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You may use any of Parks' recreational spaces, except tennis courts, without a permit. However, if a permit holder arrives with a valid permit in hand, you must vacate the field or court. An individual must have a season permit or single-play ticket to use Parks' tennis courts.

Organized play (leagues) requires a permit. Click here for an application and more information about permits.

John Muir Trail

ENTER EITHER AT BROADWAY & MOSHOLU AVENUE OR VAN CORTLANDT PARK EAST & ONEIDA AVENUE. (Bronx) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Van Cortlandt Park
Length: 1.5 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Other Details: Established in 1997, this trail is the only east-west path in Van Cortlandt and traverses the steep terrain at the park's center.

Kazimiroff Trail

HUNTER ISLAND (Bronx) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Pelham Bay Park
Other Details: Native hardwood (oak-hickory) forest, salt marsh, vistas of Long Island Sound.

Lavender Trail

200 FEET AHEAD OF PARKING LOT AT THE TERMINUS OF NEVADA AVENUE (Staten Island) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: High Rock Park
Length: 0.25 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Other Details: Jewelweed, skunk cabbage, and various grasses and water plants can be seen, along with black water snakes, snapping turtles, and spring peepers. Bathrooms nearby.

Long Pond Trail

PAGE AVENUE & EUGENE STREET (Staten Island) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Long Pond Park
Length: 1.5 miles
Difficulty: Easy

Lullwater

ENTER PARK AT LINCOLN ROAD AND OCEAN AVENUE ENTRANCE. TRAILS BEGIN OR ARE NEAR THE PROSPECT PARK AUDUBON CENTER. (Brooklyn) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Prospect Park
Length: 1.0 mile
Difficulty: Easy
Other Details: Explore the Lullwater to see how nature thrives in the heart of Brooklyn. The Lullwater is a great place to see birds and other wildlife. Bathrooms, café and trail guides are available at the Prospect Park Audubon Center.

Midwood

ENTER PARK AT LINCOLN ROAD AND OCEAN AVENUE ENTRANCE. TRAILS BEGIN OR ARE NEAR THE PROSPECT PARK AUDUBON CENTER. (Brooklyn) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Prospect Park
Length: 0.75 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Other Details: Discover Brooklyn's last forest. The Midwood is home to some of the largest trees in Prospect Park. Bathrooms, café and trail guides are available at the Prospect Park Audubon Center.

Nature Center Trail

ROCKLAND & BRIELLE AVENUES (Staten Island) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: La Tourette Parks & Golf Course
Length: 0.85 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Other Details: This gentle walk takes you through a forest of red maple, black birch, cherry, tulip, and sassafras trees. In the understory, there is an abundance of spicebush, which produces bright red berries in the fall. The trail connects to the blue trail and the white trail.

Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

ENTER TRAIL AT EITHER DICKINSON AVENUE & VAN CORTLANDT PARK SOUTH OR MOSHOLU PARKWAY & WEST GUN HILL ROAD. (Bronx) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Van Cortlandt Park
Length: 1.1 mile
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Other Details: [Trail renovations will begin soon. Please bear with us as we correct erosion and rebuild paths.] This segment is part of the 41-mile-long aqueduct that brought water from the Croton Dam to New York City in the 1800s.

Orange Trail

MEMORIAL DRIVE AND FOREST PARK DRIVE EAST (Queens) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Forest Park
Length: 2.4 miles

Orange Trail

BEHIND BALLFIELD 6 BY WINCHESTER BOULEVARD, NORTH OF UNION TURNPIKE (Queens) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Alley Pond Park
Length: 0.42 miles
Other Details: Numerous trails wind through native hardwood (oak-hickory) forest and kettle ponds. The north end of the park boasts splendid salt marsh views.