Sheep Meadow
An open meadow in the southwestern park, used as a lawn when it is open for seasons.
Sheep Meadow is a broad lawn in southwestern Central Park with a Midtown skyline backdrop. It appears on this operator’s classic 19-stop loop. Lawn hours and seasonal closures are set by NYC Parks and the Central Park Conservancy — not by the carriage operator. A carriage passing the meadow is not the same as sitting on the grass.
Visitor notes
When the lawn is open, it is a rest stop after a southern-park walk. When it is closed for turf recovery, you will still see the space from adjacent paths and drives.
Sheep Meadow hours
Sheep Meadow hours change with the season and turf-recovery closures. Typical visitor guidance from park sources is that the lawn, when in season, opens late morning and closes at dusk — and it is often closed in winter. Confirm current hours on the Central Park Conservancy site before you plan a picnic. Carriage rides still operate on scheduled slots even when the lawn itself is closed; you see the meadow from the drive.
The name is Sheep Meadow (sometimes misspelled “Sheep Medow”). Search that spelling and you still mean this southwestern lawn, not a separate attraction.
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