Soundview Park

Soundview Park is a 269.42-acre waterfront park along the confluence of the Bronx River and Long Island Sound in the Soundview section of the southeastern Bronx. The park is one of the largest in the borough and provides extensive waterfront access, athletic facilities, and natural areas.

The park's waterfront location at the mouth of the Bronx River creates a dramatic meeting of freshwater and saltwater environments. The park's salt marshes, mudflats, and tidal areas support populations of shorebirds, wading birds, and marine life that make it an important ecological site.

Soundview Park features athletic fields, basketball and tennis courts, a running track, playgrounds, and a waterfront esplanade. The park serves the Soundview community with comprehensive recreation facilities in a neighborhood that has historically been underserved by the parks system.

The park has benefited from significant investment in recent years, including waterfront access improvements, habitat restoration, and new recreation facilities. These improvements reflect the growing recognition that communities in the southeastern Bronx deserve the same quality of public space as wealthier neighborhoods.

Soundview Park's 269.42 acres of waterfront, marshland, and athletic facilities make it one of the most important parks in the southeastern Bronx, providing the scale of green space and recreation infrastructure that a community of over 100,000 residents requires.