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Team Spring Digital Scavenger Hunt
St. Mary’s Recreation Center, 450 Saint Ann's Avenue, Bronx
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Start Date: June 15, 2013
End Date: June 15, 2013
Age:Everyone
Outdoor adventures at St. Mary's for families. Join our scavenger hunt around the park take pictures of listed items to compete and win fun prizes.
Bring your digital camera. Free givaways. First, Second and Third place prizes. Visit the recreation for details.
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Hiking
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.
Peninsula
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: 0.5 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Other Details: Discover how the Peninsula has changed over the last 300 years. The Peninsula's restored landscapes provide scenic views, a home for Park wildlife, and great fishing. Bathrooms, café and trail guides are available at the Prospect Park Audubon Center.
Pink Trail
MULBERRY AVENUE OFF TRAVIS AVENUE (LIMITED PARKING) (Staten Island) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge
Length: 0.5 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Other Details: Excellent birdwatching location; abounds with water-loving trees such as sweet gum and ash.
Putnam Trail
ENTER THE PARK AT VAN CORTLANDT PARK SOUTH AND BAILEY AVENUE. (Bronx) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Van Cortlandt Park
Length: 1.5 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Other Details: This section of the 15-mile trail that runs up to Brewster, NY may be accessed by the Van Cortlandt Golf Course parking lot. Native hardwood (oak-hickory) forest, historically significant route (former railroad route that ran through the park into the 1980s!)
Ralph Sloman Trail
BEHIND BALLFIELD 6 BY WINCHESTER BOULEVARD, NORTH OF UNION TURNPIKE (Queens) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Alley Pond Park
Length: 0.2 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.
Red Trail
RICHMOND ROAD AND ST. PATRICK'S PLACE (Staten Island) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: La Tourette Parks & Golf Course
Length: 4.0 miles
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Other Details: Sites of interest include Heyerdahl Hill, the ruins of a 19th century vineyard estate, and a Bluebelt stormwater management pond in Egbertville. The trail skirts the golf course's edge.
Salt Marsh Nature Trail
ENTER BEHIND THE SALT MARSH NATURE CENTER, LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF EAST 33RD STREET AND AVENUE U. (Brooklyn) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Marine Park
Length: 0.8 miles
Other Details: [Please note: The nature trail (east side of Gerritsen Creek) is being renovated; please visit the trails on the west side in the meantime.]
Crushed bluestone trail through a pristine salt marsh ecosystem along Gerritsen Creek. Interpretive signs along the trail provide the hiker with information regarding the history, flora and fauna of the area. Viewing platforms, excellent birding opportunities. Comfort stations and maps are available inside the Salt Marsh Nature Center (11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Thursday - Tuesday, closed Wednesday). 
South Preserve Trail
FRANCIS LEWIS BOULEVARD AND UNION TURNPIKE (Queens) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Cunningham Park
Length: 3.0 miles
Other Details: Numerous unnamed trails wind through native hardwood (oak-hickory) forest.
Tulip Tree Trail
CLOVERDALE BOULEVARD EAST ENTRANCE (Queens) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Alley Pond Park
Length: 0.7 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.
Waterfall
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: 0.5 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Other Details: Trace the source of the Lake on the Waterfall trail. The Fallkill Falls is the first of six waterfalls that you will see along the Park's watercourse. Bathrooms, café and trail guides are available at the Prospect Park Audubon Center.
White Trail
BEHIND BALLFIELD 6 BY WINCHESTER BOULEVARD, NORTH OF UNION TURNPIKE (Queens) |
Facility Type: Hiking Trails
Park Name: Alley Pond Park
Length: 0.7 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.
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