Audience: Nature Enthusiasts
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Untermyer Gardens Conservancy
Explore Untermyer Gardens Conservancy in Yonkers, NY: a free 43-acre Gilded Age estate with a walled Indo-Persian garden, Temple of Love, and Hudson views.
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Lenoir Preserve
Explore Lenoir Preserve in Yonkers, NY: a 40-acre Hudson River nature sanctuary with Palisades views, specimen trees, a butterfly garden, and trails.
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Tibbetts Brook Park
Explore Yonkers’ 161-acre Tibbetts Brook Park, home to a 1927 Tudor bathhouse, lazy-river water park, twin lakes, sports fields, and the South County Trailway.
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Esplanade Park
Free Hudson River promenade at 100 Main St in downtown Yonkers, with Palisades views, benches, lawn and easy access to Main Street.
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Ardsley Acres Hotel Court
Stay at Ardsley Acres Hotel Court in Ardsley, NY, offering renovated rooms with microwaves and fridges, free breakfast, parking, and trail access.
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Washington Park
Explore Winston-Salem’s 76-acre Washington Park: home to fenced small and large dog parks, a dinosaur playground, shaded picnic shelters, and greenway trails.
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Historic Thompson Park
Explore Watertown’s 355-acre Historic Thompson Park, an Olmsted Brothers landscape featuring limestone overlooks, wooded trails, a playground, and the NY State Zoo.
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Zoo New York
Explore Zoo New York in Watertown’s historic Thompson Park, a 32-acre sanctuary dedicated to native New York wildlife including bears, lynx, wolves, and eagles.
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Lakewood Park Beach
Lakewood Park Beach in Waterbury pairs a sandy shore, playground, gazebos, basketball and picnic space with relaxed water views for family outings.
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Wadsworth Falls State Park
Explore Wadsworth Falls State Park in Middletown, CT, featuring the 30-foot Big Falls, forested Little Falls, 4.5 miles of trails, and picnic lawns.