Crescent Park Elevator - North Peters — Local services in New Orleans

Update: Elevator out of order. With the Mississippi River at its lowest level in decades, the park's wharf could be accessed on foot from below. This allowed vandals to remove copper wiring for the elevator, Mandeville Shed, Ellipse, and lighting of the park. Generators power the lights for now but the elevator is out of service. Flashlights after sunset (around 5 pm in winter) would help in a few spots. Park closes at 7:30.

If you can, just take the stairs. It's everything you would expect an outdoor public elevator to be except out of order. Either way, it's...

Wonderful park, only of my favorite (5/5 stars) but this review is for the elevator which is worthy of 0 star. One of the two elevators has consistently been broken the entire two years I’ve been visiting Crescent Park. It’s not even the same elevator that’s broken, they seem to take turns, as soon as one is fixed the other is out of service. I am very fortunate to be able to take the flight of stairs to visit the park however with one elevator always broken this prevents people unable to do the two sets of stairs from visiting this...

Here's a nature trail I just can't get enough of! The park is well kept, and the staff take pride in keeping the grounds in pristine condition. During your approximate mile and a quarter hike from one end to the other, your senses are delighted with the sights, the sounds and the smells of nature. With the railroad on one side and the might Mississippi on the other, I am delightfully reminded of days gone by when life was so much simpler. No matter how many times you visit this trail, you'll always find something new...