Fort
Washington Park borders the Hudson River and Riverside Park between
W.155 Street and W.179 Street. The
Fort Washington Park tennis courts are located just
south of the George Washington Bridge and the Little
Red Lighthouse. Ten NYC Public Parks hard courts can be reached
by traveling along the Manhattan waterfront on the NYC Greenway
route north from W.181st
Street downhill or south from Riverside Park and Fort Washington
Park along
the scenic Hudson
River.
Traveling
by Bicycle
Traveling by
bicycle along the Manhattan waterfront on the popular NYC Greenway
route in Riverside Park and Fort Washington Park may be the most
popular way to get to the Fort Washington Park tennis courts.
Traveling
by Subway
Take the"A"train:
Exit the “A” train at the
W. 181st Street station. When exiting the station walk west downhill
to the end of W. 181st.
Street. Look to the north to find and cross over the
pedestrian foot bridge than proceed south along the sidewalk
until you can turn right and
travel down to the Hudson
River bank. When arriving at sea level down under the George
Washington Bridge roadway and to the left of the landmark Little
Red Lighthouse look south to see the tennis
courts. I teach tennis lessons on
court #1 which is close to the
restrooms at the south end of the row of courts.(From the W.181st
Street subway station it takes about 12 to 18 minutes to walk downhill
to the tennis courts. Many visitors prefer to ride bikes on this route
rather than walking) A shorter route would be to exit the "A"
train at the W.168th Street station and travel west down W.165th Street
to Riverside Drive. Travel north on Riverside Drive following the
sidewalk until you can turn west on the sidewalk following it to Fort
Washington Park and down to the Hudson River.
Traveling
by Automobile
Try to find alternate side of the street
parking as far west as possible in the W.
181st Street neighborhood or along Riverside Drive north of W.165th
Street. From the west end
of W. 181st Street
cross a pedestrian bridge
over the highway then proceed south on the sidewalk until you can
turn right and travel west down to the Hudson River bank. From Riverside
Drive and W.165th Street follow the sidewalk north until you can turn
west on the sidewalk following it to Fort Washington Park and the
Hudson River. Visitors can combine driving and bicycling to the tennis
courts as well. Park for free in the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation
public parking lot located off of the W. 158 Street exit of the Henry
Hudson Parkway (9A). Park and then bike north along the Manhattan
waterfront on the "NYC Greenway" route in the direction
of the George Washington Bridge.(That
is if you can fit a bicycle into your car)
I teach tennis lessons on court
#1 which is close to the restrooms
at the south end of the courts.
