List of parks in the Bronx
| Selected Parks and Open Space in the Bronx | |||||
| ac- quired | Name | acres | square miles | hect- ares | square km |
| 1863 | Woodlawn Cemetery | 400 | 0.6 | 162 | 1.6 |
| 1888 | Pelham Bay Park | 2,764 | 4.3 | 1,119 | 11.2 |
| Van Cortlandt Park | 1,146 | 1.8 | 464 | 4.6 | |
| Bronx Park | 718 | 1.1 | 291 | 2.9 | |
| Crotona Park | 128 | 0.2 | 52 | 0.5 | |
| 1890 | Jerome Park Reservoir | 94 | 0.15 | 38 | 0.4 |
| 1897 | St. James Park | 11 | 0.02 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| 1899 | Macomb's Dam Park † | 28 | 0.04 | 12 | 0.1 |
| 1909 | Henry Hudson Park | 9 | 0.01 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 1937 | Ferry Point Park | 414 | 0.65 | 168 | 1.7 |
| Soundview Park | 196 | 0.31 | 79 | 0.8 | |
| 1962 | Wave Hill | 21 | 0.03 | 8.5 | 0.1 |
| Land area of the Bronx in 2000 | 26,897 | 42.0 | 10,885 | 108.8 | |
| Water area | 9,855 | 15.4 | 3,988 | 39.9 | |
| Total area [1] | 36,752 | 57.4 | 14,873 | 148.7 | |
| † closed in 2007 to build a new park & Yankee Stadium [2] | |||||
| Main source: New York City Department of Parks & Recreation | |||||
- ^ U.S. Census 2000 Gazetteer Files retrieved n July 26, 2008
- ^ Last Section Of Macombs Dam Park Closes To The Public For Redevelopment On-site construction begins on Garage A and the New Macombs Dam Park, Press Release, November 1, 2007, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation retrieved on July 19, 2008