At 13.8 miles from the concrete jungle aka The Big Apple, City Island and Pelham Park occupy the Northeastern most corner of NYC..
This area is a slice of New York City Paradise. and one of the best keep secrets in the Lower 48 farthest from the hustle and bustle of Times Square. Long Island Sound and Pelham Bay flows through the region toward, while deer use NYC’s largest park to move between the park and nearby Orchard Beach.
Reaching this remote area requires a short bus ride, a journey on foot or horseback, but people still explore and work on the land.
Backcountry trails connect this charming and remote New England Village’s remote parts region, and seafood restaurants give park staff a visitors place to dine at affordable prices.
The geography, wildlife, and history reveal what it takes to preserve and work in a landscape far from a network of roads. https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/pelham-bay-park
More than three times the size of Manhattan's Central Park, Pelham Bay Park is NYC's largest park. Visitors to the park enjoy miles of bridle paths and hiking trails, Orchard Beach, the Bartow-Pell Mansion, two golf courses, and a breathtaking 13-mile saltwater shoreline that hugs Long Island Sound. Athletes frequent its numerous fields and courts while children frolic in its playgrounds. Pelham Bay Park also has a wide and diverse range of plant and animal life and features prime locations to view one of nature's most skillful hunters, the osprey.