Thain Family Forest boasts a magnificent waterfall: Take Bridge Trail for an up-close look, peering underneath the bridge to see trees gnawed by beavers, or get an aerial view from Mill View Trail. Read more.
Check out the restored architectural details, from the wooden front door to ornamental moldings, as well as the café, serving food, wine and beer on an adjacent terrace with a view of the Palisades. Read more.
Skip the lengthy jaunts upstate and camp at this former airport field. The wooded grounds offer around 40 six-person sites, each with a picnic table and a fire pit for roasting s’mores. Read more.
Munch on seafood and burgers in the on-site restaurant, sip piña coladas at the outdoor tiki bar next to one of the four pools, or play basketball, tennis or bocce on one of the 10 sports courts. Read more.
Urban beach fun! Can see the manhattan in one direction, and the ocean in the other. Wow!
It's an urbanite’s playground planted with flowers and grasses, offering walkers a panorama of the bustle below that makes the park simultaneously removed from the city and an inextricable part of it. Read more.
