New defined entrances to the Park are proposed that will help attract visitors into the Park. The main focus of gateway designs are to open up the Park along its edges. A range of facilities located at these gateways will serve the needs of a 21st century metropolitan park which will be enhanced by cutting edge sustainable technology.

Station entrance

In March 2007 the London Borough of Bromley granted the London Development Agency planning permission to remove concrete structures that link Crystal Palace station to the National Sports Centre. This includes the removal of the pedestrian bridge that spans the Crystal Palace access road to connect to the athletics stadium buildings, the turnstiles and steps, and the bridge to the adjacent car park.

The plans will create a simple functional landscaped area that provides an attractive friendly new entrance to the Park. Works will begin at the end of April 2007 and will take approximately 12 weeks. The estimated £300,000 scheme was the first stage in the rejuvenation of Crystal Palace Park ahead of the formal masterplan application to the London Borough of Bromley on 1 November 2007.

Norwood Triangle entrance

The Anerley Hill proposals continue along Anerley Hill culminating at Norwood Triangle with a new entrance into the former Palace site with its multifunctional and green spaces.

Rockhills entrance

Initial proposals are to create a new gateway for the park at Rockhills, once the site of Joseph Paxton's mansion, which is now occupied by the Caravan Club. Potentially over four acres of public green space would be given back to the Park. This could be funded by a residential development on land not currently open to the public that is situated at the edge of the Park.

Sydenham entrance

Creating a more prominent entrance to the Park, initial ideas for the Sydenham Gateway include building a new cricket pavilion for the pitch where Victorian cricketing legend W.G. Grace managed the London County Cricket team. One option also being considered is recreating the row of residential buildings in the style of the Paxton villas that historically stood alongside the park on Crystal Palace Road.

Penge entrance

The Penge Gate could become the educational hub for the Park. By demolishing the existing buildings and replacing them with new Park facilities, this entrance to the Park would be dramatically improved. These could include a new purpose built home for the One O'clock Club, new features to help people learn about the dinosaurs and community facilities for the wider area.