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Home to Manhattan's last natural forest and salt marsh, where kids can hike past glacial potholes and rock shelters once used by the Lenape and look for seals and birds at Muscota Marsh.
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Open daily; most NYC parks open 6 AM–1 AM
Free
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All ages.
Free
Open daily; most NYC parks open 6 AM–1 AM
269 Dyckman Street, 10034, in Inwood, Manhattan.
No. Inwood Hill Park is outdoors, so plan for weather, sunscreen and water.
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