Wave Hill
A public garden and cultural center overlooking the Hudson with flower gardens, greenhouses and wide lawns to explore. Families can join seasonal nature and art activities on the grounds.
A narrow strip of steep woodland along the Hudson River in the Bronx, offering quiet forest trails with river glimpses.
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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
Riverdale Park, 10471, Bronx.
No. Riverdale Park is outdoors, so plan for weather, sunscreen and water.
A public garden and cultural center overlooking the Hudson with flower gardens, greenhouses and wide lawns to explore. Families can join seasonal nature and art activities on the grounds.
A seasonal nature center in the Bronx's Van Cortlandt Park that anchors ranger walks into the park's forests, lake and freshwater marsh. It's a jumping-off point for the John Muir Trail and other hikes.
A 1,146-acre Bronx park with forests, a lake, freshwater marsh, a historic house and miles of trails including the John Muir Trail. Kids can join ranger programs at the nature center and hike to the old Croton Aqueduct structures.
A ranger station and nature center in Manhattan's last natural forest and salt marsh at the northern tip of the island. Families stop in before walking trails past glacial potholes and rock shelters, or watch birds over the marsh.
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.
The Botanical Garden's Edible Academy is a children's garden and learning center where kids and families explore how food grows through hands-on garden programs.