Located in the Upper West Side, this community garden/gardeners offers an easily accessibly getaway. Open to the public only on Sundays from 1-4pm (April-November). This 1/6 of hard to find natural paradise is located above a parking [more...]

Located in the Upper West Side, this community garden/gardeners offers an easily accessibly getaway. Open to the public only on Sundays from 1-4pm (April-November). This 1/6 of hard to find natural paradise is located above a parking [more...]

Accessible only by ferry or water taxi, this wonderland is located right outside our busy city. Free concerts on Saturdays during the summer! Bring your own food as there is nothing to eat on the island. One of the city's least [more...]

Off camping in iceland, hiking in the Catskills or skiing in Vermont? Its worth a trip to tents and trails. The Tribeca outdoor clthing and accessories store will have everything you want and probably for less than you would pay at [more...]

Wild Earth runs nature hikes and camping trips to state parks and national preserves in PA, NY and NJ. You can do anything from a 10 mile moderate trek through ravines through to a hilly hard work hike up Diamond Mountain in Harriman [more...]

Visit these 45,000 feet of frontage on Gardiner's Bay to see something truly unique: a maritime forest! Soaring red cedars, black-jack oak trees and [more...]

3351 Rte 112 - Long Island
631/732-0579
Fun fun fun! The kind of facility you can't get in the city. 2 world class miniature golf courses, a driving range training facility, grand prix go kart racing, slugger stadium and [more...]

This lovely natural haven is nestled in the middle of a suburb. Come here to hike, Cross Country ski, walk nature trails, and fish. There are freshwater [more...]

Belmont is a park with everything you can't get in once place on the island. Come here for all of the following: boating, fishing, picnicking, biking, horse [more...]

Great Kills Park has something for everyone - a beach Center open seasonally; nature center & trails, marina, boat launch ramp, fishing, AND BEST, a remote control airplane field!

49th & E River in Long Island City. This little known scenic point overlooks NYC - one of the best views of Manhattan. Plus, all of the Gantry landmarks are over 100 yrs old. Finally, there is a quaint little fishing pier. An [more...]

200th St & Kazimiroff Blvd - in the Bronx.
Unlike anything we have the pleasure of seeing in most New York parks. This is a lush, colorful display outside the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, combing exotic aquatics and tropicals. [more...]

This 260-acre nature preserve is beautiful, has history and a working organic farm. It was the site of 19th century clay mining. Now it is a unique habitat to [more...]

1000 Washington Ave
718/623-7000

This trail, right out of Snow White or Alice in Wonderland, leads visitors through the secret and secluded gathering places of the butterflies and himmingbirds. At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

These 12 acres at the tip of the peninsula in the Rockaways t juts out into the Mott Basin on the eastern shore of Jamaica Bay. Includes beach, wetland and woodlands. Gorgeous place for strolling, picnics, frisbee.

Green-Wood cemetary, the resting place of Basquiat, Leonard Bernstein and a half million others. They offer fascinating walking tours in which you can learn about the sculpture and amazing history of this beautiful and slightly spooky, [more...]

a 900 acre lake in South Jersey - well worth the ride or drive. There are tons of largemouth, smallmouth, stiped bass, black crappie, catfish and yellow perch.

take four or five hours to bike through the Pinelands in the early part of the day - there are lots of places to stop and view historic sites and natural scenic views. If it happens to be October, spend the latter part of the day at [more...]

The Housatonic River is only two hours outside of the city - it's a beautiful place for fishing and admiring foliage. Housatonic River Outfitters offers guided wading tours for $150. 860-672-1010.

Alley Pond is the most amazing sanctuary near the city. There are meadows, there are woodlands, there are marshes, there are ways to hang out with rabbits and snakes [more...]