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Betsy Head Park

4.1 ★★★★☆ 1,674 Google reviews · Park track in Brooklyn, New York

Open to the public Free Outdoor Lit for night running Dirt / cinder Infield field

Park & recreation center with a pool, baseball & football fields, volleyball courts & running track.

Plan your run

  • Access Open to the public · free to use
  • Surface Dirt / cinder — soft underfoot but slower and puddle-prone after rain
  • Outdoor an open-air oval — best in decent weather, free and unlocked at most parks
  • Night running lit for evening laps — check the posted closing time, since lights usually follow the park's hours
  • Infield a soccer/football field inside the oval — handy if the kids want to play while you run
  • Amenities restrooms (from runner reviews)
  • Today see hours ·
  • Phone +1 212-639-9675
  • Website nycgovparks.org

Hours

Monday 6 am–1 am
Tuesday 6 am–1 am
Wednesday 6 am–1 am
Thursday 6 am–1 am
Friday 6 am–1 am
Saturday 6 am–1 am
Sunday 6 am–1 am

Posted gate hours. Park tracks often close at dusk even when the listing says later, and school tracks close for meets and practice.

Is Betsy Head Park open to the public?

Betsy Head Park is open to the public and free to use. Public park and city tracks like this one are typically open dawn-to-dusk with no membership and no sign-up — just show up and run your laps.

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What's at this track

Features at Betsy Head Park, confirmed by runners' own reviews.

💡 Lit Tracks for Night Running

“My wasted youth was slighted mitigated by FINALLY seeing Public Enemy live.”

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Tracks with an Infield Field 3 mentions

“It has a massive track, soccer field, outdoor pool (open in the summer), handball, rockwall and basketball courts.”

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What runners highlight

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 1,674 Google reviews — runner-reported, in their own words.

⏱️ great for intervals 2 mentions

“I come here to workout occasionally.”

🧘 rarely crowded 2 mentions

“It is Summer time and it is active but not crowded.”

From the reviews

…You can find groups of kids participating in their planned sport sponsored by the city, people walking and running around the track, some using the gym apparatus, others are taking in the views while sitting on one of the ample seating provided around the track.

★★★★★ — Kamella, Jul 2023

…It has a massive track, soccer field, outdoor pool (open in the summer), handball, rockwall and basketball courts. There's a small area where you can do some calisthenics, lots of benches to sit at around the track as well as a few seating areas.

★★★★★ — Samar, Jul 2022

…It has a massive track, soccer field, outdoor pool (open in the summer), handball, rockwall and basketball courts. There's a small area where you can do some calisthenics, lots of benches to sit at around the track as well as a few seating areas.

★★★★★ — Kames, Dec 2025

Great Park that not only has a baseball field, soccer field, handball courts, basketball courts and a swimming pool open in the summer months, but also has a track for running and exercise equipment for resistance training.

★★★★★ — Tomas, Jun 2022

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Where to find Betsy Head Park

Dumont Ave, Brooklyn, NY11212

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Running tracks near Betsy Head Park

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Open to public Grass rarely crowdedgood for the whole family

Sports park spanning 4 blocks, with a football field & track, plus handball, tennis & a playground.

1.4 miles away

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Listing verified July 2026 from public business records and runner reviews. Something out of date? Report a correction. Own or manage this track? Claim your listing — it's free.