• Historic Image of New York Harbor

    National Parks of New York Harbor

    New York

Outdoor Activities

There are all kinds of things to do outdoors in the National Parks of New Harbor -- from fishing and hiking to birding and kayaking. Below is a small selection of the numerous offerings available to visitors this summer.
 

Fishing at Canarsie Pier

Kayaking at Jamaica Bay

Birding at Governors Island

Did You Know?

Dutch windmill

Martin Van Buren was the first bilingual president. He was raised in a community where Dutch was more common than English reflecting New York’s beginning as a colony of Holland. As a boy he spoke Dutch at home with his parents, siblings, and throughout the Village of Kinderhook.