Seaside Wildlife Nature Park Playground
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: Nelson Ave at Tennyson Dr, Great Kills, Staten Island, New York
When: typically open in warm months (check before visiting)
Hours: typically daylight hours
Cost: free
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One of the city's most inventive playgrounds, entirely nautical-themed with a shipwreck centerpiece, a lighthouse, a climbable shark, sprinklers and play units modeled on the Staten Island Ferry. Nearly 20 acres of salt-marsh trails and waterfront wilderness surround it.