Donald and Barbara Zucker Natural Exploration Area (Prospect Park)
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: East Drive near Nellie's Lawn, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York
When: typically open in warm months (check before visiting)
Hours: 6 a.m.-9 p.m.
Cost: free
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A nature-play area built from logs and stumps of trees felled by Hurricane Sandy instead of manufactured equipment, letting kids balance, climb and explore real wood. It was named a Best of New York by New York Magazine.