Audubon Park

Public outdoor areas generally open daily around 5:00 a.m. and close at 10:00 p.m.; Audubon Zoo, golf, shelters, and events use separate hours.

Free curb and park-edge parking is dispersed along Magazine Street, St. Charles Avenue, Walnut Street, and Riverview. Zoo demand and events can fill the closest spaces.

Use St. Charles for the classic park and loop, Magazine Street for zoo and playground access, or Riverview Drive for The Fly. The riverfront is separated from the main lawn by zoo and rail infrastructure.

Restrooms are concentrated near playgrounds, shelters, zoo, golf, and Riverview facilities and may follow facility hours.

Park paths, lawns, playgrounds, lagoon, labyrinth, rookery viewing, and The Fly are free. Zoo, golf, food, rentals, permits, and events cost separately.

The paved loop and major developed areas are generally accessible; curb transitions, older paths, grass, crowding, and the Riverview approach vary.

Leashed dogs are allowed in ordinary park and Riverview areas; keep pets out of playgrounds, zoo, golf course, bird rookery habitat, and posted restricted spaces.

The loop, lagoon, playgrounds, zoo, picnics, and river watching provide strong options. Choose either the main park or The Fly first to avoid a long, confusing transfer.

St. Charles streetcar and buses serve the Uptown side; biking and rideshare work well. Reaching The Fly still requires crossing to the river side.

The paved loop is shared by runners, walkers, strollers, and cyclists. The lagoon is not for swimming, Ochsner Island is protected bird habitat, and riverfront activity can be hot and exposed.

Check New Orleans' hourly heat index, lightning, severe-storm and heavy-rain alerts, flash-flood risk, tropical weather, air quality, and current facility notices. Pavement, play equipment, levees, and exposed riverfront paths become dangerously hot, while low trails and streets may flood quickly.