Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways

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NameLocationPhone
The Salt Marsh Nature CenterEast 33rd Street and Avenue U(718) 421-2021
HoursDirectionsAccessible
Saturdays and Sundays, 10:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

By car: Belt Parkway Exit 11N (Flatbush Avenue North). Proceed straight on Flatbush Avenue. Turn Left onto Avenue U. Proceed straight on Avenue U to East 33rd Street. Parking lot is on the right.

Public transportation: Take the B46, B2, or B41 to Kings Plaza, transfer for the westbound B3 bus to East 33rd Street and Avenue U.
Take the 2 or 5 train to Norstrand Avenue, then take the B41 to Kings plaza or B3 west to East 33rd & Avenue U.
Take the N, F, or Q trains to Avenue U, then the B3 Bus East to East 33rd Street and Avenue U.

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NameLocationPhone
Idlewild Park Preserve Environmental Science Learning Center149th Avenue & Springfield Lane(347) 824-2301
HoursDirectionsAccessible
Please visit Idlewild Park Preserve Environmental Science Learning Center's website for more information.
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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.

Partner Organization

Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy