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AccessibilityUrban Park Rangers: Hiking
Put on your hiking boots and explore NYC’s hidden gems! Join our Urban Park Rangers as we discover lakes, forests, streams, and hundreds of miles of nature trails.
Urban Park Rangers: Hiking Events
Sunday, October 9, 2022
Discovery Hike: Urban Forest
at Palisade Avenue and Spaulding Lane (in Riverdale Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers as they guide you through the city’s very own forest. Learn about the importance and benefits of trees in urban areas in this immersive nature walk.
Free!
Saturday, October 15, 2022
City of Forest Day: Great Trees of High Rock Park
at Nevada Avenue Parking Lot (in High Rock Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Celebrate City of Forest Day with NYC Parks. High Rock Park features a variety of beautiful tree species. Learn ways to identify these trees during the changing season.
Free!
City of Forest Day: Forest Park Super Hike
at The Overlook (in Forest Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Celebrate City of Forest Day with NYC Parks. Soak up the vast adventure the park has to offer as we explore its history, flora and fauna.
Free!
City of Forest Day: Forest Ecology Hike
at Seaman Avenue and Isham Street (in Inwood Hill Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Celebrate City of Forest Day with NYC Parks. Hike through Inwood Hill Park and identify the many magnificent and old trees in the park.
Free!
Discovery Hike: Decomposers and Scavengers
at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Understand the role that scavengers and decomposers play in the ecosystem and why they are so vital to the health of our forests and urban parks!
Free!
City of Forest Day: Forest Meditation Hike
at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn 
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Celebrate City of Forest Day with NYC Parks. Forest meditation allows you to slow down and become immersed in nature.
Free!
City of Forest Day: Tree ID Scavenger Hunt
at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Celebrate City of Forest Day with NYC Parks. Join the Urban Park Rangers to learn how to identify the species of trees and attempt to find them all!
Free!
Hispanic Heritage Month: Washington Heights History Hike
at West 174 Street and Amsterdam Avenue (in Highbridge Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the Rangers on a walking tour of the historic neighborhood and parks of Washington Heights.
Free!
Sunday, October 23, 2022
Fall Foliage Hike
at Driggs Avenue and Lorimer Street (in McCarren Park), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Discover the nature of McCarren Park on a colorful autumn hike with the Urban Park Rangers. We will take in the scenic views of autumn while learning how to identify some of the foliage
Free!
Fall Foliage Hike
at Entrance - West 100 Street and Central Park West (in Central Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join the Rangers on a fall tradition as we hike to through the Forever Wild preserve of Central Park's North Woods beneath a canopy of fall colors.
Free!
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