City Park Facts:

-> New Orleans City Park encompasses 1,300 acres 

-> The Park has the largest grove of mature live oaks in the world with the oldest ranging from 600-800 years old 

-> An amusement park, equestrian farm, botanical garden, two football stadiums, two museums, two golf courses, multiple wedding venues, twenty-six tennis courts and countless recreation locations reside in the Park 

-> The Carousel (“Flying Horses”) within Carousel Gardens Amusement Park was built in 1906 with some animal figures dating back to 1885  

-> In addition to offering an array of recreation and cultural amenities, City Park is committed to preserving natural habitats and biodiversity in the Park

-> The Botanical Garden is home to more than 2,000 varieties of plants

-> The thirty-acre Couturie Forest has eight distinct ecosystems

-> Birder’s World Magazine named City Park the best birding spot in New Orleans as 280 bird species have been sighted in the Park

-> 819 species have been documented through the volunteer efforts of citizen scientists through iNaturalist

-> Major fundraisers include Lark in the Park, Heart of the Park Hat Luncheon, Magic in the Moonlight, Ghosts in the Oaks and Celebration in the Oaks