Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways

Snake Spray Shower Sculpture
	Winter overlooking the boardwalk	Salt Marsh looking out from the Nature Center
McGuire Fields























		Tribute Park


		Tribute Park
Tucker Place	Joseph T. McGuire Park	Marine Park
Beach 9 Playground	Beach 9 Playground	Beach 59th Street-Playground LIX
Bayswater Park	Canarsie Park Playground	Marine Park
Marine Park	Spring Creek Park	Beach 17 Playground
Rockaway Beach	Bayswater Playground	Idlewild Park
Marine Park	Bayswater Park Tennis Courts	Idlewild Park
Idlewild Park	Idlewild Park	Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary
Rockaway Beach	Bayswater Park Spray Showers	Rockaway Beach Playground
Rockaway Beach	Rockaway Beach Surfers	Rockaway Beach
Rockaway Beach	Rockaway Beach	Rockaway Beach
Baccharis Flowers in Four Sparrow Marsh	Four Sparrow Marsh	Four Sparrow Marsh
Fresh Creek Park	Fresh Creek Park	Fresh Creek Park
Fresh Creek Park	Canarsie Park	Leaves
Grass	The Promenade	A Canoe Launched into the Water
Waterworks to Celebrate the Kayak and Canoe Launch	The Nature Center	A Walk in the Park
Clouds on a January Day	The Path	Football in the Park
Camping in the Park	Urban Park Rangers on the Water	The Peaceful Water
Bocce Fun	Hoops in the Park	Soccer in the Park
Little Bikers	Nature Center Ceiling	Nature Center Exterior
Marine Park Salt Marsh	Rockaway Beach	Beach Channel Park
Rockaway Beach	Rockaway Beach	Rockaway Beach
Broad Channel American Park	Rockaway Beach	Welcome to Bayswater Park
Marine Park	Canarsie Park	Canarsie Park
Canarsie Park	Paerdegat Basin Park	Birds on Ice - Golf Course
Winter safety at Marine Park Golf

Summer at the Beaches 2013 (33 photos) Show

National Night Out at the Rockaways (9 photos) Show

Rockaway Beach Barrier Beautification Project (23 photos) Show

2013 Beach Opening (2 photos) Show

Hurricane Sandy Storm Damage and Recovery (26 photos) Show

The Best NYC Park Photos of 2012: The Year in Review (3 photos) Show

State of the City Address (1 photo) Show

Rockaway Park Ribbon Cutting (13 photos) Show

A Day at Marine Park (38 photos) Show

Beach Openings 2011 (4 photos) Show

Daniel Avila (1 photo) Show

Follow the Cube (9 photos) Show

June 2006 in Pictures (5 photos) Show

Parkcentric: Photographs From The Museum of the City Of New York, 1890-1940 (1 photo) Show

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Park Condition Score

$387.1M

Recent Investment

Green & Resilient

5.4K

Mapped Trees

2.2K

Acres of Natural Areas

Empowered & Engaged Users

803

Recent & Future Events

Yes

Volunteer Engagement

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Park Information

Know Before You Go

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.

Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk

The following beach sections are open for swimming:
Beach 10 - Beach 12, Beach 15 - Beach 18, Beach 32 - Beach 36, Beach 57, Beach 59, Beach 77 - Beach 79, Beach 83 - Beach 86, Beach 93 - Beach 98, Beach 102 - Beach 110, Beach 115 - Beach 119, and Beach 130 - Beach 144.
All other sections are closed to swimming.

Partner Organization

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More About Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways

Zip Code:11096, 11208, 11209, 11214, 11223, 11224, 11228, 11229, 11234, 11235, 11236, 11239, 11413, 11414, 11422, 11430, 11691, 11692, 11693, 11694
Community Board: 18, 15, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14
Council Member: Mercedes Narcisse , Chris Banks , Joann Ariola , Simcha Felder , Inna Vernikov , David Carr , Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
Park ID: B057GROUP
Property Type: Park Group

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