Best things to do Staten Island (US)

Willowbrook Park is most popular around 12 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 1,5 hours here. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

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High Rock Park is most popular around 11 AM on Thursdays. Visitors usually stay up to 45 min here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

Often referred to as one of the most tranquil places in New York City, High Rock Park is noted for its quiet ponds and deep woods. Hosting the Greenbelt Conservancy's headquarters, the park has been recognized as a Natural Environmental Education Landmark by the United States Department of the Interior. High Rock Park contains six walking trails, five ponds, and various wetlands, including Walker Pond and Loosestrife Swamp. Visitors can also climb Mt.

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Freshkills Park is most popular around 1 PM on Thursdays. It's most quiet on Saturdays.

After serving as a landfill for over fifty years, the Freshkills Park site is now one of the most important environmental habitats in the city. With capping and protective systems, the closed landfill has become a new engineered landscape. Wildlife are already responding to the environmental changes. Birds, fish and mammals are thriving in the creeks and grasslands. As the park is built in phases, free tours and events provide early access.

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Father Macris Park is most popular around 4 PM on Mondays. Visitors usually stay up to 45 min here. It's most quiet on Sundays.

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Brookfield Park is most popular around 2 PM on Mondays. Visitors usually stay up to 1,5 hours here. It's most quiet on Saturdays.

Brookfield Park is a beautiful natural area with plenty of walking trails and paths for intrepid city travelers. Once a landfill, the park now contains thousands of native trees and plants, attracting migratory birds and butterflies. Four marked trails provide excellent hiking opportunities.

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Gerard P. Dugan Playground is most popular around 5 PM on Thursdays. Visitors usually stay up to 1 hour here. It's most quiet on Fridays.

This well-structured playground has tons to do for active kids of all ages. Much of the playground is taken up by two fields, usable for baseball and softball, among other sports. Basketball and handball can be found by Weed Avenue, and play areas for older and younger children, swings, a seating area, and a sprinkler designed to look like a maze are located near Mill Road.

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