YEAR-ROUND · ALWAYS FREE

Always free

Places you can go any week of the year, not one-off events. Every listing links to its official page, checked Oct 25, 2026.

4 of 55 places. "Free on set days" means check the day and time before you go.

🥾 Trails & natureAlways free

📍 Inwood, Manhattan

Manhattan's last natural forest and salt marsh, with hilly trails at the island's northern tip.

🕑 Open daily

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–2 hrs

🥾 Trails & natureAlways free

📍 Marine Park, Brooklyn

530 acres of grassland and salt marsh with a nature-center trail run by Urban Park Rangers.

🕑 Open daily

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–2 hrs

🥾 Trails & natureAlways free

📍 Yonkers to Croton, Westchester

A flat 26-mile trail on top of the 1842 aqueduct, through river towns like Dobbs Ferry and Irvington.

🕑 Open daily

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–3 hrs

🥾 Trails & natureAlways free

📍 Ossining, Westchester

Woodland trails around Teatown Lake. The nature center is under construction; trails stay open.

🕑 Trails open daily

⏱ Est. time spent: 1–2.5 hrs