Two Big NYC Parks for a Longer Fall Foliage Season
Parks officials expect El Niño rain to stretch the color into November, and bigger parks hold the widest mix of trees.
Inwood Hill Park
4.7 (3,576)
Mon – Sun, 06:00 – 01:00 (+1)
Payson Ave. &, Seaman Ave
Manhattan's last natural forest climbs hilly wooded trails past old-growth trees and caves. Overlook Meadow frames the Henry Hudson Bridge, and the paths slope down to a salt marsh and the riverfront, facing the Palisades across the Hudson. Open daily, 6:00 AM to 1:00 AM.
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Pelham Bay Park
4.5 (10,181)
Mon – Sun, 06:00 – 22:00
Middletown Road & Stadium Avenue
The city's largest park spreads along Long Island Sound with riding trails, golf courses and the long sand of Orchard Beach. Rocky shoreline and wooded banks frame the turning leaves. The 6 train reaches the park, and parking is free. Open daily, 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
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