Family Events · Sunday, October 11, 2026
Family Camping: Staten Island
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Family Camping: Staten Island is an Urban Park Rangers camping programme at the Blue Heron Nature Center in Blue Heron Park. The Rangers describe camping as a way to make lasting memories, connect with the natural world and bond as a family, and they invite families to join that tradition. The listing starts on Sunday 11 October at 6pm. Places are not first come, first served. Families are chosen by lottery, and lottery registration opened on Monday 28 September. If you did not enter, contact the Urban Park Rangers or check the NYC Parks listing to find out whether any places remain before you travel. Our listing records the programme as free. The programme is designed for families, and no equipment list is printed in our record, so confirm what to bring when your place is confirmed. Blue Heron Park is on Staten Island, bounded by Amboy Road, Barclay Avenue, Hylan Boulevard and Bertram Avenue, and the Blue Heron Nature Center is the meeting point named in the listing. No bus or ferry directions are printed, so plan your route with a journey planner. Other Urban Park Rangers programmes on the calendar include Family Camping: Bronx at Van Cortlandt Park on Friday 16 October, the Pelham Bay Park by Bike Tour on Sunday 18 October and a fall migration birding walk at Rockaway Community Park on Saturday 24 October.