Sakura Park Park

Address: Between West 122nd and 123rd Streets at Riverside Drive, Manhattan, NY 10027

Admission: Free

Sakura Park is a small public park in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York. It is noted for its plantings of Japanese cherry trees.

The park provides a collection of cherry trees and benches in an urban setting, making it a neighborhood focal point during the spring blossom period. Paths and seating offer places to view the trees and nearby streetscape.

The park reflects early 20th-century and later civic landscaping efforts to introduce ornamental cherry plantings to parts of New York City; it has been maintained as a small community park since then.

Located in upper Manhattan near Columbia University and Riverside Drive, the park sits within the Morningside Heights area and is accessible by local streets and transit.

• Spring blossoms: Cherry trees in the park attract local visitors during spring bloom; timing varies by year and by seasonal temperature patterns.

Sakura Park sits along Riverside Drive at West 122nd-123rd Streets in Manhattan. From Columbia University’s main campus it’s a short walk west; subway access is easiest via the 1 train to 125th Street (then a 10-15 minute walk south) or the A/B/C/D lines to 125th Street and a 15-20 minute walk. Street parking is limited; public transit or walking from nearby neighborhoods is recommended.

• Visit in late March or early April to see the cherry trees near peak bloom; crowds swell on warm weekend days.
• Enter from Riverside Drive (north) and continue downhill toward the Japanese pagoda and the small open plaza for the best perspectives.
• Combine the visit with a walk along the Hudson bulkhead or a detour to the nearby Sakura Park Memorial for a quieter moment.