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Our Urban Park Rangers are full of knowledge about history, astronomy, animals, plants, and more. Attend a Ranger-led event with your family and see how much fun learning can be!
Urban Park Rangers Events
Sunday, June 1, 2025
LGBTQ+ Pride Month: Historic Queens Pride
at Mauro Playground (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month with NYC Parks. Walk through the Pat Dolan Trail along the bottom edge of Willow Lake to learn more about LGBTQ+ history/
Free!
Plants and Pollinators Walk
at Lincoln Road Entrance (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Pollinators such as insects, birds and bats play a very important role in creating a balanced ecosystem. Learn more about the ways these species help plants flourish in our parks.
Free!
Seining and Shore Exploration
at Section 2 Orchard Beach (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Explore the shore of Orchard Beach and get ready to get your hands wet; seining program participants don waders and use large nets to catch fish and other marine life.
Free!
Birding: Shorebird Families
at Entrance - Beach 44th Street and Boardwalk (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk), Queens
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Birding programs are appropriate for all skill levels and beginners are welcome. Learn more about plovers, terns, oystercatchers and other shorebirds that nest on the beach shoreline.
Free!
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Hart Island Tour (North Island)
at Hart Island, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers to explore Hart Island's unique past, present, and future. Participants are chosen by lottery. Lottery registration opens on Wednesday May 21
Free!
Friday, June 6, 2025
Family Camping: Queens
at Fort Totten Park Visitors Center (in Fort Totten Park), Queens
6:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
The Urban Park Rangers celebrate the tradition of camping and we look forward to welcoming your family. Families are chosen by lottery. Lottery registration opens on Wednesday May 28.
Free!
Saturday, June 7, 2025
National Trails Day Hike
at Chapin Avenue and Salzburg Court (in Reed's Basket Willow Swamp Park), Staten Island 
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Celebrate National Trails Day with the sights and sounds of this tranquil woodland.
Free!
National Trails Day Hike
at Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Celebrate National Trails Day with the Urban Park Rangers. Take a walk along the shores of Jamaica Bay on the scenic Salt Marsh Trail at Marine Park.
Free!
National Trails Day: John Muir Trail
at Entrance - 242nd Street and Van Cortlandt Park East (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join the Rangers on a guided 4-mile out-and-back hike along the only trail in Van Cortlandt Park to traverse the park from east to west.
Free!
National Trails Day Hike
at Alley Pond Park Environmental Center, Queens
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Celebrate National Trails Day with the Urban Park Rangers. Join us as we hike and explore one of Alley Pond’s lesser-known trails tucked away in Queens and why this day is celebrated.
Free!
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Hart Island Tour (South Island)
at Hart Island, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers to explore Hart Island's unique past, present, and future. Participants are chosen by lottery. Lottery registration opens on Wednesday May 21, 2025.
Free!
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Summer on the Hudson: Little Red Lighthouse Festival
at Little Red Lighthouse (in Fort Washington Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Celebrate Manhattan’s only remaining lighthouse with the Urban Park Rangers!
Free!
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