Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways

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Thursday, July 17, 2025

KIM: Bayswater Park

10:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Location: Playground (in Bayswater Park)
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, SportsFree!

Zumba Under the Stars with Lisa G aka RockaZumbaway

6:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Location: Beach 108th Street Roller Rink (in Rockaway Beach Boardwalk)
Category: Dance, Fitness, Outdoor Fitness, Dance Classes, Exercise Classes, Yoga & Pilates Classes, NYC Parks Fitness ExpoFree!

Queens Jazz Trail Concert: Rubén Coca Quintet

7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Location: Beach 94th St. Amphitheater (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk)
Category: Concerts, Free Summer ConcertsFree!

Friday, July 18, 2025

KIM: Bayswater Park

10:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Location: Playground (in Bayswater Park)
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, SportsFree!

Volunteer With EQA: Turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Location: Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
Category: Nature, GardeningFree!

Saturday, July 19, 2025

NYRR Open Run: Canarsie Park

9:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Location: Canarsie Park House (in Canarsie Park)
Free!

KIM: Bayswater Park

10:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Location: Playground (in Bayswater Park)
Category: Arts & Crafts, Fitness, Games, Best for Kids, SportsFree!

Volunteer With EQA: Turn an unsightly lot into a Botanical Garden

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Location: Entrance - Springfield Lane and 149th Avenue (in Idlewild Park)
Category: Nature, GardeningFree!

What is the NYState Department of Environmental Conservation?

1:30 p.m.2:30 p.m.
Location: Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park)
Category: NatureFree!

Family Camping: Brooklyn

6:00 p.m.7:00 a.m.
Location: Salt Marsh Nature Center (in Marine Park)
Category: Nature, Urban Park Rangers, Family Camping with the Urban Park RangersFree!

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Park
Paerdegat Basin Park
Ecology Park is a five acre site set within Paerdegat Basin Park. The goal of the park is to promote habitat restoration and ecological improvement, highlighting fourteen native plant community types that exist or once existed in New York City.

Ecology Park is only open at certain times of year when Parks staff are present in order to protect this unique landscape. Want to visit? Check out our Stewardship Projects page for restoration, planting, and educational events.
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk
The following beach sections are open for swimming:
Beach 9 - Beach 12, Beach 15 - Beach 18, Beach 32 - Beach 36, Beach 57, Beach 59 - Beach 66, Beach 75 - Beach 87, Beach 93 - Beach 106, and Beach 115 - Beach 144.
All other sections are closed to swimming.

Partner Organization

Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy