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Firefighters Park

📍 Great Neck, NY

★4.6(349 Google reviews)💰FreeđŸ‘ļAll ages

Jonathan L. Ielpi Firefighters Park in Great Neck spans 2 acres with firefighter-themed playground equipment, a spray pad, adult-child tandem swings, a gazebo, picnic areas, clean restrooms, and a summer Tuesday night concert series.

✓ Firefighter theme✓ Spray pad✓ Summer concerts✓ Farmers market✓ Diaper changing station
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★★★★★Featured review by J X (Winnie Copper)

Great little family park! Chilling in the Summer has music mini concerts, from summer to fall has nice farmers market on Sundays, this year in the December the park is decorated with beautiful lights, one weekend had lights and ice activities. So much fun!

🏆 Family Action Verdict

Best for families with young children who want a unique themed playground with cooling water features in summer. The seasonal programming — concerts, farmers market, holiday lights — extends its appeal year-round. Parking is tight due to surrounding apartments; arriving early helps. Restrooms may be locked before late afternoon on some visits.

â„šī¸ What to Know Before You Go

💡Arrive early — parking is sparse due to surrounding apartment buildings
⏰Restrooms include a diaper changing station and may be locked earlier in the day
đŸŽŸī¸Bring your own food — picnicking is welcome throughout the park
🚗Tuesday night concerts run through summer — check the local schedule

đŸ’Ŧ What Families Are Saying

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4.6
★★★★★

349 Google reviews

Unique firefighter-themed playground35%
Clean and well-managed facilities30%
Seasonal events and activities25%
Parking can be difficult10%
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J X (Winnie Copper)

2 years ago

★★★★★

“Great little family park! Chilling in the Summer has music mini concerts, from summer to fall has nice farmers market on Sundays, this year in the December the park is decorated with beautiful lights, one weekend had lights and ice activities. So much fun!”

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Jeimy Ayala

4 years ago

★★★★★

“We had so much fun! Great and clean space for all the family, you can bring your own food and have a nice picnic, the kids had a blast! The bathrooms were clean and had a diaper changing station, sadly, not dogs allowed.”

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H Kim

9 months ago

★★★★★

“The park is well managed. Easy to access from main st. and LIRR station. Plenty of parking spots. Restrooms are clean. Variety stuffs in wide playground. Well harmonized with trees, green fields, and playgrounds.”

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moshe yosef blond

2 years ago

★★★★★

“Nice park but hard to find parking since it's surrounded by apartment buildings. There is a sprinkler park. There is also a gazebo and a long ping pong table and unique swings which seat an adult and child together. The most obvious and unique feature of this park is the playground which has a complete fireman theme. For some reason the bathrooms were locked even before five pm in the summer.”

Reviews from Google

Overview

Firefighters Park is a 2-acre Great Neck park themed around firefighting, with a detailed themed playground structure, spray pad, water squirters, tandem adult-child swings, ping pong, a gazebo, picnic areas, and a memorial statue for firefighter Jonathan L. Ielpi. Restrooms include a diaper changing station. Summer programming includes Tuesday night concerts, a Sunday farmers market, and December light installations. No dogs permitted.

🕐 Opening Hours

Monday10:00 – 21:00
Tuesday10:00 – 21:00
Wednesday10:00 – 21:00
Thursday10:00 – 21:00
Friday10:00 – 21:00
Saturday10:00 – 21:00
Sunday10:00 – 21:00

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