"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe ."
-John Muir
Founder,
Sierra Club
Environmental Librarian
Nature Sites
Greater Metropolitan Area
In the midst of this urban metropolis, there are more than 7,000 acres of forests, meadows and wetlands. You don't have to leave the city to discover nature-lakes, ponds, and streams dot the landscape. Catch the warbler migration in Central Park. Learn about freshwater marshes in Van Cortland Park. See the wooded Ravine in Prospect Park. Catch a ferry to Staten Island and hike through centurys-old forests in the Greenbelt. Visit the wetlands and saltwater marshes of Alley Pond Park.
To learn more about these parks, visit the City of New York Parks & Recreation Web Page.
I have listed below some of these great parks, with hyperlinks for some of these areas.
BRONX
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Bronx Park
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Ferry Point Park
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Pelham Bay Park
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Raoul Wallenberg Park
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Riverdale Park
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Seton Falls Park
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Soundview Park
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Spuyten Duyvil Park
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Van Cortland Park
Graphics from City of NY Dept. of Parks