Directions To New Orleans City Park

To see the location of attractions inside City Park, visit our park map.

From the West:
Baton Rouge/LaPlace/Airport/Kenner/Metairie

• Take the I-10 East towards New Orleans
• Veer right onto I-10 at the I-10/I-610 split
• Take the City Park Ave./Metairie Rd. Exit (231-A)
• Turn left onto City Park Avenue.
• Turn left at Carrollton Ave.
• Turn left onto Lelong Ave. into the Park (at Esplanade Ave.)

From the East:
Mississippi Gulf Coast/Slidell/East New Orleans

• Take the I-10 West
• Take the I-610 West exit towards Baton Rouge/New Orleans International Airport (Exit #238B)
• Take the Canal Blvd. Exit (1-A)
• Turn left onto Canal Blvd.
• Turn left at City Park Ave.
• Turn left at Carrollton Ave.
• Turn left onto Lelong Ave. into the Park (at Esplanade Ave.)

From the West Bank:
Algiers/Gretna/Harvey

• Take the West Bank Expressway (Business 90/90-B)
• Cross the river via the Crescent City Connection ($1 toll)
• Take the I-10 West
• Take the City Park Ave./Metairie Rd. Exit (231-A)
• Turn right onto City Park Avenue.
• Turn left at Carrollton Ave.
• Turn left onto Lelong Ave. into the Park (at Esplanade Ave.)

From Downtown:
French Quarter, Downtown, Warehouse District

• Take Canal Street to Carrollton Ave.
• Turn Right onto Carrollton Ave.
• Turn left onto Lelong Ave. into the Park (at Esplanade Ave.)

Streetcar/Public Transportation:

If taking public transportation from downtown, take the 48-City Park/Museum Streetcar on the Canal Street streetcar line. Depart the streetcar at the end of the City Park Line at Lelong/Esplanade and Carrollton Avenues and walk into City Park.

Connecting Service is also available with a transfer to the City Park Line from the St. Charles Streetcar Uptown or via RTA buses. To view bus routes, call the RTA Rideline at 827-RIDE (7433) or visit their website.