Tibbetts Brook Park

Tibbetts Brook Park
Tibbetts Brook Park, waterfall on the brook and facing administration building.
Type	Municipal
Location	Yonkers, NY, United States
Coordinates	40°55′33″N 73°52′40″W / 40.92583°N 73.87778°W / 40.92583; -73.87778
Area	161 acres (65 ha)
Created	1927
Operated by	Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation
Status	Open

Tibbetts Brook Park is a 161-acre (65 ha) park located in the Lincoln Park section of Yonkers in Westchester County, New York. Opened in 1927, it was one of the first developed parks in Westchester County and is accessible only to County residents, with activities that include swimming, hiking, sports, nature watching and fishing.^[1]

The park is named for Tibbetts Brook, which in turn is named for George Tibbetts, a Briton who had settled the land in 1668. The park is bordered by the Cross County Parkway to the north, Saw Mill River Parkway to the west, McLean Avenue to the south and Midland Avenue to the East. Tibbetts Brook Park is .6 miles (1 km) north of Van Cortlandt Park along South County Trailway, and Tibbetts Brook crosses north-south through the park on its way to the Harlem River.

The park is the home ground of the New York Magpies in the USAFL.