Search results
Feb 26, 2024 · Great Kills Park has several public recreation facilities including a beach center, a life-guarded beach, a multi-use path, hiking and biking trails, fishing areas, a marina and a boat launch. We offer ranger-led programs throughout the year.
Great Kills Park is a public park in Great Kills, Staten Island, New York City. Originally named Marine Park, it is a part of the Staten Island unit of Gateway National Recreation Area.
Great Kills Park is known for its four beaches: New Dorp Beach; Cedar Grove Beach; Oakwood Beach; and Fox Beach. One of the four, New Dorp Beach, was once the home of the second permanent European settlement in Staten Island.
Mar 8, 2023 · Great Kills Park comprises approximately 523 acres in the vicinity of the Raritan and Lower Bays of Great Kills Harbor, in the borough of Staten Island. In 1925 the City of New York initiated a land plan to develop Marine Park (a.k.a. Great Kills Park).
Mar 25, 2021 · A sandy barrier peninsula perched on Staten Island's South Shore. Great Kills is known for its abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation. This site was created by Robert Moses and operated by New York City Department of Parks and Recreation between 1947 and 1972.
Great Kills Park. Hylan Blvd & Buffalo Street. Located on a peninsula in Staten Island, Great Kills Park is almost 600 acres of open space where visitors can enjoy many recreational amenities or explore the wildlife still thriving in New York City.
Great Kills Park is situated along the shores of the Lower New York Bay, providing visitors with stunning waterfront vistas, sandy beaches, and serene tidal marshes. The park's location allows for panoramic views of the bay, the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, and the Manhattan skyline.
