Marine Park

Park Brooklyn, New York, United States
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What to expect

Marine Park is a public park located on Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn, New York, covering 798 acres of land. The park surrounds the westernmost inlet of the bay and features a mix of recreational facilities and a nature preserve. Visitors can enjoy a variety of activities such as golfing, baseball, cricket, and kayaking. The park also has multiple playgrounds, bicycle greenways, and a launch and landing site for canoes and kayaks. The Salt Marsh Nature Center offers educational programs and nature trails where visitors can observe unique regional flora and fauna, including marsh birds, cottontail rabbits, and horseshoe crabs. The park's diverse landscape, which includes grasslands, salt marshes, and sandy dunes, supports a wide range of wildlife and plant life

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Five Ways to Spend a Day Outdoors (for Families) in Brooklyn

Five Ways to Spend a Day Outdoors (for Families) in Brooklyn
This family's experience:

Activities: After our hike at the Salt Marsh Nature Center, we spent some time in Marine Park, Brooklyn's second largest park. We enjoyed the walking and biking loop, the fields for baseball, soccer, and cricket, and the playgrounds

Highlights: We enjoyed the walking and biking loop in Marine Park, the fields for baseball, soccer, and cricket, and the playgrounds. The kids loved the water feature at Playground 278 ✨