



Freshkills Park
Staten Island
Stand atop what was once the world's largest landfill, now a 2,200-acre wilderness where ospreys soar over tidal creeks and wildflowers carpet rolling hills. Freshkills Park is three times the size of Central Park and still growing: explore by bike, kayak, or guided hike while the landscape rewilds itself in real time.
Former landfill transformed
Massive urban wilderness
Guided access only
Rare bird watching
Tips
🌾"fields of tall grass so big you feel like you're lost in Kansas"
🦅over 200 bird species, including ospreys and kestrels
🌱"hums with new life"
Freshkills Park
Staten Island




Stand atop what was once the world's largest landfill, now a 2,200-acre wilderness where ospreys soar over tidal creeks and wildflowers carpet rolling hills. Freshkills Park is three times the size of Central Park and still growing: explore by bike, kayak, or guided hike while the landscape rewilds itself in real time.
Former landfill transformed
Massive urban wilderness
Guided access only
Rare bird watching
Tips
🌾"fields of tall grass so big you feel like you're lost in Kansas"
🦅over 200 bird species, including ospreys and kestrels
🌱"hums with new life"