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Location
Parking
ample parking lot across the road from the center
Visitor tip
Ask staff for mini tours and fun facts when you arrive - the friendly team provides personalized educational experiences that enhance learning about local river ecology and park inhabitants, even for adult visitors.
Visitor tip
Bring your kids to the screen-free activity room featuring the crawl-under tree branch, puzzle wall, and interactive native animal displays - it's comfortable for toddlers and up, making it ideal for families with mixed ages.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Nature Center
- Location
- Liberty State Park with views of Manhattan, Ellis Island, and Statue of Liberty
- Admission
- Free
- Highlights
- Fish tanks, interactive kids' room, nature walks, trails, and boardwalks
What visitors say
The Nature Center can't be beat! Kid-centric, but I learned something and I'm a man! I'm forty! Do you know what catadromous means? You liar. Fish that spawn in saltwater but live most of their lives in freshwater. See? You learned…
Friendly employees at the nature center, clean a/c bathrooms, a few fish tanks and much more. Ample parking lot across the road from the center. It is a convenient starting point to explore trails and boardwalk around South Cove.…
We pass by for a pit stop. Small, but perfect for a break. Kid room that allow kid to crawl under tree branch, some puzzle wall, and some display on native animal near the river. People there are super friendly. We went there on…
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Did You Know?
- The Nature Center building was designed by renowned architect Michael Graves (1934-2015) and has been beautifully restored
- The Nature Center offers free admission and serves as an educational hub within Liberty State Park
- Features a screen-free kids' room with interactive elements including a crawl-under tree branch, puzzle wall, and displays on native animals and local river ecology suitable for toddlers and up
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