgeous, and there were plenty of spots to pause and take in the scenery. I definitely recommend others take a couple of hours and...