Tarr-Coyne Wild West Playground
Tarr-Coyne Wild West Playground was designed to evoke a Western frontier town with features almost entirely made of wood.
This playground was originally designed in 1988 by the architect Richard Dattner, who designed several playgrounds in Central Park during the 1960s and 1970s, including Adventure Playground and Ancient Playground. The Central Park Conservancy rebuilt Tarr-Coyne Wild West Playground in 2015 based on this original design, with all new wood play features and a new water feature.
Located near the West 93rd Street entrance, it’s in close proximity to two other playgrounds: Rudin Family Playground and Safari Playground.
Central Park has 21 playgrounds that are unique in design and character. Most of them were built in the 1930s as part of a system of playgrounds located along the Park perimeter. The Conservancy regularly updates these spaces to include new equipment and infrastructure that reflect changing ideas about children’s play and safety and accessibility standards. Since 2011, the Conservancy has been working to rebuild or renovate all the Park’s playgrounds, with the goal of bringing each of them up to the same standard of excellence at the same time and focusing on making them feel more connected to the Park’s landscapes and experiences.
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Each year, more than three million children visit Central Park's playgrounds. Playground Partners raises funds that go toward the preservation, care, and daily inspection of these cherished play spaces.