Best Wildlife Refuge in New York

Best Wildlife Refuge in New York

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Visitor center • Queens
Large, tranquil area for recreation



Thomas Pell Wildlife Sanctuary
Wildlife refuge • The Bronx


Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary
Wildlife refuge • Arverne


Brant Point Wildlife Sanctuary
Wildlife refuge • Arverne



William T Davis Wildlife Refuge
Wildlife refuge • Staten Island
Salt marsh & woodland birding spot


Inwood's North Cove
Wildlife refuge • New York
Urban wetland teeming with ducks & geese


Butterfly Meditation Garden
Wildlife refuge • The Bronx


White Island
Wildlife refuge • Brooklyn


Target Rock Wildlife Refuge
Wildlife refuge • Lloyd Harbor
Coastal preserve with migratory birds


Hempstead Harbor Natural Area
Wildlife refuge


Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Wildlife refuge
Preserve with trails & nature programs


Ridgewood Reservoir
Wildlife refuge • Brooklyn


Hempstead Harbor Shoreline Park
Wildlife refuge


Shooter's Island
Wildlife refuge • Staten Island


Ernest L. Oros Park
Wildlife refuge • Avenel


Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area
Wildlife refuge • Gillette



Nature Trail
Wildlife refuge • Oyster Bay