75 Best Outdoor Eats NYC

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Camping Near NYC

1. AMC Harriman Outdoor Center 
200 Breakneck Rd, Haverstraw, NY (Catskills)
Distance from NYC: 2 hours

"There’s a lodge with a dining hall and programming for people of all ages (such as this upcoming yoga retreat), and a 64-acre pond with free canoes and kayaks. There’s even a swimming “pool” built into a large wooden dock that sits on the pond with Adirondack chairs to relax in. "

2. AMC Mohican Outdoor Center 
50 Camp Mohican Rd, Blairstown, NJ (Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area)
Distance from NYC: 2 hours

"Mohican has a lodge with a fireplace and meal service as well as a variety of cabins as well as both group camping sites (up to three tents) and more remote, primitive sites"

3. Mountain Lakes Park

201 Hawley Road, North Salem (Westchester County)
Distance from Brooklyn, 90 minutes

This park features five lakes for fishing and lots of hiking trails.Each site has a grill, fire pit and picnic table. There are also heated yurts available that sleep up to 10 people.

4. Wildwood
790 Hulse Landing Road
Wading River, NY (Long Island)
Distance from Brooklyn: 2.5 hours

Close proximity to wineries, farms and a two-mile stretch of beach. New this year are brand-new furnished cabins with kitchenettes and bathrooms, which run roughly $200-$250 a night and sleep up to 4 to 6 people. The campground itself features showers, a basketball court and a playground.

5.  Mongaup Pond Campground 

231 Mongaup Pond Road, Livingston Manor, NY (Catskills)
Distance from Brooklyn 2:45 hours

Beautiful pond,  1.5 mile trail that loops around the pond and boating and fishing are both permitted. 

6. Housatonic Meadows State Park

90 U.S. 7, Sharon CT
Distance from Brooklyn: 2.5 hours

Tent sites as well as a few new, rustic cabins (no kitchen or bathroom). The campground is directly on the Housatonic River, which is great for rafting and fly fishing. 

7. North-South Lake  

874 N Lake Rd, Haines Falls, NY
Distance from Brooklyn: 2:45 hours

It features a lake for swimming, a lake just for boating, and close proximity to the Escarpment, a famous, 24-mile trail beloved by hikersas well as fantastic views and sites such as Alligator Rock and Kaaterskill Falls. 

8. Hither Hills 

164 Old Montauk Highway, Long Island
Distance from Brooklyn: 3+ hours

 Hither Hills is nearly right on the beach. They require a 5-day minimum and a lot of times there are abandoned sites. You can get these empty sites on a first-come, walk-up basis, but you should arrive at 7:30am when the campground office opens to secure one. Nightlife and restaurant action in Montauk. There are also trails, a playground and horseshoe courts.  

9. Woodland Valley Campground

1319 Woodland Valley Rd, Phoenicia (Catskills)
Distance from Brooklyn: 3 hours

This campground on a country road has decent facilities, is on a nice stream for fishing. 

Within the City:

1. Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn 

2. Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island 

3. Glamp on Governors Island with Collective Retreats

4.   Fort Tilden with Camp Rockaway

Best Gardens & Parks of NYC by DoN.Y.C

Best Gardens and Parks in New York

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CHURCH OF ST. LUKE IN THE FIELDS GARDENS

487 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014

Admission: Free

Hours:  8AM-dusk

BARTOW-PELL HISTORIC MANSION AND GARDEN

895 Shore Road, Bronx, NY 10464

Admission: Free

Hours: Daily, 8:30 AM - Dusk

SAMADHI GARDEN, JACQUES MARCHAIS MUSEUM OF TIBETAN ART

338 Lighthouse Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10306

Admission: $6 adults, $4 students & seniors  

Hours: Wed-Sun, 1 PM - 5PM

FORT TYRON PARKS' HEATHER GARDEN

1 Margaret Corbin Drive, New York, NY 10040

Admission: Free
Hours: 6AM - 1AM

CREATIVE LITTLE GARDEN

530 E 6th Street, New York, NY 10009

Admission: Free
Hours: 11AM - Dusk

GREENACRE PARK

217 E 51st Street, New York, NY 10022

Admission: Free
Hours: 8AM - 7:30PM

ELIZABETH STREET GARDEN

209 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY 10012

Admission: Free

Hours: 12PM - 5PM

CURTIS "50 CENT" JACKSON COMMUNITY GARDEN

117-15 165th Street, Queens, NY 11434 

Admission: Free
Hours: Daily except Sunday

GIL HODGES COMMUNITY GARDEN

534 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

Admission: Free

Hours: Vary

NARROWS BOTANICAL GARDEN

7200-7398 Shore Road, Brooklyn, NY 11209
Admission: Free

Hours: Vary

NEW YORK CHINESE SCHOLAR'S GARDEN

1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301
Admission: $5 adults, $4 Students/Seniors, Free Kids 12 and Under
Hours: Saturdays & Sundays 10AM - 4 PM