Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways
Kids Week: Sensory Perception Hike for Kids
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Even when school's out, our parks are still the city's natural classroom! Bring your kids to parks throughout the city during Winter Recess. With programs led by our Urban Park Rangers, kids will get to experience nature in a hands-on and fun way. Join the Urban Park Rangers for a walk through Canarsie Park using your senses of touch, smell, sight and hearing to explore the natural world.
Location
Cost
Free
Registration
Registration not required.
Event Organizer
NYC Parks Urban Park Rangers
Contact Number
(718) 421-2021
Categories
Kids Week with the Urban Park Rangers, Hiking, Nature, School Break: Spring Recess, Urban Park Rangers, Best for Kids
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Know Before You Go
Paerdegat Basin Park
Ecology Park is a five acre site set within Paerdegat Basin Park. The goal of the park is to promote habitat restoration and ecological improvement, highlighting fourteen native plant community types that exist or once existed in New York City.
Ecology Park is only open at certain times of year when Parks staff are present in order to protect this unique landscape. Want to visit? Check out our Stewardship Projects page for restoration, planting, and educational events.
Ecology Park is only open at certain times of year when Parks staff are present in order to protect this unique landscape. Want to visit? Check out our Stewardship Projects page for restoration, planting, and educational events.


