Astoria Park open areas
Astoria, Queens
A century of neighborhood recreation, major public events and the 1936 pool complex gives Astoria Park real coin history. A documented two-silver hunt confirms that older targets remain—but most famous features are restricted, so legal ground selection matters more than enthusiasm.
- Era
- 1913–present
- Terrain
- Waterfront park lawns & paths
- Agency
- NYC Parks
Detectorist reports
In a filmed rainy-day hunt, a local detectorist recovered two Mercury dimes plus additional finds in Astoria Park. The silver result is strong proof of older losses, but the report does not identify the exact patch—and we will not pretend it does.
Read the original report ↗Practical information
Two NYC Parks comfort stations are listed: the Field House near the track and tennis courts, and Charybdis Playground on Shore Boulevard opposite 23rd Road. Typical hours are 8 a.m.–4 p.m., later seasonally.
A small park lot is accessible from Hoyt Avenue North at 19th Street. Street parking surrounds the park but becomes difficult on summer evenings, pool days and event weekends.
N/W to Astoria Boulevard, then about a 15-minute walk. M60-SBS and local buses reach Astoria Boulevard; NYC Ferry's Astoria landing is farther south along the waterfront.
Scout notes
- Concentrate on ordinary open ground along old pedestrian approaches—not the landmark pool, track, athletic fields, playgrounds, monuments or manicured lawns.
- Stay at least 25 feet from trees or outside the drip line, whichever is greater; the obvious shady spots are legally off-limits.
- The two Mercury dimes justify a slow, overlapping grid. Rain-softened soil helps, but make invisible plugs and remove every scrap target.
Worth a look
- Hell Gate Bridge
- RFK Bridge
- Landmarked Astoria Pool
- Charybdis Playground
- East River overlook